Faculty and postdoctoral fellows will broaden perspectives on mythology, music, and serpentine biology in special presentations and performances at UNC Greensboro for the month of March.

Neith-Athena-Minerva: On the Origins and Evolution of the African Creator Goddess
March 4, 2 – 3:15 p.m.
Mary Foust Residential Hall, Arndt Parlor
Join the conversation with Dr. Omar Ali, dean of Lloyd International Honors College, on the African origins of Minerva via Egypt and Greece.

Artist Faculty Recital: Bassoon
March 5, 7:30 – 9:00 pm
Tew Recital Hall
Dr. Michael Burns, professor of bassoon, will entertain all with a free performance. Burns plays principal with the Asheville Symphony and North Carolina Opera and is a frequent performer with the Charlotte Symphony as well as playing with the North Carolina and Greensboro Symphonies.

Snakes on a Plane(s)
March 28, 3 – 4 p.m.
Sullivan Science Building, Room 200
The Department of Biology presents its seminar “Snakes on a Plane(s): MicroCT Enables 3D Perspectives on the Morphology of the Cardiovascular & Nervous Systems in Serpentes.” Dr. Helen Bond Plylar, postdoctoral fellow at UNCG, will talk about scientists’ discoveries about snakes in this free event.