Archive for March, 2011

DU center’s new book on global health is a prescription of hope

Those working for healthier humans around the globe are making headway in fighting communicable diseases such as AIDS, malaria and diarrheal illness. Such efforts are essential because nearly 10 million children die every year — mostly from such diseases. But more than 9 million would survive if they were born […]

DU to host reading by prize-winning author Michael Ondaatje

Booker Prize-winning writer Michael Ondaatje — celebrated for what one critic calls “the muscular exuberance of his storytelling” and “the gem-like intelligence of his language” — will read from his work at 7:30 p.m. March 4 in Sturm Hall’s Davis Auditorium. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program and the English […]