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The PHD Comics Movie

posted Oct 11, 2011 2:46 PM by Phillip Anderson
Do you like PHD Comics?  SAGE is co-sponsoring a free screening of Piled Higher and Deeper (2011) with the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) and Graduate Women in Science and Engineering (GWISE).  


What: The PHD Movie
When: Thursday, October 20, 2011 (next Thursday), from 6-8pm
Screening starts at 6:30pm
Running time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Where: CGS 129 (Jacob Sleeper Auditorium, 871 Commonwealth Avenue) (map)
Cost: Free admissions


For questions regarding this event, please email <sage@bu.edu>.

To see a trailer or for more information on the movie, visit <http://www.phdcomics.com/movie>:
"Piled Higher and Deeper" The Movie is a live-action adaptation of the popular online comic strip by Jorge Cham (www.phdcomics.com). It was filmed on location at and was produced in partnership with the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

The film introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of Academia and follows four graduate students (Cecilia, Mike, Tajel and the “Nameless Grad Student”) as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives with humor and heart.