Life of the Mind 2011 Response
In 2011, all first-year students read and submitted a response to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. In this book, New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist Rebecca Skloot tells the story of an African American woman whose immortal cells changed the face of science, exploring issues from research in medicine and science to racism, ethics, politics, and socio-economic divides.
You can view some of this year’s top projects by following the links below. Previous years’ projects are also still available for viewing.
Top Projects
- The Faceless Donation painting by Rachel Byrd (Studio Art)
- “Sometimes” poem by Chelsea Conner (Animal Science)
- “Henrietta’s Life, Death, and Legacy” musical script by Maverick Echivarre (Materials Science & Engineering)
- “Diffraction” short story by Nathan Sharp (Computer Science & Engineering)
- “Little Girl Lost” poetic presentation by Eboni Smith (Arts & Sciences, Pre-Professional)
- “The HeLa Center” building design by Hunter Todd (Architecture)
- “Minute Glance at Henrietta Lacks” poetic presentation by Beatriz Fulgueiro Santana (Biological Sciences)
- Motherless artwork in pencil, charcoal, and watercolor by Savannah Pickard (Kinesiology)
- Court Argument by Emily Pearson (University Undecided)
- Pieces of Me (Informed Consent) essay by Shea Lowe (Marketing)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks drawing in pencil by Elise Placher (Arts & Sciences, Pre-Professional)
- Untitled pen and ink drawing by Macy McCarty (University Undecided)
- Untitled drawing by Kate Libby (Nursing)
- Red Toenail Motif photograph by Marina Johnston (Arts & Sciences, Pre-Professional)
- There’s Hope by Harper Law (University Undecided)
- Untitled by Matt Wessner (Electrical Engineering)