http://astronomy2009.us/storytelling/2009/02/15/cuba-alabama-and-the-international-year-of-astronomy/ Just another astronomy2009.us weblog Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:46:10 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://astronomy2009.us/storytelling/2009/02/15/cuba-alabama-and-the-international-year-of-astronomy/#comment-2 International Year of Astronomy 2009, United States Node Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:46:10 +0000 http://astronomy2009.us/storytelling/2009/02/15/cuba-alabama-and-the-international-year-of-astronomy/#comment-2 [...] For nearly a decade, the College for Arts and Sciences of the University of Alabama has built relationships with Cuban institutions (particularly the University of Havana). Fostered by Dean Robert Olin, this “Cuba Initiative” has involved groups of faculty traveling to Cuba, visiting scholars making the opposite trip, and eventually a semester-long study term for students. During the International Year of Astronomy, this exchange includes display of images from the IYA From Earth the the Universe cornerstone project at both universities. To learn more about this project read the full story here. [...] [...] For nearly a decade, the College for Arts and Sciences of the University of Alabama has built relationships with Cuban institutions (particularly the University of Havana). Fostered by Dean Robert Olin, this “Cuba Initiative” has involved groups of faculty traveling to Cuba, visiting scholars making the opposite trip, and eventually a semester-long study term for students. During the International Year of Astronomy, this exchange includes display of images from the IYA From Earth the the Universe cornerstone project at both universities. To learn more about this project read the full story here. [...]

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