Events

Social Norm Messaging to Improve Health Outcomes: Strategies to Improve Message Processing and Acceptance

Thursday, April 3 | 3–4 p.m.
Pearson Hall, Room 311

The Center for Health Communication and the Department of Communication are excited to welcome Dr. Nancy Rhodes, a media psychologist and health communication scholar whose research interests are broadly focused on persuasion and social influence.

Rhodes’ ongoing work examines the cognitive processes through which norms affect message processing and how normative influences contribute to substance use, and on how norms might contribute to resistance toward health-related messages.

Biden Policy Dinner: A Conversation on Food Insecurity

Thursday, April 3 | 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Biden Institute, Lower Level | 44 Kent Way

Please join the University of Delaware’s Biden Institute for a panel on food insecurity in Delaware.

The panel will consist of:

• Anna McDermott, Chief Impact Officer at the Food Bank of Delaware,
• Taurence Chisholm, Interim Assistant Director in the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion (SDI), who also runs the University of Delaware Food Bank, and
• George Class-Peters, Deputy Principal Assistant in the Delaware Department of Agriculture

The panel will be moderated by Professor Lindsay Naylor from the Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware.

Dinner will be be served.

A Life with Books: From the Last Days of Typewriters to the Digital Era

April 9 | 6-9 p.m.
Arsht Hall, Wilmington, DE

Join the Friends of the University of Delaware Library for an unforgettable evening with Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning book columnist for The Washington Post. In his talk, “A Life with Books: From the Last Days of Typewriters to the Digital Era,” Dirda will take you on a journey through nearly five decades of literary journalism.

The Ride Ahead: Finding Power in Our Community

Monday, April 14 | 4-6:30 p.m.
Hybrid Event | The Audion, Tower at STAR and online via Zoom

The University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development’s Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS) will host a screening of The Ride Ahead, a groundbreaking documentary about Samuel Habib’s transition to adulthood while living with a disability. 

After the screening, audience members are invited to participate in a Q&A with filmmakers Dan and Sam Habib to discuss the making of the film, the importance of authentic disability representation and the broader movement for disability advocacy.

To participate in-person or virtually, register by April 7.

Biden Institute Dinner: A Conversation About the Global Climate Crisis with John Kerry

Tuesday, April 15 | 5:30–7 p.m.
Perkins Student Center Rodney Room

The Biden Institute is honored to host John Kerry, the 68th U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. Join us for a conversation about the global climate crisis.

Space is limited so please register soon!