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The Medical Center Hour: Cross-Cultural Competence in Cultural Care10/17/07 - Pediatric surgeon and bioethicist Farhat Moazam is at home in Pakistan, where she was
born and studied medicine, and the U.S., where she trained and practiced as a surgeon, then took
degrees in bioethics. What qualities and skills do clinicians require to practice effectively
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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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Aging 101: World War II - A Cataclysm of Change 4/30/07 - Dr. Glen Elder, Howard W. Odum Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Research Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, describes how World War II affected an entire generation of men. His remarks are followed by a discussion on aging by Steven Nock, Commonwealth Professor of Sociology at U.Va. |
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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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Nobel Prize winning chemist Polanyi describes  4/19/07 - University of Toronto Chemistry Professor John Polanyi won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1986 for his contributions to the dynamics of elementary chemical processes. Polanyi spoke at the U.Va Rotunda on April 19th, 2007, as part of U.Va's Nobel Laureate Science Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies. |
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Passion on all Sides: Planning a Memorial Museum at Ground Zero 4/19/07 - Alice Greenwald is the director of the World Trade Center Memorial Museum, currently in the planning stages. Greenwald shares how lessons learned at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum help guide the way as the new World Trade Center memorial is created.
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A National Science Policy for the 21st Century 4/6/07 - Kathie Olsen is deputy director and chief operating officer of the National Science Foundation and former deputy director for science of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Previously she was chief scientist at NASA. |
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