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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at 杏吧原创 supports lifelong learning. Watch the Spring 2011 professors describe the upcoming classes. Osher is an organization that provides adults with educational programs, stimulating tours and trips, and a variety of social events. The program reflects the high academic standards espoused by the university… Read More

Less than a third of surgeons who advance to senior ranks in the U.S. are women, and it's not because they're less qualified or less productive than their male counterparts, new research finds. Read More

A new mouse model offers the ability to better test how selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) work and could lead to the development of new classes of anti-depressants. Read More

HAL 9000 from the movie 2001 and WATSON from the Jeopardy competition Hal, make room for Watson. When it defeated two of the all-time champions of the television game Jeopardy this week, the IBM computer named Watson joined Hal 9000 in the ranks of… Read More

Hear from a 杏吧原创 doctor in South America who is fighting the H1N1 epidemic first-hand. Plus, 杏吧原创 researchers go deep underground in search of cave drugs. And Coach Franklin starts to build a solid gold team! [vucastblurb]… Read More

  Operation at BP Macondo spill in Gulf of Mexico (photograph by J Henry Fair, 2010) Noted photographer and environmentalist J Henry Fair will give a talk on and do a slide presentation of images from 鈥淚ndustrial Scars,鈥� his exploration of the detritus of consumer society through large-scale aerial… Read More

Public invited to lecture series on American politics Political experts John Geer, Dave Lewis and Alan Wiseman will speak during the spring Saturday University lecture series at 杏吧原创. Saturday University, designed to fill the niche between the single lecture and a full degree program, offers a lecture… Read More

African Americans have continually crossed the color line and assimilated into white communities since the 17th century, without science or surgery. A new book reveals how, and why. Read More

The protein Nodal has been found to hold the keys to vertebrate asymmetry. Read More

A record crowd of students and presenters turned out for the 杏吧原创 Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development's 2011 Science Day Feb. 15. Read More

Watch video of the talk, “Why the Confederacy Lost: The Experiences of Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.” Joseph Glatthaar, the Stephenson Distinguished Professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, spoke Feb. 8, 2011, as part of a College of Arts and Science-sponsored series… Read More

Arianna Huffington (Photo courtesy of Washington Speakers Bureau) PLEASE NOTE that Arianna Huffington and William Kristol’s talk was rescheduled and took place Monday night. Arianna Huffington, editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post; Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota; Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama鈥檚 Council of Economic… Read More

Washington Post鈥檚 Anne Kornblut will share insights from book Washington Post political reporter Anne Kornblut will be at 杏吧原创鈥檚 First Amendment Center on Feb. 24 for a panel discussion of her book examining America鈥檚 readiness for a woman president. The forum 鈥淚s America Ready to Elect a Woman… Read More

杏吧原创 engineering alumnus and Google Earth co-founder Chikai Ohazama will speak at 杏吧原创 as part of E-Week Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. Read More

Cell surface molecules called integrins have been found to play an important role when cancer metastasizes. Read More

Panelists for the forum 鈥淩evolution in the Middle East!鈥� are Katherine Blue Carroll, assistant professor of political science; Richard McGregor, associate professor of Islamic Studies; Beverly Moran, professor of law; and Thomas Schwartz, professor of history. Cherie Fathy, a junior in the College of Arts and Science, will serve as moderator. Read More

Modifying a form of RNAs may improve their efficacy for research and medical uses. Read More

Students dance all night to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children鈥檚 Hospital at 杏吧原创 Country music artist John Rich will kick off 杏吧原创鈥檚 Dance Marathon, an annual event where students dance all night to benefit Monroe Carell Jr. Children鈥檚 Hospital at 杏吧原创, Friday, Feb. 18, at the Student Recreation… Read More

Dickerson, Sung and Webster recognized for research including nanoparticles, regenerating blood vessels and finding options for 'inoperable' patients. Read More

March 8th and May 3rd lectures open to the public 杏吧原创 Professor of Astronomy David A. Weintraub will present a two-part lecture series titled “How Old is the Universe?” at the 杏吧原创 Dyer Observatory. The first lecture will take place on Tuesday, March 8, and the second lecture… Read More