We’re delighted to invite you to the April 17 opening reception of “Glimpse into Life Science”, the first annual Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) Art Exhibit. This student-organized show celebrates the unexpected--and often visually stunning--connections between science and art. Come explore the creativity of your HILS colleagues—all are welcome, and food and drink will be served! An RSVP is appreciated but not required; see details below.
“Glimpse into Life Science”--Scientific Artwork by Harvard Graduate Students
WHERE: Harvard Main Campus - CGIS Knafel Building, Fisher Family Commons (map: http://cgis.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k79426&pageid=icb.page581785)
WHAT & WHEN:
Gallery Opening on April 17th – see the invitation; an RSVP is appreciated: http://paperless.ly/16t5ZxO
5:30 PM - Gallery Keynote Talk - Angela DePace & Felice Frankel
Authors, Visual Strategies: A Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers
CGIS South Building, S010 Tsai Auditorium
6:30-8:30 PM - Opening Reception
CGIS Knafel Building, Fisher Family Commons
Food & drinks sponsored by HILS
7:30 PM - Announcement of Winning Submissions
DESCRIPTION: The evening will begin in Tsai Auditorium at CGIS South, with remarks by Angela DePace and Felice Frankel, coauthors of the 2012 book Visual Strategies: A Practical Guide to Graphics for Scientists and Engineers, which explores the intersection of science and design. A gallery reception will follow across the street at CGIS Knafel, including approximately 50 selected works from student submissions, mostly images from research done in life science labs at Harvard. Angela DePace is an assistant professor of systems biology at Harvard Medical School and an affiliated faculty member in the PhD program in biological and biomedical sciences. Felice C. Frankel is a research scientist at the Center of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT and a noted science photographer and expert in visual expression of scientific and technical information.
The ‘Glimpse into Life Science’ Exhibit will be up through June 18th, and was made possible by funding from Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS).