The emphases of CC include diversity and cross-cultural literacy, community engagement, global perspectives, science and society, innovative pedagogy, service learning, and interdisciplinarity. Radioactive Biohazard , which explores controversial themes in biotechnology such as DNA testing, gene therapy, cloning, birth defects and the human genome project, opened with a reception for the artists Friday, April 20, 2001. The exhibition closes June 2, 2001.
Admission is free.
The gallery talks are free and open to the public. In her art, O'Reilly reinterprets science as art and explores contemporary issues in biotechnology, such as human cloning, eugenics, and gene therapy. Accompanying text addresses the contemporary ethical and scientific issues raised by biotechnology and genetics research. Through this exhibition, O'Reilly hopes to reveal and explore the strange surroundings of scientists, and attempt to explain what causes at least some scientists to lose their moral grounding with respect to the science they pursue. This unique exhibition is funded in part by the Cultures and Communities Program.