A leader in genetics and bioinformatics, Professor Kondrashov will detail his group's work using machine learning to model the evolutionary implications of genetic expression.
This seminar will consider the influence on Bulgakov's work of new friends and acquaintances affiliated with the State Academy of Artistic Research, or GAKhN, positing that it was far-reaching, possibly clarifying the philosophical underpinnings of his best-known novel.
Dr. Dyak will focus on Lviv, a city that emerged from WWII with more than 90% of its buildings intact but more than 90% of its prewar inhabitants gone and was transferred from one state to another. Its stories of postwar recovery and their legacy should be considered as Ukraine contemplates a new era of sustainable reconstruction amid the current war.
Director, Davis Center
Adjunct Professor of the History of Urban Form, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University
Co-Director, Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative
In the Soviet bloc, Communist rulers sought to prevent CSCE from being invoked by human rights activists and organizations to press for greater freedom. This seminar will explore how this issue was viewed in the Soviet bloc.
