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New Reviews of Henrietta Lacks
Posted on March 1, 2011While Rebecca Skloot travels around the country on her book tour, readers are still tweeting, blogging, and writing reviews of her book. […]
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Returning the Favor
Posted on February 23, 2011After reading the book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, many wonder how the descendants of Henrietta are doing today and how […]
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It’s Not Too Late to Visit Ebling Library’s “Informing Consent” Exhibit
Posted on February 21, 2011Sandy Magana, Ph.D, Associate Professor in Social Work and Waisman Center, brought her Social Work 952 graduate class to the Ebling […]
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The Awards and Interviews (and UW Initiative) Continue!
Posted on February 10, 2011Rebecca Skloot has had a remarkable year, and “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” continues to be discussed in UW-Madison classes, local […]
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Call for Mock IRB Submissions for Discussion at April 15-16 Capstone Event
Posted on February 7, 2011This year’s Go Big Read book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, raises many intriguing questions regarding ownership of human tissue, race […]
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Running List of Book Suggestions
Posted on January 21, 2011200+ unique book titles were submitted by students, staff, and community members to be considered for the Go Big Read book next […]
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Paperback Coming March 8th, 2011
Posted on January 14, 2011Random House just shared the announcement for the paperback of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, which will be available March 8th. […]
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Following Rebecca Skloot on Twitter
Posted on January 6, 2011About 175 million people use Twitter, and one frequent user of Twitter is Rebecca Skloot, author of The Immortal Life of Henrietta […]
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Done with Your Book? Donate it!
Posted on December 13, 2010Donate Your Copy of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Are you finished with your copy of the book? If so, please […]
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Don’t Forget to Suggest Books for Next Year by January 6th!!
Posted on December 9, 2010Planning is already underway for next year’s Go Big Read, and nominations are now being accepted for the book selection. All genres […]