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Potential Effects of Climate Change on Transportation Infrastructure: Re-thinking the Design Process 11/27/06 - How might climate change affect the way in which roads are designed? Dr. Michael Meyer, director of the Georgia Transportation Institute, delivers a Distinguished Lecture hosted by the U.Va Center for Transportation Studies. |
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The Challenges of Environmental Litigation: A Look at Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy 11/14/06 - The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Environmental Defense v. Duke Energy this month. Caleb Jaffe '01, an attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center and co-author of the petitioner brief to the Supreme Court, spoke about the case at the Law School Nov. 14. |
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Meeting the Challenge: Our Mandate to Care for Older Adults 11/8/06 - Two trends are on a collision course in the U.S.-a rapidly aging population and a shortage of nurses. How will our society meet the health care needs of burgeoning numbers of elderly persons? What is the nursing profession doing to prepare nurses to care for older persons in sickness and in health? Mathy Mezey discusses these issues in the 2006 Bice Memorial Lecture. She's with the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing at NYU's College of Nursing. |
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Engaging the Mind: Hurricanes and Climate Change 11/3/06 - How and why do hurricanes form? Are we seeing more powerful storms because of climate change? That's one of the questions explored by Jose Fuentes, associate professor of environmental sciences at the University of Virginia. He spoke at the U.Va Center in Roanoke as part of the University's Engaging the Mind series. |
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Symposium on Race & Society: Julian Bond gives opening address 11/2/06 - The theme of the inaugural University of Virginia Symposium on Race and Society is "In Katrina's Wake: Racial Implications of the New Orleans Disaster." This opening address, at the Darden School's Abbott Center Auditorium, is entitled "For Those Who Still Weep" and is given by Julian Bond, University of Virginia Professor of History, Civil Rights Activist, and NAACP Board Chair. |
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Payday Loans: Exploiting the Poor or Enhancing Access to Credit? 11/1/06 - What role do payday loans play in Virginia? Are they helpful or harmful? The Family Resource Clinic, the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy, and the Federalist Society sponsored a panel on the topic. Speakers include Jay Speer of the Virginia Poverty Law Center, Michele Satterlund of Macaulay & Burtch, P.C., and Virginia state Senator Creigh Deeds. |
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Secrecy, Arrogance, and Tyranny: The U.S. Government Since 9/11 11/1/06 - Chris Farrell is the director of investigations and research at Judicial Watch, a non-partisan government watchdog organization. Farrell was a recent guest of the groups Students for Individual Liberty and the Liberty Coalition. |
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Leadership, Innovation and Growth 10/31/06 - General Electric Chairman and CEO Jeffrey R. Immelt discusses "Leadership, Innovation and Growth" during his presentation in the Darden School's Abbott Center Auditorium. He is the 9th chairman in GE's 128-year history, having been appointed to the post in September 2001. Previously, Immelt served as president and chairman-elect of GE. |
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