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Emeritus Academy Lecture Series

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The Emeritus Academy hosts a monthly lecture series in which members discuss their current research and creative activities. Lectures are free and open to the public, occurring on the first Wednesday of each month during the academic year.

 

 

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February 5, 2025

Kay Bea Jones, Architecture

 “Beyond Text: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Architecture of Olivetti”

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Full 2024-25 Schedule

September 4, 2024 

Avner Friedman, Mathematics, “Mathematical Biomedicine: Examples from Osteoporosis and Lung Cancer.” Read more and watch

October 1, 2024

Paul Beck, Political Science, “The 2024 Election: Current and Prospective.” Read more and watch

November 6, 2024

Sabra Webber, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, “Spectacular Dissent: Colin Kaepernick Takes a Knee.” Read more and watch

December 4, 2024

Ken Rinaldo, Art, “Artificial Intelligence and Art: An Algorithmic Species is Arising.” Read more and watch

February 5, 2025 

Kay Bea Jones, Architecture, “Beyond Type: Did Frank Lloyd Wright Shape the Modern Architecture of Olivetti?”

March 5, 2025 

Robert DiSilvestro, Human Sciences, “Vitamin D: From Obscurity to Obsession.”

April 2, 2025 

Doug Sutton-Ramspeck, English, “The Creative Mind."

May 7, 2025  

Thomas Wickizer, Public Health, “Gun Violence in America: Does Investment in Mental Health, Social Capital or Education Matter?”