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July 2020

GWiSE Virtual Book Club

July 22, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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An event every 2 weeks that begins at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, repeating until August 19, 2020

Join the Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWiSE) virtual book club to discuss The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Henrietta’s cells, or HeLa cells, pioneered great scientific and medical discoveries such as treatments for cancer, polio, influenza, and AIDS. Meanwhile, her story and contributions are unknown and uncompensated. Please sign up for our book club by filling out this form to be included in biweekly discussions concerning each part of the book. There will be 4…

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