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From the Big Bang to the Nobel Prize 3/22/07 - John Mather of NASA's Goddard Space Center delivers the 37th Annual Llewellyn G. Hoxton Lecture to the Physics Department. Mather shared the 2006 Nobel Prize in Physics with colleague George Smoot for their work with cosmic background radiation, which helped prove the Big Bang theory of the universe. |
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Shh..Don't Ask Don't Tell - Being Gay in the Military 3/21/07 - The University Democrats in conjunction with Queer and Allied Activism present a forum on the national policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1994 barring gays and lesbians from openly disclosing their sexual orientation while in the military. Robert Michael Rankin, M.D., Capt, MC, USNR, (Ret.) serves on the Honorary Board of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network. He will offer his perspectives, stories, experiences, observations, and opinions on this policy. |
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Disciplining Death: The Politics of Terminal Care Reform in Connecticut 3/20/07 - Dr. Joy Buck identifies the key players and societal conditions that led to the creation of the modern hospice movement in the United States. Focusing on the activities of the hospice creators in the State of Connecticut, Dr. Buck outlines the establishment of Hospice, Inc., the nation's first home hospice care program, and traces the challenges faced by the creators as they worked with patients, their families, and the health care professionals to provide a caring and responsive environment for the dying. |
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Gov. Timothy Kaine Announces Increases in Nursing Salaries 2/28/07 - Gov. Timothy Kaine addressed a news conference at the University of Virginia School of Nursing during which he announced funding and initiatives to address the low number of practicing nurses in Virginia and the shortage of nursing faculty. |
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Race, Gender and the New Political Landscape 2/15/07 - Mary Frances Berry, former U.S. civil rights commissioner and longtime activist, speaks at the University of Virginia on Feb. 15 in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. Berry is the keynote speaker for Black History Month and heads the list of several notable visitors and events being held at the University. |
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President Casteen Delivers 2007 State of the University Address 2/7/07 - University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III delivers his annual State of the University address on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at noon in Old Cabell Hall. |
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Jacqueline Jordan Irvine Delivers Ridley Lecture 2/7/07 - Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Urban Education at Emory University, was the second featured speaker in the annual Walter Ridley Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Virginia on Feb. 7. |
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Thinking and Looking Forward: The 2007 State of the Office of African-American Affairs 2/1/07 - Maurice Apprey, interim dean of the Office of American-American Affairs at the University of Virginia, presents the annual State of the Office of African-American Affairs Address. Apprey, a professor of psychiatric medicine and the School of Medicine's former associate dean for diversity, was named interim dean in July 2006. |
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