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Political Science Professor Speaks on Vermont's Role in Politics
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Does size matter? Vermont's political clout in relation to its size is the topic of political science professor Garrison Nelson's lecture, “Vermont and Presidential Politics: A Two-Century Journey.” Part of the Center for Research on Vermont's Research-in-Progress Seminar Series, the talk takes place Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. in John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill. |
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Doctor, Mother, Prime Minister: Brundtland of Norway to Give Aiken Lecture
Oct 01, 2008 |
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At forty-one, Gro Harlem Brundtland, a physician and mother of four, took on a new job: prime minister of Norway. She was the youngest person and the first woman to ever hold that post. She will deliver the 2008 Aiken Lecture — "Integrated Solutions to Global Environmental Problems: Combining Technological Approaches with Political, Social, and Economic Realities." — at the University of Vermont's Ira Allen Chapel on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. |
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Pulitzer Prize Winner to Discuss Market Meltdown
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston will deliver a timely talk on "Free Lunch and the Wall Street Meltdown," Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in John Dewey Lounge, Old Mill. |
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UVM to Host Forum on Constitutional Rights
Oct 01, 2008 |
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The university and the Advisory Committee to the U. S. District Court for the District of Vermont will sponsor a public forum on “The Constitutional Rights of the Individual During Times of War or Other National Emergency vs. National Security Needs of the Nation” from 1:30-5 p.m. on Oct. 6 in the Grand Maple Ballroom of the Dudley H. Davis Center. |
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Tony Winner, Marsh Professor to Talk Theater
Oct 01, 2008 |
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Three-time Tony Award-winner Stuart Vaughn, the founding artistic director of the New York Shakespeare Festival, will deliver a public lecture, "This Rough Magic: Theater," on Tuesday, Oct. 7 at 5 p.m. in Royall Tyler Theatre. |
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Lecture to Explore Art and Survival
Oct 01, 2008 |
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For over twenty years Patricia Johanson has insisted that art can help to heal the earth. Johanson will lecture on "Art and Survival, the Environmental Projects" Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the Fleming Museum at 5:30 p.m. Her talk is free and open to the public. |
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Lane Series Offers Diverse Concerts, Performances
Sep 23, 2008 |
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The UVM Lane Series begins its 54th season on Friday, Sept. 24 with a concert of Gypsy, Klezmer and Eastern European dance music by the trio Veretski Pass in the UVM Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. A free, pre-concert talk with the artists begins at 6:30 p.m. |
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'Eurydice' Opens Royall Tyler Season
Sep 23, 2008 |
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The UVM Department of Theatre opens its 2008-2009 season with a contemporary twist on a classic Greek myth. Sarah Ruhl's Eurydice plays in Royall Tyler Theatre from Wednesday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 12. |
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Environmental Prof Kaza in New Dalai Lama Film
Sep 23, 2008 |
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At the cusp of the new Millennium, a delegation of some of the world's most innovative thinkers traveled to India to meet with the Dalai Lama at his residence in the foothills of the Himalayas. Stephanie Kaza, professor in the Environmental Program and a scholar of Buddhist environmental thought, was among the group that endeavored to bring a synthesis of diverse disciplines to address the world's most critical problems. |
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Center for Rural Studies Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Sep 24, 2008 |
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The Center for Rural Studies is celebrating three decades of helping rural Vermonters with a 30th Anniversary Symposium on Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Mount Mansfield Room of the Dudley H. Davis Center. |
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Energy Research Symposium Slated for Sept. 27
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Focusing on new directions in energy research, the 27th annual Humphrey Memorial Symposium in Chemistry will bring three renowned scientists to campus on Saturday, Sept. 27. |
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Health Policy Expert to Discuss Early Childhood Program, EPTSDT
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Sara Rosenbaum, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Harold and Jane Hirsh Professor of Health Law and Policy at George Washington University, will deliver a Burack President's Distinguished Lecture, "EPSDT at Forty: Lessons for Health Reform" on Thursday, Sept. 25 at 4 p.m. in the Case Method Room 200, Medical Education Center Pavilion. |
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Author Anita Diamant to Lecture at Ira Allen
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Anita Diamant, award-winning author of The Red Tent and numerous other books and articles, will lecture at the University of Vermont's Ira Allen Chapel on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m. The lecture, "Writing Historical Fiction: Imagining the Past," will focus on her experience in writing The Red Tent, in the larger context of writing historical fiction. The event is part of the university's annual Homecoming and Family Weekend celebration, October 2-5. |
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Faculty Members to Speak at Archaeology Conference
Sep 16, 2008 |
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Several members of the faculty will speak at an archaeology conference on the “First Contacts Between Indigenous Peoples and European Pioneers in Vermont and Beyond: What Really Happened?" on Sept. 25 at the Vergennes Opera House. |
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