On March 22, four masked men stole 9 million euros worth of art from the Magnani Rocca foundation.

Happening Off-Campus: On March 22, four masked men scoured the Magnani Rocca Foundation in Italy. These men would run off with Les Poissons by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Still Life with Cherries by Paul Cézanne, and Odalisque on the Terrace by Henri Matisse. All of these priceless pieces of art were stolen within three minutes, only stopped by the alarm system of the building. The case was made public on Sunday, March 29, with €9m worth of paintings stolen. Les Poissons as a sole painting was worth €6m. The case is now being thoroughly examined by Italy’s Carabinieri and Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of Bologna. (BBC)

Happening Near Campus: On March 21, the New Museum reopened with a 60,000-square-foot building expansion. From March 21 to the foreseeable future, the New Museum now holds a massive exhibition by the name of “New Humans: Memories of the Future.” 150 artists from different paths worked on the exhibit, displaying what it means to be a human in the modern age. Each artist highlights shifts in socio-cultural and technological aspects of humanity. To purchase tickets, click here. 

Happening On Campus: Today, March 30, from 4:10 pm to 5:25 pm, Dr. Daniel S. Hellwig will discuss AI in bioinformatics, specifically in relation to the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. In the lower level of the Milstein Center at Barnard College, Hellwig will discuss forensic DNA analysis and the continuously advancing field of Forensic Investigation Genetic Genealogy (FIGG). Hellwig has over 20 years of experience in FIGG and is accredited for the creation of the first laboratory for genome sequencing of forensic SNPs. For more information, click here. 

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Still Life with Cherries by Paul Cézanne via PICRYL