CNU Department of History Presents Lecture Examining
The Medical Practices and Experiments of the Third Reich
Free and Open to the Public
News Release - October 19, 2009
Media Contact:
Lori Jacobs,
Director of Public Relations
lori.jacobs@cnu.edu
(757) 594-7961
(NEWPORT NEWS, VA) - Christopher Newport University's Department of History and the National Genocide Education Project will present a lecture examining Nazi medical practices and experiments on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at 7:00 p.m. The lecture will take place in McMurran Hall, Room 102. The distinguished lecturer will be Theodore R. Reiff, M.D., CNU Scholar in Residence, Department of History.
Dr. Reiff founded the National Genocide Education Project, which is now collaborating with the CNU Genocide Studies Endowment. The lecture is free and open to the public. No reservation is required. Dr. Reiff has practiced medicine for many years and has served in faculty roles at a number of medical schools including Johns Hopkins University, Eastern Virginia Medical School, the University of North Dakota and the University of Nebraska. He has devoted years to the study of war crimes committed by Nazi physicians.
For more information, contact Dr. Anthony Santoro, CNU Distinguished Professor and President Emeritus at (757) 594-7709.
A four-year public university in Newport News, Virginia, Christopher Newport University enrolls 5,000 students in rigorous academic programs through the College of Arts and Humanities, the College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences, and the College of Social Sciences including the Luter School of Business. CNU offers great teaching and small classes as well as an emphasis on leadership, civic engagement and honor. For more information about CNU and its programs,
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