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Electronic Publishing and Education Panel Discussion6/2/07 - Panelists discuss the significant growth in the dissemination of new information and the need for physicians and healthcare professionals to manage information, publish research and create interactive Web-based education strategies form a new framework for the concepts of education, publishing and integration of new information into healthcare delivery. Panelists are Elizabeth E. Friberg, professor of nursing (moderator); Bradley Daigle, associate director, Special Collections Digital Services; Gretchen Arnold, MLS, director, Claude Moore Health Sciences Library; Larry Gimple, MD, professor of Medicine, Chief, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Internal Medicine; David Slawson, MD, professor of family medicine |
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You Can Be an Informed Patient: New Strategies and Best Practices6/2/07 - Faculty members from the School of Nursing discuss how to keep yourself and your loved ones safe in a hospital envi-
ronment, how to evaluate health information, and how to use preventive health care to stay out of the hospital. Panelists are Suzi Burns, associate professor; Emily Drake, assistant professor; Randy Jones, assistant professor and Gina DeGennaro, assistant professor. |
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Making the Connection: How Our Brain Develops 6/1/07 - To function, the brain requires a highly complex wiring pattern that develops during our early fetal stages but continues to be somewhat remodeled as we age. U.Va Associate Professor of Biology and Director of the Neuroscience Program Barry Condron explains how brain patterns form and change. |
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Theodore Roosevelt and the Birth of the Modern Presidency 6/1/07 - Theodore Roosevelt helped bring about important changes in the presidency, with the help of the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of a mass media. Sid Milkis, White Burkett Miller Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, traces how TR established critical precedents in domestic and foreign affairs that charted the path for future presidents. |
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Green Cities: Urbanism and Advancing Sustainability 6/1/07 - Tim Beatley, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, believes that cities have potential for addressing global environmental issues, reconnecting us to nature and to each other, dramatically reducing our ecological footprints, and creating highly livable environments. Professor Beatley reviews leading cities in Europe and North America that are moving in the direction of green urbanism and describe innovative green planning ideas, projects, and policies. |
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Engaging the Mind: Globalization and Developing Nations 4/27/07 - U.Va Politics Professor Robert Fatton discusses the impact of globalization on the politics, culture, and economy of developing nations. For some analysts, globalization is a new phenomenon with the promise of world development and progress, for others it entails nothing more than a revamped imperialism. |
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Engaging the Mind: Nanotechnology: Much Ado About (Almost) Nothing 4/25/07 - What is a million times smaller than a pin head, but could revolutionize fields as broad as electronics, the treatment of cancer, space flight, and renewable energy sources? Professor Robert Hull describes the science behind nanotechnology, and highlights the contributions being made at the University of Virginia |
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Early Childhood Development: Becoming Symbol-Minded 4/20/07 - In modern societies, children must master a wide array of different types of symbol systems. U.Va Psychology Professor Judy DeLoache describe the early path to becoming |
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