Jan 30
Dr. Britt Ranson Olson Presents – Twins: An Illustration of Epigenetics
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Nov 5
Professor Ted Walker – “Solving Mysteries of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo & Brunelleschi”
LSSU Library Scholar Series presents “Solving Mysteries of the Renaissance: Leonardo, Michelangelo & Brunelleschi” with Professor Ted Walker. Thursday, September 19, 2024. The most dynamic intellectuals of Renaissance Florence often clashed with civil authorities and church prelates who resented their progressive ideas. Leonardo avoided conflict by working in secrecy, carefully recording each discovery in his…
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May 18
Scholar Series’ Andrew Rankin – Localized Extinction and Reintroduction of Fisher Populations
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Nov 9
Library Scholar Series – Prof. Jason Swedene’s “A Doctor (of Philosophy) Diagnoses Anxiety”
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Oct 26
Library Scholar Series: Medical Hypnoanalysis: What is it and Why Does it Work? by Neal Willing
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Oct 15
Scholar Series: Jason Garvon “We Only Pay Attention When Something Happens”
Dr. Garvon will explore some of the current subtle changes that may have a profound impact on our treasured wildlife and recreation activities of the north woods. Click here to access the closed captioned version
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Nov 20
Scholar Series: Dr. Kristina Olson-Pupek “The Cost of Corruption: Paid for with the Futures of Children”
Dr. Kristina Olson-Pupek “The Cost of Corruption: Paid for with the Futures of Children” Dr. Olson-Pupek will look at the effects of lead on the brain from the neuroscience prospective and why children are so heavily impacted by lead poisoning. Click here to access the closed captioned version of this presentation.
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Apr 26
Scholar Series: Dr. Russ Searight – The Institutionalization of Elsie Lacks: Psychiatry, Social Control, and the African-American Community
Psychiatrists during the slavery era described a syndrome “Drapetomia” a syndrome found among slaves – the principal symptom being a desire for freedom. Others used psychiatric diagnoses to account for the civil rights movement. In his talk, Dr. Searight will explore how psychiatry has been used and misused through American history, often to the detriment…
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Feb 6
Scholar Series: Prof. Ginna Hoben – “Once Upon a Time, a Woman Developed Very Special Cells…”
In her talk, Professor Hoben will take a look at what makes a compelling story. Click here to access the closed captioned version of this presentation.
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Jan 28
Scholar Series: Dr. Jason Swedene – The ‘Right’ Way to Feel About HeLa: Pride, Prejudice, and Beyond
In his talk, Dr. Swedene will explore the way that complex emotions in books, and particularly in The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, can help us examine our own emotional lives and moral characters. Click here for Moral emotions and HeLa document (pdf) Click here to access the closed captioned version of this presentation.
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