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Food Revolutions digital exhibit now online

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

If you missed Food Revolutions, our exhibition of food- and diet-related publications last spring, you can now view it online!  This exhibition examines our changing notions of healthy eating over two centuries. The digital version of the exhibit features a … Continue reading →

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New Exhibit! Food Revolutions: Science and Nutrition, 1700-1920

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

Food Revolutions is now on view in the Ellis Library Colonnade.  From the four humors to the discovery of vitamins, this exhibition examines our changing notions of healthy eating over two centuries. Food Revolutions brings together medical books, cookbooks, scientific … Continue reading →

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Stefani Engelstein’s Opening Lecture for “Controlling Heredity”

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

Stefani Engelstein, professor of  German at the University of Missouri, presented a lecture entitled “Visions of Transparency: The Human Body and Social Order,” on March 8 in the Ellis Library Colonnade.  Dr. Engelstein’s talk opened the exhibit Controlling Heredity: The … Continue reading →

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