The University Channel

A collection of public affairs lectures, panels and events from academic institutions all over the world. Archives of past lectures.
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Darwin Days 2008: Are We Changing Evolution?
Dr. Warren Allmon, director of the Paleontological Research Institution, leads a panel discussion about the future of evolution
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Two Challenges to Democratic Citizenship:is the EU the solution or part of the problem?
Speaker: Professor Richard Bellamy. Discussant: John F Jungclaussen
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Breathing the Fire: Fighting to Report - and Survive - the War in Iraq
Kimberly Dozier, CBS News Correspondent
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Multiculturalism and Secularism
Tariq Modood, professor of sociology, politics and public policy at Bristol University
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Starting New Companies in the U.S. vs Europe: Pros and Cons of Each Operating Environment
Martin Varsavsky, founder and CEO of FON
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Asian Economic Integration and U.S. Policy Options
Michael Plummer, Professor of International Economics, The Johns Hopkins University, SAIS-Bologna.
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Students and Electronic Media- Pt 1
A `Future of Children` conference includes: an overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development; examples of innovative uses of technology in the classroom; ways for school districts to enhance classroom curriculums and professional development programs.
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Students and Electronic Media- Pt 2
A `Future of Children` conference includes: an overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development; examples of innovative uses of technology in the classroom; ways for school districts to enhance classroom curriculums and professional development programs.
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Students and Electronic Media- Pt 3
A `Future of Children` conference includes: an overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development; examples of innovative uses of technology in the classroom; ways for school districts to enhance classroom curriculums and professional development programs.
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Students and Electronic Media- Pt 4
A `Future of Children` conference includes: an overview of the research regarding electronic media and its links to achievement and social development; examples of innovative uses of technology in the classroom; ways for school districts to enhance classroom curriculums and professional development programs.
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College of the Overwhelmed
Three prominent scholars, practitioners and directors of university counseling centers discuss the campus mental health crisis and provide practical solutions for creating healthy environments in higher education.
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Outsiders Inside and Insiders Outside: linking transnational and domestic public action
Sidney Tarrow, professor of government and sociology at Cornell University. Jan Aart Scholte, centennial professor at LSE and professor in the department of politics and international studies at the University of Warwick.
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What is the Right Economic Approach to Global Warming?
Speakers: Ian W.H. Parry, Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future; Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Chicago Climate Exchange; Robert Socolow, Professor, Princeton University. Presider: Christine Todd Whitman, President, Whitman Strategy Group.
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Lessons from the Climate Wars: The Future of the IPCC
Gary Yohe, Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of economics at Wesleyan University and Director of the John E. Andrus Public Affairs Center at Wesleyan.
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Emissions Mitigation and Climate Stabilization
Jae Edmonds, Chief Scientist, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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Ice Sheets and Sea Level Rise: How Should IPCC Handle Deep Uncertainty?
Michael Oppenheimer, Albert G. Milbank Professor of Geosciences and International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
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From Science to Assessment: Overview of the IPCC AR4 Working Group I Report
Ronald Stouffer, Senior Research Meteorologist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
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Evolution of Climate Science in the IPCC Assessments: Understanding the 20th Century Climate Change
Venkatachalam Ramaswamy, Acting Director and Senior Scientist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL), Professor in Geosciences and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University
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The scientific basis for projections of climate change (in a nutshell)
Isaac Held, Professor of Geosciences and Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Princeton University and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory (GFDL)
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The Secular State - the best option for British Muslims?
Speakers: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Ed Husain, Dr Usama Hasan, Inayat Bunglawala, Baroness Kishwer Falkner
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