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CORE 184: Are We Still Human? (Baldanzi Fall 2019)

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If you want to talk to a librarian about this course, you can:

  • chat with a librarian using the chat box or in the library, Monday-Friday 9a-5p, Sunday-Thursday 7p-10p or
  • email the instruction librarian for this course, Matilda Yoder.