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Stephen Cushman Discusses Walt Whitman at the Harrison Institute 9/26/05 - Poetry scholars are celebrating the 150th anniversary of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass, perhaps the nation's most important work of poetry. U.Va.'s Small Special Collections Library has one of the largest collections of manuscripts of Whitman's seminal work. In this gallery talk, English professor Stephen Cushman describes what museum-goers will see. |
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The Physics of Football 9/24/05 - Ever wonder why a football should be thrown in a spiral? Or why it's important for a football receiver to have soft hands? Just before the Cavalier's Homecoming victory over the Blue Devils, Professor of Physics Lou Bloomfield explained to a crowd of two hundred fans the basic fundamentals of football through a physicist's lens. Bloomfield teaches the popular U.Va physics course "How Things Work." |
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Dean Ed Ayers Speaks to Alumni 9/23/05 - Dean Ed Ayers speaks to alumni at Homecomings Weekend 2005 about the importance of the Annual Fund and explains how it allows the College to react to new programs and initiatives with flexibility. He also gives an update on the South Lawn Project and answers questions about the College and Graduate School. |
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The College of Arts & Sciences Reunions Forum:
Sabato 6/4/05 - Larry Sabato ( |
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Blind Spot: The Secret History of American Counterterrorism 6/4/05 - Timothy Naftali, associate professor of history, teaches one of the College |
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Aging 6/4/05 - Aging is inevitable for nearly all living organisms, and despite the proliferation of anti-aging therapies, there is no escape. Tim Salthouse and Debbie Roach each do research on aging and are beginning to understand why aging is inevitable, and how to quantify the aging process and the changes that occur in individuals as they age. |
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Remarks by Dean Ed Ayers, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences 6/4/05 - Dean Ayers updates participants on the state of the College and its ongoing projects including the South Lawn, the Arts Grounds, and science initiatives. Learn how Jefferson |
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Nation-Building in Iraq6/4/05 - David Waldner, associate professor of politics and director of the Middle East Studies Program, speaks on America's ambitious experiment in nation-building in Iraq. Achieving success in Iraq and expanding the new Iraqi model to other nations in the Middle East has become a core element of American national security policy. |
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