By Kate Miller When I am perplexed by something I tend to dig deep for answers, so between obsessively scrolling Facebook (not true research) and straight up reviewing NIH and CDC websites, and Google (but of course) I find the coronavirus being compared to a 100-year epidemic. The last major flu outbreak that left many […]
Coronavirus: What to Know and What to Do
Compiled by SW Resident and Disease Expert, Dr. Dennis Carroll By Mike Goodman Southwest’s own Dennis Carroll, Ph.D., currently serves as the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID’s) Pandemic Influenza and other Emerging Threats Unit. In this position Dr. Carroll is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership for the agency’s programs […]
Age Old Cities at the Sackler
By Sheila Wickouski Enter the vibrant Souk in Aleppo, Syria. Watch as it turns to ashen ruins before your eyes. This is how Age Old Cities: A Virtual Journey from Palmyra to Mosul, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, begins the immersive experience through three ancient Mideastern cities recently devastated by ISIS. Giant […]
Botanic Garden Turns 200
By Sheila Wickouski What better way to celebrate a 200th anniversary than to launch a new exhibit? The United States Botanic Garden (USBG) will kick off its year-long celebration with “The U.S. Botanic Garden at 200: Deeply Rooted, Branching Outward,” on display Feb. 20 – Oct. 15 in the Conservatory’s East and West Galleries. Historic […]
Spring Lectures: Exploring Space at Air and Space Museum
By Una Yarsky While the Air and Space Museum undergoes construction, they continue to provide free programs for the public to enjoy and learn. One such program is the Exploring Space Lecture Series. In this series, the museum invites a variety of different specialists to come and explore the universe’s greatest mysteries. The series consists […]
Bee Champion Spells Out the Experience
By Gyselle Mclean My name is Gyselle Mclean. I am 10 years old and I am a 4th grader at Amidon Bowen Elementary School. This year would be my 3rd year competing in the Amidon Bowen Elementary School spelling bee. I am the 1st place Winner of the 2019-2020 spelling bee. My spelling bee experience […]
Black History Impact Panel at The Wharf
By Southwester Staff In celebration of Black History Month, Pearl Street Stage hosted a unique panel discussion and two musical performances on Feb. 6. The String Queens kicked off the event, warming up the crowd with ethereal sounds of cello, violin, and viola. Before exiting stage right, The Queens played a rendition of Uptown Funk, […]