December 2017
Megan Coyer – James Hogg (1770-1835) and Illness Narratives in a Scottish Context
This lecture series will explore the enigma of how what we write relates back to the experience of bodies, healthy and unwell. Megan Coyer of the University of Glasgow discusses the interdisciplinary nature of narration and medicine, specifically surrounding James Hogg (1770-1835).
Find out more »Marcella Walker – Parathyroid Hormone: A Novel, Modifiable Risk Factor for Age-Related Cognitive Decline?
Marcella Walker, MD -- a Columbia Aging Center Faculty Research Fellow -- will present findings in her seminar "Parathyroid Hormone – A Novel, Modifiable Risk Factor for Age-Related Cognitive Decline?"
Find out more »Pablo Alvarez – The Art and Science of Healing: A Curator’s Dream
Last February the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Library hosted a major exhibition, “The Art and Science of Healing: From Antiquity to the Renaissance.” The display explored various themes such as the role of religion and magic in healing the soul and body, the influence of Greco-Roman methods of diagnosis and treatment in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and the multilingual transmission of medical knowledge in both manuscript and printed form. This talk will be a behind-the-scenes look at the different stages of a multidisciplinary adventure that culminated with the publication of an exhibit catalog.
Find out more »CANCELLED: Jimena Canales – How Far Can Facts Take Us? Einstein and Bergson, Ghosts and Demons
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Find out more »CANCELLED: Lena Struwe – The Love and Hate of Dandelions and Their Symbolism in Today’s Society
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Find out more »Ruth Ottman – Genetics of the Epilepsies: Developments and Dilemmas
This presentation will describe findings from research on these issues in an important group of stakeholders: members of families containing multiple individuals with epilepsy.
Find out more »What is Life: What Did the First Life Look Like?
The question “What is life?” takes just three words. But it is one of the hardest questions in science, attracting researchers from a huge range of disciplines, from molecular biology to astronomy to philosophy. This fall, science writer Carl Zimmer delves into this question by talking to eight experts over four nights to understand what the newest research tells us about life.
Find out more »January 2018
Rayna Rapp – Banking on DNA: The New Non-Invasive Prenatal Tests in Comparative Perspective
Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research 622 West 168 Street, Room 10-405A&B Speaker: Rayna Rapp, Professor of Anthropology, New York University Qualitative social scientists have produced powerful and nuanced analyses of the benefits and burdens experienced by pregnant women and their supporters when accessing reproductive technologies. What lessons can be drawn from this ethnographic corpus that will help us to situate the social and cultural tensions now spreading with the rapid expansion and uptake of the new non-invasive prenatal tests?…
Find out more »Opening Reception – The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal
The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal is the first U.S. museum exhibition to present the extraordinary drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal (Spain, 1852–1934), the father of modern neuroscience.
Find out more »Pass the Flamingo: The Cuisine of Ancient Rome with Andrew Coletti
Join history and food educator Andrew Coletti on a journey through the Ancient Roman foodscape. We’ll sample recreated Roman delicacies, play a game of Name That Spice, and examine art, archaeology and literature to uncover the Roman love affair with food.
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