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Class of 1978 Class Conversation6/7/08 - This year, the Class of 1978 held its first-ever class conversation. The event was designed to garner a sense of class identity 30 years after graduation. Members of the class will discuss they've been, how U.Va has been a part of that, and where they're headed. The panelists are; David Bice, Collaborative Attorney; Anita Clayton, Medical Director, UVA Center for Psychiatric Clinical Research; Deborah Pearce, CEO of LeaJames, Inc.; Nancy Ramsey, TV, Print and Web producer; George Rodrigue, V.P., Managing Editor of The Dallas Morning News; Stephan Underhill, U.S. District Judge for District of Connecticut; The moderator is Chris Schroder. |
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Class of 1983 Panel: Follow Your Passion-What's Next?6/7/08 - Class of 1983 Panel: Follow Your Passion-What's Next?
Members of the Class of 1983 have some remarkable stories about how they have followed their passions, and how they are staking out their futures. Members of the class met at Reunions 2008 for an interactive panel discussion with panelists Aaron Margosis, Louise Senft, Tom Goodrich and Sheryl Stolberg. Sara James is the moderator. |
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Swarming Robots Attract Swarms of Kids6/7/08 - Swarming behaviors in robots are based on the analogy to natural systems, where animals including bees, ants, fish, and birds all demonstrate complex behaviors as a group even though the individual animals are each making relatively simple decisions. Faculty members from the Department of Systems and Information Engineering as they focus on recent research advances in |
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Crossing the Color Line: From Rhythm and Blues to Rock and Roll 6/7/08 - From his student days as a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee to his former position as chairman of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Julian Bond has been a leader in the movements for civil rights, economic justice, racial equality, and peace. In this talk from Reunions Weekend 2008, Bond presents the civil rights movement through a history of American music and traces the melding of jazz, blues, country music, and pop into rock and roll. |
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Was Ronald Reagan Right? Do Trees Cause Pollution? 6/6/08 - During the presidential election in 1980, candidate Ronald Reagan made news headlines by proclaiming that trees caused pollution. Though the comment was met with derision, there is strong evidence that plants can and do affect the chemistry of the atmosphere. Manuel Lerdau, professor of Environmental Sciences and Director of Blandy Farm, discusses how in this lecture to alumni during Reunions Weekend 2008. |
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Biomedical Engineering at U.Va: A Global Model for Translating New Discoveries to Human Health 6/6/08 - Biomedical engineering is one of the fastest growing disciplines of the new millenium. Assistant Professor Jason Papin, one of the newest members of U.Va's growing biomedical department, explains the basic science involved, and how the field is reshaping medical imaging, regenerative medicine and systems bioengineering. This event was recorded as part of Reunions Weekend 2008. |
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Reunions Weekend 2008: World Events Panel 6/6/08 - A panel of Virginia's most reknowned foreign policy experts talk about some of the world's most pressing issues. The conversation begins with a discussion of the role Iran is playing in the Middle East and the foreign policy of the United States. The panelists are Professor of Public Affairs Nathaniel Howell, John Norton Moore of the Center for National Security Law, Middle East expert R.K. Ramazani, and George Rodrigue of the Dallas Morning News. The moderator is U.Va History Professor Phyllis Leffler. |
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Virginia and Volunteering: A Panel Conversation 6/6/08 - U.Va is consistently recognized for its outstanding community service programs. Every year the University serves more than one million people through more than 450 public service and outreach programs. This panel features a discussion about the volunteer experience at U.Va, and the participants are: Dr. Marcus Martin, immediate past chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine; Dr. Ross Isaacs, assistant professor of clinical internal medicine; and Dr. Audrey Snyder of the School of Nursing. The moderator is Kelly Eplee, the executive director of Madison House. |
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