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Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami 9/7/06 - Mohammad Khatami, former president of Iran, spoke at invitation-only event in the Rotunda on Sept. 7, 2006. The program was sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and its Program on Religion and Democracy. |
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Russian Forests, New Satellites and Computer Models: Unraveling Regional Carbon Dynamics and Feedbacks 9/7/06 - The U.Va Department of Environmental Sciences began its fall seminar series with a lecture from Hank Shugart. He discusses "Russian Forests, New Satellites and Computer Models: Unraveling Regional Carbon Dynamics and Feedbacks."
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Clocks: Why I Paid $4,000 for a Clock that Doesn't Even Tell Time?6/3/06 - Throughout modern history, clockmakers have used pendulum, springs, quartz, and molecules in the quest to find a perfect time-keeper. William Kenan Chemistry Professor Brooks Pate explained the principles behind clocks to alumni on June 3rd, 2006. |
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Primordial Sound: Eavesdropping on the Big Bang 6/3/06 - U.Va Astronomy Professor Mark Whittle explains to alumni how Big Bang Acoustics is one of the biggest developments in modern cosmology. |
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Honoring Jefferson's Vision: U.Va's Contributions to Homeland Security 6/3/06 - Since September 11th, the country's security has been at stake. One organization dedicated to preserving the nation's safety is the Critical Incident Analysis Group at the University of Virginia. On June 3rd, Former Kuwaiti Ambassador Nathaniel Howell spoke with alumni about CIAG and other U.Va contributions to homeland security. |
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What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live 4/19/06 - Kellyanne Conway of The Polling Company and Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners discuss their new book. The event is part of the Center for Politics 2006 National Symposium on Women and Politics. |
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What China Will Want: The Future Intentions of a Rising Power3/29/06 - U.Va Politics Professor Jeffrey Legro shares his thoughts on the political goals of China with the International Relations Organization. Legro is the author of Rethinking the World: Great Power Strategies and International Order. |
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Afterwords: A Poetry Reading 3/25/06 - Spiritual and mystical meditations on love, loss, and grief with poets Jane Hirshfield (After) and Gregory Orr (Concerning the Book That Is the Body of the Beloved). This event is sponsored by the U.Va Creative Writing Department and the Virginia Quarterly Review. |
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