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March 19, 2012 | Today | Print Calendar

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Women's History Month

Celebrate the history of women all month long.

Women and Gender Studies Center, (703) 993-2896

 

Freedom Attack the Fat Challenge

Prince William Campus, Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center

New to fitness or need a jump start? Freedom Attack the Fat is right for you! 8 week physical fitness challenge.

$499; $399

Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center, (703) 993-8513

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9 am - 5 pm

Primary Source Research: An Exhibit for Student Scholars

Fenwick Library, C-Wing, Exhibit Space

This exhibit is designed to introduce students and faculty to the archival resources housed in the University Libraries. Since 1978, the University Libraries has collected rare books, Mason-related historical materials, and historical manuscript collections in its Special Collections & Archives unit. Exhibit runs through June 1.

Free

Leah Richardson, (703) 993-2220, speccoll@gmu.edu, Special Collections & Archives

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12 pm

Noon Mass

Student Union Building I, Room A

Father Peter Nassetta will celebrate Mass for Mason students, faculty and staff.

Kathy O'Hare, (703) 425-0022

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Academic Skills Workshop: Improving Concentration

Student Union Building I, Room 3129

Learn to identify your distractions and develop strategies to eliminate them, practice relaxation techniques to improve focus, and explore other tactics to improve your concentration. Open to Mason students only.

Counseling and Psychological Services, (703) 993-2999

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4 pm - 5 pm

Krasnow Seminar: Harold Gainer

Krasnow Institute, Room 229

A Viral Vector Gene Transfer Approach to Study the Cell-Type Specific Expression of Oxytocin and Vasopression Genes in the CNS in Vivo, presented by Harold Gainer, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, (703) 993-4333

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7:30 pm

The Fighting Season: The Documentary Work of Louie Palu

Johnson Center, Cinema

A multimedia presentation by award-winning photojournalist Louie Palu. Over a 24-year career, Palu has created a body of work covering subject matter ranging from working conditions in underground mines to the US prison in Guantanamo Bay.

Stephanie Burton, (703) 993-9185, sburton3@gmu.edu

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8:15 pm

Astronomy Observation

Research Hall, Observatory

Use the telescope to see into space.  In inclement weather, the session will be held a week later.

School of Physics, Astronomy and Computational Science, (703) 993-1276

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