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In today’s issue:
This weekend marks 100 years since the Tulsa Race Massacre
PhD candidates can apply to cross-train in a program for virtual and augmented reality
Stream a digital performance next week that remembers those lost during the pandemic
100 years later, remembering the Tulsa Race Massacre
Olivia Hooker ’62 (PhD), a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, helped break decades of silence about the atrocity until her death in 2018. Above: In 2005, Hooker gave her personal account of the events in the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa at a briefing before members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other leaders on Capitol Hill.
Flags will be lowered for Debra Weidman
University flags will be lowered Thursday, June 3, for Debra Weidman, who was a senior typesetter and mechanical artist in University Communications. Weidman, who joined the University staff in 2001, died on May 9.
Want a breather after this semester? Learn the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation during the next Koru mindfulness four-week workshop. Participants will learn about and practice two new meditation techniques weekly, and bring more mindfulness and gratitude into their lives. An upcoming session begins on June 3 at 4 p.m. EDT Registration is required. This workshop is open to all undergraduate and graduate students and is brought to you by the Mindful University Project.
PhD training program on augmented and virtual reality
For paid fellowship applications, apply by July 1. The funded fellowships can be offered only to US citizens and permanent residents. For the general trainee program, apply by August 15. Learn more about the applications here. For questions, email Kathleen DeFazio.
Digital performance remembers those lost during pandemic
Attend a virtual stream of “Awakening: A Spring 2021 Digital Performance” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, on YouTube. The collaboration between the Arthur Satz Department of Music orchestras; Missy Pfohl Smith, director of the Program of Dance and Movement; and the Department of Dance and Movement, serves as a memorial for those lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will feature a slideshow of submitted photos at the end.
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