Martin Luther King Day Celebration - JosĂ© Huizar, Princeton University Trustee: "Keynote Address" â
The theme of this year's program is immigration, a hotly debated topic today that is relevant to King given his concern for humanity. The keynote address will be delivered by José Huizar, a Princeton trustee and graduate alumnus who is the first Latino immigrant to serve as a member of the Los Angeles City Council.
The event will include the presentation of awards to essay, poster and video contest winners in grades 4 through 12 from area schools, who submitted entries reflecting their views o
Martin Luther King Day Celebration - JosĂ© Huizar, Princeton University Trustee: "Keynote Address" â
The theme of this year's program is immigration, a hotly debated topic today that is relevant to King given his concern for humanity. The keynote address will be delivered by José Huizar, a Princeton trustee and graduate alumnus who is the first Latino immigrant to serve as a member of the Los Angeles City Council.
The event will include the presentation of awards to essay, poster and video contest winners in grades 4 through 12 from area schools, who submitted entries reflecting their views o
Krista Tippett, Founder and host of American Public Media's "Speaking of Faith": "Reading from 'Spea
The founder and host of American Public Media's "Speaking of Faith" will read from her book. Leigh Schmidt (Department of Religion), Matt Hedstrom (Center for the Study of Religion), and Judith Weisenfeld (Department of Religion) will be the panel participants. Carolyn Rouse, Department of Anthropology, will serve as moderator.
A journalist and former diplomat, Krista Tippett conceived the idea for "Speaking of Faith" while consulting for the ecumenical institute of St. John's Abbey, Collegevil
Mark Ratliff, Princeton University: Collaboration Tools at Princeton PDF
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: New forms of electronic collaboration promise to ease the sharing of information and ideas. These technologies reduce the barriers to participation and increase the efficiency with which information can be produced and exchanged. The University is now making available a new set of collaboration tools. This talk will introduce three of these tools and discuss their primary features, most appropriate uses, and how to begin working with each.
Mark Ratliff, Princeton's
Ira Fuchs, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: Emerging Tools for Research and Instruction
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: Discussion on IT tools that are helping to support the thoughtful application of information technology to a wide range of scholarly purposes and the impact of information technology (and especially digitization) on scholarship, scholarly communication. More information: http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2008/04/emerging_tools_for_research_and_instruction.html
David Hopkins, Princeton University: Tuning In or Tuning Out? The New World of Digital TV
Lunch 'n Learn presentation: When is the right time to buy a flat panel television? What does 1080p mean? After February, 2009, will my old TV work? David Hopkins does some “myth-busting” on latest packages presented by companies like Comcast. He breaks down the HDTV format into easy understand terms and talks about the latest technologies in video distribution. More info: http://blogs.princeton.edu/itsacademic/2008/04/tuning_in_or_tuning_out_the_new_world_of_digital_tv.html
Reunions Seminar 2008: "Estate Planning with William D. Zabel '58" – May 31, 2008
William D. Zabel '58 spoke to alumni at Reunions about estate planning. Zabel is the author of 'The Rich Die Richer, and You Can Too.' As senior partner at the New York firm Schulte Roth and Zabel LLP, he has handled wills and estate matters for many prominent individuals. The seminar was held at the Frist Campus Center on Saturday, May 31st.
Talk of ECB buying bonds lifts euro
The euro rose and borrowing costs for battered euro zone countries fell on speculation the European Central Bank might buy government bonds to try to stop contagion.
Eyeing iPad's impact
Multimedia tablet computers represent an 'epiphany' for the publishing and newspaper industries according to one executive speaking at the Reuters Global Media Summit.
Green Fluorescent Protein: Lighting Up Life - January 28, 2010
Martin Chalfie, chair and professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Osamu Shimomura and Roger Y. Tsien for the discovery and development of the green fluorescent protein (GFP). GFP has become a fundamental tool in cell biology, developmental biology, genetics, neurobiology and the medical sciences. It has permitted scientists to study damaged cells in Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, and genetic disorders. It also has many applications i
Lecture 20 - 12/1/2010
Lecture 20
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Listen: VU competes in EPA Game Day recycling challenge
Vanderbilt is one of 89 colleges and universities taking the EPA Game Day recycling challenge for Homecoming. Volunteers will assist the Commodore Nation in scoring off the field in the challenge that is taking place across the country.
Lecture 29 - 12/1/2010
Lecture 29
Lecture 39 - 12/1/2010
Lecture 39
New Media, Civic Media
As old media die, new forms are emerging, but it’s not clear they will serve such vital civic functions as “helping people form publics,” as Pat Aufderheide puts it. These panelists point to promising experiments in “Public Media 2.0,” but caution that new media are not guaranteed to shore up democracy or invigorate
Institutional Perspectives on Storage
European archivists grapple with the legal obligations, civic responsibilities and future prospects of their collections, which, thanks to the Internet and other new technologies, are increasingly awash in image and sound. As William Urichhio notes, “tradition-bound institutions know what we should be gathering: feat
Looking at 20th Century Art through the Eyes of a Physicist
Physicist and art collector Walter Lewin shares his personal insights into major works of art from the first quarter of the 20th century.
Known in the hallways of building 37 for his famous art contests, Lewin succumbs to pressure from students and colleagues to give this lecture as part of an IAP event in advance of trips to t
The Laser at 50
This group of luminaries from the formative years of the laser expresses both wonder and delight at the astonishing ubiquity this technology has achieved in their lifetime. They recount their parts of a 50-year tale, and convey the excitement of scientific discovery and the pleasures of advancing knowledge in a new field.
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Wired Shut - Copyright and the shape of digital culture
An examination of the effect of copyright on digital culture.
Date: 06/29/2010
