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Cotsen Institute to co-host microscopy symposium in April

by eric — last modified February 02, 2010 02:25 PM

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The Laboratory for Molecular and Nano Archaeology (MNA), a joint venture between the Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and the Materials Science and Engineering Department at UCLA with support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, is hosting this symposium/panel discussion in order to provide and disseminate current and specialized knowledge in the interface of science, conservation, art and archaeology and to offer a “multi-cultural” platform for conservators, conservation scientists, archaeologists, archaeological scientists and curators to exchange ideas for interdisciplinary research, training and education.

For details about the event, please visit the symposium's page on this site.

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