Archive: Past events
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Toni-Lee Sangastiano Chaired the “The Freak Show in Contemporary Culture and Aesthetics” Virtual Panel at the 109th College Art Association of America Conference
This panel, chaired by Toni-Lee Sangastiano, brought together artists, performance artists, and artist philosophers to add a more nuanced perspective about the freak show and its relevance.
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The MedStar Washington Hospital Center Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds Featured Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan’s Presentation
On February, 2021, Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan presented her lecture “Revolution is Not a One-Time Event: How History of Medicine and Health Equity Can Remake Medical Education” at the MedStar Washington Hospital Center Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds.
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Maggie Little Discussed the Scientific and Ethical Considerations when Designing Clinical Trials that Enroll Pregnant People at the Duke University’s Center for Health Policy
Maggie Little was part of the panel discussion around the Scientific and Ethical Considerations when Designing Clinical Trials that Enroll Pregnant People, which took place on February 2, 2021.
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Toni-Lee Sangastiano’s Perspective on “Circus 2021: Adaptations and Possibilities amid COVID-19”
Toni-Lee Sangastiano was one of the artists invited by the Circus and its Others (CaiO) project, to present her perspective on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impact circus around the world. In this video, Toni-Lee Sangastiano invites viewers to Washington. Her contribution was framed in the Circus 2021: Adaptations and Possibilities amid COVID-19 event, which took place on January 16, 2021.
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Laura Hartmann-Villalta Co-Chaired a Roundtable on Caregiving, COVID-19, and Precarity in the Academy at the Modern Language Association 2021 Convention
On January 10, 2021, Laura Hartmann-Villalta and Emily C. Bloom chaired a Just in Time roundtable on Caregiving, COVID-19, and Precarity in the Academy at the Modern Language Association 2021 Convention, which took place online from 7 to 10 January, 2021.
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AHR Interview: Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai in Conversation with John McNeill on the Plague Concept
Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai join this conversation with John McNeill. They discuss their article “The Justinianic Plague and Global Pandemics: The Making of the Plague Concept,” which appeared in the AHR.
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Everybody Hates Me: Let’s Talk About Stigma Podcast: Dr. Emily Mendenhall, Stigma, Syndemics and Diabetes
Emily Mendenhall discusses with host Dr. Carmen Logie the concept of syndemic, based on her global research on diabetes, HIV, violence, depression and trauma.
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AHR Interview: Monica H. Green in Conversation with John McNeill on The Four Black Deaths
In this episode John McNeill speaks with Monica H. Green, a historian of medicine and global health, about her article, “The Four Black Deaths,” which appeared in the AHR. In it, Green suggests both a broader and more nuanced understanding of how plague spread in the late medieval world.
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Georgetown Now: A Conversation with Georgetown President John J. DeGioia featuring Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan
Conversation between Georgetown President John J. DeGioia and Dr. Lakshmi Krishnan.
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Take the Lead Podcast: “Brain Science: Accessing The Brain And Its Functions Ethically”, Dr. James Giordano in Conversation with Dr. Diane Hamilton
Dr. James Giordano talks with Dr. Diane Hamilton about the neuroethical aspect of brain science, digging deep into the brain science of morality and ethics and the ethical, legal, and social issues that arise in and from neuroscience and its varied applications in biomedicine, public life, and daily occupational pursuits.
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