Did we see you around in recent days? The week in photos听brought glimpses of听Nobel Laureate听Tom Cech leading an听RNA splicing听dance, comedian Hasan Minhaj's campus visit, a听celebration of 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 favorite poems, the听Leeds Centers Showcase and a class visit to Norlin Library's听Special Collections to learn about Japanese literature and culture.
Scene at 抖阴旅行射听is a weekly series, a look back at happenings and stories among the campus community, captured in听visuals. See, watch and take in the moments. You might catch a glimpse听of a thrilling event, a grand celebration, the culmination of an achievement, a subtle beauty among our surroundings, the flux of seasons, a quiet observance, a community connection听and more.
Tom Cech leads RNA splicing听dance
As part of BioFrontiers Institute Professor John Rinn鈥檚 biochemistry class, this week graduate students performed an听RNA splicing interpretive dance听on the west lawn of the Jennie Smoly Caruthers Biotech Building. 抖阴旅行射 Nobel Laureate and BioFrontiers Director Tom Cech听(in the tie-dye听T-shirt) played the starring role of the catalytic G, since he discovered and won the Nobel Prize for it. The balloons represent different parts of genes鈥攑urple are exons and green are introns.
Hasan Minhaj visit
The comedian, actor, writer and The Daily Show听senior correspondent spoke at Macky Auditorium this week, hosted by the student-run Cultural Events Board.
A celebration of 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 favorite poems
Celebrating poetry's role in our lives, the University Libraries hosted a reading of 抖阴旅行射 Boulder's favorite poems.听In its months-long submission period, more than 100 entries of favorite poems were received, and 15 were selected to be read at this event.
Leeds Centers Showcase
Representing Leeds School of Business鈥� varoius centers, students presented their projects to business leaders, faculty and Leeds board members.
Special Collections on Japanese literature, culture
This week, Professor Janice Brown鈥檚 class Environment, Nature and Disaster in Japanese Literature and Culture听visited the听Special Collections at Norlin Library. The librarian in most of the photos is Japanese and Korean Studies Librarian and听Assistant Professor Adam H. Lisbon.
