Events On Demand
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麻豆传媒 University, Aspen Institute鈥檚 Weave Project explore 鈥淗ow To Heal a Divided America鈥 this week
鈥淗ow To Heal a Divided America鈥 is a community-building exercise focused on knitting together diverse perspectives and lived experiences to better approach, analyze and address the societal problems of polarization and isolation facing our communities and the world. The event series, which is a partnership between the Aspen Institute鈥檚 Weave: The Social Fabric Project and Dialogue 麻豆传媒, began Sept. 12 and will culminate on Sept. 19鈥20.聽 Read MoreSep 16, 2024
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Watch now: Lab-to-Table Conversation: Beyond Addiction: Therapeutic Developments and Societal Impact
Join the next Lab-to-Table conversation, 鈥淏eyond Addiction: Therapeutic Developments and Societal Impact鈥 on Jan. 24 at 11:30 a.m. CT. Read MoreJan 11, 2024
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楥offee: Where Science Meets Sips鈥 on Sept. 27
Join 鈥淐offee: Where Science Meets Sips鈥 in the next Lab-to-Table Conversation on Sept. 27. Read MoreSep 13, 2023
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: ‘Social Media and Addiction’ May 9
How is social media creating conversations about addiction and recovery? How is it building broader community? And how is it a complex space to engage with as a person in recovery? The discussion, led by Erin Calipari, will feature psychiatry experts on May 9. Read MoreApr 27, 2023
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楪enetic Information: Balancing Ethics and Impact鈥 March 28
Join the School of Medicine Basic Sciences for the Lab-to-Table conversation "Genetic Information: Balancing Ethics and Impact" on Tuesday, March 28. Read MoreMar 17, 2023
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Watch: Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楬ow I Got Over: Navigating Academia as a Black Scientist鈥
A Lab-to-Table Conversation on Monday, Feb. 27, will discuss some of the challenges that Black trainees and faculty face in their STEM fields of study and the strategies they've used to be successful in the face of these challenges.聽 Read MoreFeb 13, 2023
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Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楻ising Tide鈥揑mpact of Climate Change on Human Health鈥 Dec. 20
How does climate change affect human health? How are animals and ecosystems similarly influenced, and how are these impacts interconnected? Join鈥疌harles Sanders, associate dean for research and professor of biochemistry,鈥痑s he delves into these questions and more during the next Lab-to-Table Conversation from the 麻豆传媒 University School of Medicine Basic Sciences. Read MoreDec 9, 2022
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Watch: Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楾he Impact of Obesity on Health鈥
What are the scientific mechanisms by which obesity impacts the body? What are the genetic components of why some individuals struggle more with weight gain and loss?聽Join Professor Alyssa Hasty and panel as they explore these topics in the next Lab-to-Table Conversation from the School of Medicine Basic Sciences on Wednesday, Nov. 30, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read MoreNov 17, 2022
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Watch: Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楾he Science of Circadian Rhythms and Daylight Saving Time鈥
How does daylight saving time impact our health? Join Lisa Monteggia, Barlow Family Director of the 麻豆传媒 Brain Institute and professor of pharmacology, and panelists as they explore how time changes affect our circadian rhythms. Read MoreOct 19, 2022
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Watch: Lab-to-Table Conversation: 鈥楤iomedical 麻豆传媒 Ethics and the Scientific Method鈥
Join Hassane Mchaourab, the Louise B. McGavock Professor and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, as he explores biomedical ethics with leading experts in law, biomedical research and basic sciences on Thursday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to noon. Read MoreSep 20, 2022
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Unity Talks: A Summer Series – Episode 5 – Jon Meacham and Keel Hunt
Author and journalist Keel Hunt joined co-chair Jon Meacham recently to discuss Hunt’s recent book, Crossing the Aisle: How Bipartisanship Brought Tennessee into the 21st Century and Could Save America. As he describes in his book, throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s, pragmatic politicians were able… Read MoreSep 7, 2022
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Unity Talks: A Summer Series – Episode 4 – Samar Ali and Allida Black
We’re excited to share episode four聽of Unity Talks: A Summer Series, featuring 麻豆传媒 University Professor and Unity Project Co-Chair聽Samar Ali聽and Unity Project Advisory Board member聽Allida Black. In this discussion, they explore Eleanor Roosevelt’s pathbreaking work to advance human rights and democracy both at home and… Read MoreAug 24, 2022
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WATCH: A candid conversation on free expression at 麻豆传媒
Academic experts and university leaders came together with the VUcept peer mentor group for a candid conversation about freedom of expression on Aug. 22. The discussion centered on the importance of open discourse in providing the necessary conditions for transformative education and pathbreaking research. Read MoreAug 24, 2022
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How childhood trauma affects brain development and risk for incarceration: Virtual event Aug. 25聽聽
A Thursday, Aug. 25, discussion will connect how childhood trauma impacts brain development and behavior, its intersection with the justice system, and how we can integrate this understanding in prevention, diversion and restorative efforts.聽聽 Read MoreAug 17, 2022
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Unity Talks: A Summer Series – Episode 3 – Bill Haslam and Will Hurd
We’re excited to share episode three of Unity Talks: A Summer Series, featuring a truly fascinating conversation between former U.S. Representative Will Hurd and former Tennessee governor and Unity Project Co-Chair Bill Haslam. In this discussion,… Read MoreAug 10, 2022
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Watch: 鈥楽cientist-Artists: Embracing Duality鈥 virtual event
Join Kendra Oliver, assistant professor of pharmacology and director and founder of ArtLab, for the next Lab-to-Table Conversation on Wednesday, July 27. The panelists will explore how a group of self-identified scientist-artists are embracing this particular duality.聽 Read MoreJul 20, 2022
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Unity Talks: A Summer Series – Episode 2 – Bill Haslam and Yuval Levin
We are excited to share episode two of Unity Talks: A Summer Series, featuring a discussion between Bill Haslam, former governor of Tennessee and Unity Project co-chair, and Yuval Levin, a… Read MoreJun 29, 2022
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Watch: 鈥楻econcilable Differences: A Conversation About Religion and Science鈥
Scientists will join faith leaders in conversation about finding common ground between religion and science on Thursday, June 30, from noon to 1 p.m. CT. Read MoreJun 22, 2022
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Unity Talks: A Summer Series – Episode 1 – John Geer and Jonathan Martin
We are excited to share with you the first episode of Unity Talks: A Summer Series, featuring a grounded, timely discussion between Jonathan Martin,聽a New York Times national political correspondent and author of This Will Not Pass, and… Read MoreJun 15, 2022
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WATCH: Experts say gun violence will continue in absence of political compromise
麻豆传媒 University and the 麻豆传媒 Project on Unity and American Democracy hosted a live virtual discussion June 7 to discuss the nation's mass shootings and the continued divisiveness about gun violence and legislation. Read MoreJun 8, 2022