The Marsh Professors-at-Large Program proudly welcomes Former Governor of Vermont Howard Dean to lecture at UVM on Tuesday, November 12th at 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Billings North Lounge. The topic of his lecture is The First Global Generation and How They Are Changing Everything (At Least in Politics).
Governor Howard Dean MD served six terms as the 79th Governor of Vermont from 1991 – 2003. During his tenure as governor, he worked to balance the state budget and expand the Dr. Dynasaur program that provides healthcare for children and pregnant women in the state of Vermont. In 2004 he ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, and his grassroots focus and innovative use of internet media established a ground-breaking approach to campaign fundraising. Later that year, he founded Democracy for America, an organization that provides resources to advance progressive issues and support democratic candidates. In 2005 he was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee. As head of the DNC, he pioneered the 50 State Strategy that sought to elect democrats in traditionally republican states. This strategy quickly proved successful in 2006, President Barack Obama’s campaign adopted the strategy in 2008, and it remains the dominant strategy of the DNC today. Before becoming governor, he served the state of Vermont as a state representative and as lieutenant governor under Richard A. Snelling. He earned his undergraduate degree at Yale University and his medical degree in the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University; he completed his residency at the University of Vermont and established a private practice in Shelburne.
Other Upcoming Marsh Professor Visits Include:
Srinivas Krishnan - Master Percussionist
Srinivas Krishnan, Master Percussionist from India, will be at UVM this fall from October 28th to November 1st. He will be available for class lectures during this time. If you would like for Srini to visit one or more of your classes please email Patricia.Riley@uvm.edu to be added to his schedule (please include the name of the class, day, time, and location). For more information visit the website.
Sture Hansson - Professor of Systems Ecology
Dr. Sture Hansson is a professor in systems ecology. He earned his BSc at Uppsala University and received his PhD at Stockholm University where he now teaches in the Department Ecology, Environment, and Plant Sciences. He is a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry. In his research he mixes basic and applied issues with a general focus on aquatic environments, in particular the Baltic Sea. His research studies are oriented around trophic interactions, predator-prey relationships, and competition and food web structures. He studies the impacts of large scale human interferences in the food webs (applied science) and how discharges of nutrients (nitrogen and phospuorus) influence food webs bottom-up, while fisheries causes top-down impacts.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013: Humans, Seals And Cormorants - Competition For Common Fish Resources