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"To Sleep, Perchance to Dream: Stress, Sleep, and Aging" 9/20/07 - On September 20 2007, the U.Va. Institute on Aging sponsored a Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Julian F. Thayer, the Ohio Distinguished Scholar of Health Psychology, Ohio State University. Dr. Thayer spoke to an audience of more than 100 about sleep, a major component of daily life. However, we still know very little about it. Nonetheless, one thing we do know is that poor sleep is related to an increased risk of death and ill health. |
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Technology in World History (10 of 12) 8/10/07 - In this edition of Technology in World History, Bernard Carlson, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Virginia, examines the implications of the 1959 kitchen debate between Vice President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev. |
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Technology in World History (9 of 12)7/20/07 - Why were there were more books in the Arab world during the Middle Ages than in all of Europe? Bernard Carlson, Professor of Science, Technology and Society at the University of Virginia, discusses the several reasons that books were so prevalent in the Arab world. |
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Not Where You Think You Are: Deception and Fraud on the Internet 6/2/07 - McIntire School of Commerce professor Stefano Grazioli, an expert in the design, management, and security of
information systems, discusses the tactics used by Interet scam artists. His presentation highlight the methods most commonly used by the perpetrators of Internet deception as well as how such deceptions can be detected and avoided by consumers. |
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Animal and Human Communication 6/2/07 - Evolutionary biologists and ethologists have recently uncovered amazing complexity and subtlety in animal systems of communication. Associate Professor of Philosophy Mitch Green discusses some of these new developments, focusing on whether they might bridge the gap widely reputed to separate human and animal communication. |
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Photodetectors 6/2/07 - Joe Campbell, professor of engineering and applied science, describes recent breakthroughs in photodetector and optical sensor technologies. These have increased the performance and functionality of a wide range of existing systems. |
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Energy Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead 6/2/07 - Professor and Chair of Chemistry Ian Harrison will
examines the science and engineering of some energy sustainability research being performed at U.Va, and assesses the challenges of developing sustainable and environmentally friendly energy resources for the 21st century. |
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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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