Archive: Fall 2020

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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.…

December 23, 2020

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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…

December 16, 2020

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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.…

December 9, 2020

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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,, …

December 9, 2020

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Infectious Historians Podcast, Episode #39: Environmental History: Past, Present, and Future with John McNeill

John McNeill speaks with Merle Eisenberg and Lee Mordechai about the changes to environmental and disease history over the last half.…

December 6, 2020

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Bearing Witness: The Legacy of Jan Karski Today

On December 3, 2020, The Lab hosted this special event honoring the legacy of Jan Karski and its relevance to the current.…

December 3, 2020

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Nicoletta Pireddu Spoke at the “Humanities Centers as Sites of Dissent” Virtual Panel

On December 2, 2020, Nicoletta Pireddu was invited to speak the “Humanities Centers as Sites of Dissent” virtual panel, hosted by the Center for Humanities Research of George…

December 2, 2020

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Maggie Little Chaired Discussion on the Ethics of Research During Pregnancy

Maggie Little chaired the Ethics of Research During Pregnancy discussion, that was part of the PHEPREN and Global Forum on Bioethics in Research (GFBR) seminar, which took place…

November 30, 2020

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John McNeill Was a Guest Speaker at MIT’s “Plants and Plagues” Session

John McNeill was a guest speaker at the MIT’s “Plants and Plagues” session, which was part of the History of Now: Plagues and Pandemic free webinar course. This course…

November 13, 2020

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The Great Work Begins: Revisiting Angels in America During a Pandemic

This special program of performance and discussion combined scenes performed by leading professional actors from Tony Kushner’s Pulitzer Prize-winning two-part epic play Angels…

October 27, 2020