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May 31 2007
More than the Score: Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds: What’s the Connection?
10/28/06 - As part of the More Than the Score Pre-Game Lecture series, Brown-Forman Professor of Psychology Timothy Salthouse discusses the importance of cognitive activity to healthy aging. Professor of Medicine and Human Services Dr. Art Weltman em...
Apr 30 2007
Aging 101: World War II - A Cataclysm of Change
Dr. Glen Elder, Howard W. Odum Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Research Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, describes how World War II affected an entire generation of men. His remarks are followed by ...
Apr 27 2007
Engaging the Mind: Globalization and Developing Nations
U.Va Politics Professor Robert Fatton discusses the impact of globalization on the politics, culture, and economy of developing nations. For some analysts, globalization is a new phenomenon with the promise of world development and progress, for othe...
Apr 26 2007
Engineer Tapped for U.Va. Women’s Center Distinguished Alumna Award
Recognizing her extensive work in engineering consulting services and her lifelong commitment to encouraging women to pursue engineering, the University of Virginia Women's Center presents its 2007 Distinguished Alumna Award to Jill S. Tietjen. Tietj...
Apr 26 2007
Sister Helen Prejean Discusses the Ethical Implications of the Death Penalty
Lecture by Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, who has long had a ministry to death row inmates in Louisiana and who received international acclaim for her book "Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the US" (1993) which was made int...
Oct 14 2006
More than the Score: Baseball at the Crossroads
U.Va. Law Professor Ted White’s book Creating the National Pastime: Baseball Transforms Itself has been described as “one of the most original studies of baseball in years.“ In this talk, Mr. White explores the history of baseball, its role in ...
Sep 16 2006
More than the Score: The Physics of Football
9/16/06 - Ever wonder why a football should be thrown in a spiral? Or why it's important for a football receiver to have soft hands? How a good tackle actually works? U.Va physics professor Lou Bloomfield demonstrates how the principles of physics ap...
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