What do coconuts and your favorite colo(u)r have to do with the Middle Ages? Funny you should ask! UP Provost, David Mengel, PhD, will lead a lighthearted exploration of the Middle Ages in film—in which the 1975 film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail will rightly occupy center stage. (Read More).
Beckman Humor Project
The Beckman Humor Project Presents: “Microbial Mind Control” with Molly Matty, PhD (Nov. 25)
Join us for “Microbial Mind Control, Disgusting Brain-Eating Things, and Other Tiny Forces at Work in Our Lives.” This Beckman Humor Project talk dives into biology with UP’s Molly Matty, PhD. Matty’s research is at the intersections of genetics, microbiology and behavioral neuroscience. She aims to inspire everyone to feel empowered to explore biology. (Read More).
A Beckman Humor Project Concert Event: Music That Makes You Laugh (Apr. 25)
You’re invited to enjoy an evening of music meant to make us smile, chuckle, and sometimes subvert the status quo performed by vocalists and instrumentalists from UP’s Music faculty and selected students. (Read More).
Why Theology Needs “Derry Girls” (Jan. 31)
Join UP professor Amy Ongiri for a Beckman Humor Project event highlighting the television series “Derry Girls”. Ongiri will discuss the surprising theological wisdom of the global hit series, which is centered around a group of teen friends coming of age in 1990’s Northern Ireland. (Read More)
Vampires, Pirates, and Zombies: Scary Ants! A Beckman Humor Project Event (Oct. 25)
Learn about the dark side of the little creatures who rule the world! In this free lecture event, Valerie Banschbach, PhD, will unearth the nefarious activity going on under our feet. (Read More)
Music That Makes You Laugh–A Beckman Humor Project Event (Apr. 27)
Vocalists and instrumentalists of UP’s Music Faculty and selected students perform pieces meant to make us smile, chuckle, and sometimes subvert the status quo. Bistro-style bites and drinks served after the concert. Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m., Mago Hunt Recital Hall and Lobby. Free and open to all. A Beckman Humor Project event. […]
Music That Makes You Laugh–A Beckman Humor Project Event (Apr. 27)
Vocalists and instrumentalists of UP’s Music Faculty and selected students perform pieces meant to make us smile, chuckle, and sometimes subvert the status quo. Bistro-style bites and drinks will be served after the concert. Thursday, April 27, at 7:30 p.m., Mago Hunt Recital Hall and Lobby. Free and open to all. A Beckman Humor Project […]
Music That Makes You Laugh—A Beckman Humor Project Event (Feb. 23)
Vocalists and instrumentalists of UP’s music faculty and selected students perform pieces meant to bring smiles, chuckles, and sometimes subvert the status quo. Bistro-style bites and drinks served after the concert. Mago Hunt Recital Hall and Lobby, 7 p.m. Free and open to all. A Beckman Humor Project event. Info at up.edu/garaventa or 503-943-7702. ADA […]
Swamp Thing—What Sci-Fi Movies Get Right and Wrong About Actual Science (Oct. 27)
Toxic blood and whipping vines, radioactive spider bites, shimmering beings refracting DNA, and all those evil scientists. On October 27 at 5 p.m. in Franz Hall 120, professors Weilhoefer, Kenton, Prestholdt and Wynne, of UP’s department of biology, will explore how nature is portrayed in film and TV, and may even inspire your inner ecological […]
New Date: Why Theology Needs Schitt’s Creek, March 2
Take two for this event which has moved to March 2. Like a dash of humor with your theology? Join Karen Eifler, co-director of the Garaventa Center, for “Why Theology Needs Schitt’s Creek,” the next installment in the popular Beckman Humor Project “Why Theology Needs…” series. Eifler will highlight thematic elements of Schitt’s Creek – the series […]