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Thursday, July 21st

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James Pokines, assistant professor of anatomy and neurobiology at Boston University School of Medicine

Bone Detective

Understanding bone weathering may help determine time of death

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Challenging Assumptions about Africa’s Exploding Youth Population

BU scholar’s new book calls for reforms

Aerial view of a Commonwealth Shakespeare Company production on Boston Common

Love’s Labour’s Lost Arrives on Boston Common

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company returns with comedy

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Stage Troupe’s Combat: Not for the Squeamish

What kind of production can a bunch of creative, crafty, clever cats (er, students) come up with in 24 hours? Each year Stage Troupe issues a challenge to campus performing groups: write, rehearse, and perform a short piece. The result: complete (but hilarious) chaos. Judge for yourself—and be sure to take in next year’s crazy Combat.

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Upcoming Events
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Boston Young Contemporaries

When:
All day on July 21
Where:
Stone Gallery, College of Fine Arts, 855 Commonwealth Ave.

Poetry Reading: Gail Mazur and Robert Pinsky

When:
July 27 at 3:45 pm
Where:
Sargent College, Room 101, 635 Commonwealth Ave.

Young Artists Orchestra | Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)

When:
July 30 at 2:30 pm
Where:
Seiji Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Main Grounds, 297 West St., Lenox, Mass.

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One Class, One Day

Class by class, lecture by lecture, question asked by question answered, an education is built. This is a series of visits to one class, on one day, in search of those building blocks at BU.

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In the CGS History, Literature, Film, and Science of Baseball class, Thomas Whalen talks about the historic moment when Jackie Robinson integrated the major leagues. Photos by Jackie Ricciardi

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