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Week of Events
Suez at Sixty: Remembering the Suez Crisis and War of 1956
This fall marks the 60th anniversary of the Suez War of 1956, a pivotal moment in Egyptian, Middle Eastern, and international history. In response to Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, Britain, France, and Israel launched a coordinated military assault against Egypt. The United States, the Soviet Union, and much of the international community […]
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October 17, 2016
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Meeting for Winter 2017 Scheduling for History Majors and Minors
Meeting for Winter 2017 Scheduling for History Majors and Minors
Registration Begins 10/22!!!! Are you a first year? A transfer student? New to the Department of History? Just want guidance? Come learn about all the amazing courses History is offering in Winter quarter and learn how to schedule the most advantageous schedule for YOU! ALWAYS THINK HISTORY FIRST The days, times, and locations of all […]
October 20, 2016
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“Catastrophic Thinking: Extinction and the Value of Diversity,” a talk by David Sepkoski
“Catastrophic Thinking: Extinction and the Value of Diversity,” a talk by David Sepkoski
Why do we care about preserving biodiversity? At the beginning of the 21st century biodiversity has come to be seen as fragile and tenuous, constantly endangered by the threat of loss. Extinction plays a central role in this understanding of biodiversity. Whereas most historians who have examined this phenomenon have placed the modern biodiversity movement […]