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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Dec 5
Scholar Series: Dr. Rob Kipka – The Village of Henriettas
Dr. Kipka’s talk will begin with “Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” author Rebecca Skloot’s claim that ‘there were so many of [Henrietta Lacks’ cells] they could wrap around the Earth…
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Nov 21
Scholar Series: Bryan Newland presents Blood Feud: The Ethics of Researching Native American Genetics
Our Scholar Series, will open with a short screening of the PBS-produced short, Informed Consent and Medical Research which introduces the issues related to medical research and Native American genetics; following…
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