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The College of Arts & Sciences Reunions Forum:
How We Got Here, and Where We’re Going6/4/05 - Edward Murphy, assistant professor of astronomy and Director of education and public outreach, traces the history of your atoms from the Big Bang to the present day. Where did the atoms in your body come from? How did they get here on Earth? What will happen to your atoms in the long-distant future? You'll discover the many interesting places that you've been, from the core of a star to the deep cold of space. Murphy also briefly discusses the history of the McCormick Observatory. |
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The College of Arts & Sciences Reunions Forum:
Evil in Modernity and after 9/116/4/05 - Charles Mathewes, associate professor of religious studies and faculty fellow at the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and the Center on Religion and Democracy, looks at the debates about the language of evil after 9/11, and traces their connections to deeper debates in modernity regarding the appropriateness of this language in an |
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Spirituality and Medicine: Ethical Perspectives 6/3/05 - Margaret Mohrmann, associate professor of religious studies and an affiliated faculty member of the Center for Biomedical Ethics, explores ethical issues such as whether research can show the efficacy of prayer or whether doctors should be interested in patients' "spiritual history" as well as their medical history. |
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How the Earthquake Bird Got its Name and Other Tales of an Unbalanced Nature 6/3/05 - Environmental Science Professor H. H. Shugart presents important environmental concepts using stories about particular birds and mammals such as the woodpecker that was too picky, the engineering rodent, the rat that hid time in its nest, and others with seemingly quirky traits. Shugart explains what their destinies reveal about the interactions between changes in the environment and the extinctions or explosions of certain species. |
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Engaging the Mind 5/9/05 - In "Brown v. the Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement," U.Va. Professor of History and James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, Michael J. Klarman discusses several issues relating to the Brown v. Board of Education decision. |
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Engaging the Mind4/14/05 - Agents of terrorism are receiving frequent media attention. However, the true risks pertaining to these agents are somewhat elusive. Christopher Holstege's talk, "The Chemical and Biological Agents of Terrorism: Facts and Myths" focuses on the history and toxicity of the most widely known and potent terrorism agents from the healthcare system viewpoint. |
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Engaging the Mind3/3/05 - What really are the ingredients of a high-quality classroom? If teachers matter (and they do), what aspects of teaching lead to increased student performance? Can the public education system address the needs of less advantaged students or are private schools a better option? These issues and questions are the focus of Robert Pianta's discussion, "Kids and teachers: What Makes for Success in School". |
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UVA NewsMakers2/16/05 - Alan Shapiro, professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an award-winning poet reads from his book, Song and Dance: Poems, at a Medical Center Hour presentation earlier this year. The book is a collection written about his brother, a notable actor (with Broadway credits, including a starring role in 'Sunset Boulevard' opposite Glenn Close) who died following diagnosis of and treatment for a malignant brain tumor. |
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