November 2017
Seminar: The Andrew W. Mellon Presentations
The Andrew W. Mellon presentations feature two scholars: J'Nese Williams - Imperial Plans and Local Governance: The St. Vincent Botanic Garden, 1765–1822; Tim Lorek - Plant Breeding and Wild Sugarcane in Colombia’s Cauca Valley, 1927–1967.
Find out more »Alexei Kojevnikov – Space-Time, Death-Resurrection, and the Russian Revolution
Extraordinary excitement and trauma experienced by the Russian public during violent and catastrophic events of the early 20th century – the World War, Revolutions, and the Civil War – brought about dramatic changes in cultural perceptions of space and time.
Find out more »S. Matthew Liao – Designing Humans: A Human Rights Approach
S. Matthew Liao explores a new approach to reproductive genetic engineering, a Human Rights Approach in a November 27 talk.
Find out more »Bei Wu – Disparities in Oral Health and Dental Care Among Older Adults in the U.S.
This presentation provides an overview of oral health disparity in older adults across regions, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
Find out more »Monica Azzolini – Saints and Science in Early Modern Italy: Filippo Neri and Francesco Borgia as Patron Saints of Earthquakes
This event is part of the New York History of Science Lecture Series and features Monica Azzolini, a Senior Lecturer in Early Modern European History, University of Edinburgh.
Find out more »Gabriela Soto Laveaga – Locating Histories of Science to the South: The Case of Mexican Wheat Seeds in India’s Farmlands
Join us for a presentation of a paper that will look at global networks and knowledge distribution in the context of wheat, which was transplanted to Mexico and is now a development project export to India.
Find out more »Kadija Ferryman – Fairness in Precision Medicine
754 Schermerhorn Extension 1200 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY Speaker: Kadija Ferryman, Postdoctoral Scholar at the Data & Society Research Institute "Precision Medicine” is a growing field that aims to use multiple data sources to tailor medical care to individuals. From incorporating genetic information to using data from electronic medical records, precision medicine has the potential to transform healthcare and medical research. Precision medicine has strong support in multiple sectors, including the government’s $215 million dollar Precision Medicine Initiative, as well…
Find out more »December 2017
Educating the Brain: How the Acquisition of Reading and Mathematics Affects Human Brain Circuits – Seminars in Society and Neuroscience
Stanislas Dehaene, Professor and Chair of Experimental Cognitive Psychology, Collège de France, will discuss how regions of the brain, especially the visual cortex, change as children acquire reading an math skills. Can these findings aid in the better development of educational tools and practices?
Find out more »Michael Nutter – Cities Matter: The Role of Cities in Promoting Health
420 W 118th St, Room 1501, New York, NY 10027 Keynote Speaker: Michael Nutter, Former Mayor of Philadelphia Panelists: Charles Branas, Mailman School of Public Health; Ester Fuchs, SIPA; Diana Hernández, Mailman School of Public Health; Malo André Hutson, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation; Vincent Schiraldi, School of Social Work; and Rose Culson-Villazer, Columbia Law School. Moderator: Jane Waldfogel, School of Social Work. At a time when worsening maternal mortality rates in the United States are making the news—women in the United…
Find out more »Dana Goldman – The Economic Returns to Delayed Aging: Promises and Pitfalls
Dana Goldman, Leonard D. Schaeffer Director’s Chair at the Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics of the University of Southern California, discusses The Economic Returns to Delayed Aging: Promises and Pitfalls.
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