A Federal Judge Looks at Himself
Avern Cohn Judge, United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan.
Packing the Supreme Court Taft Style, 1909-1913
Donald F. Anderson, Ph.D., Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Civil Rights After 9/11, Loss of Freedom or Security Protection
Mohamed Abdrabboh, a practicing attorney in the Detroit Area.
From Young Girl to Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
Justice Maura Corrigan, Michigan Supreme Court
Reproductive Rights in a Changed Political Landscape: Public Opinion, Legislation and the Courts
Shelli Weisberg, Legislative Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan
Anatomy of a Supreme Court Case: Affirmative Action
Marvin Krislov, Vice President and General Council of the University of Michigan
The speakers in this series discussed the political and social panorama of the following countries
during the last fifty years: Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil.
"Understanding the Social Movements Taking Place in Bolivia"
Dr. Javier Sanjines, Professor of Spanish in the Department of Romance Languages and Literature,
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, U of M.
"Chile, To the South of the World: An Overview of the Last Forty-five Years in Chile's Political and
Cultural life."
Prof. Eliana Moya-Raggio, Lecturer Emerita in Spanish at the Residential College, at the College of
Literature, Science, and the Arts at the U. of M.
“Living In Argentina: The Tango and Troubles”
Susan Sefansky, Cinical Social Worker, U of M Health System
“Hugo Chavez-Bolivarian Revolution in Historical Context”
Prof. Fernando Coronil, Professor of Anthropology and History (Latin America), U of M.
"Peru: Women's Work and Women's Art"
Sister Barbara Cervenka, O.P., Head of the Art Department at Sienna Heights University, Adrian, Michigan.
"The Black Mother": Afro-Brazilian Perspectives on Brazil's Racial Democracy
Dr. Paulina L. Aberto, Assistant Professor of History and Romance Languages & Literatures,
U of M. in the departments of History and Romance Languages and Literature.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Two centuries
of colonialism:The British Raj in India
Thomas Metcalf, PhD., Emeritus
Professor of
History, U Cal Berkeley History
faculty, U Cal Berkeley,
1962-2003.
Industrialization, Pollution and
Public Health in India
of
Rob van der Voo, PhD., Frank T.
Rhodes Collegiate
Professor of Geological Sciences, UM.
Economics Of Modern India
Aneel Karnani, MBA,
DBA, Associate Professor of Corporate
Strategy and International Business, Ross
School of Business, UM.
Multiple Expressions: Women and
Art in India
Navaneetha
Studies and
English, UM.
Ways of Speaking and the
Politics of Language in
Multilingual India
Matthew Hull, PhD., Assistant
Professor, Anthropology, UM
Who
Are the New Americans?
Lisa
Neidert, Senior Researcher,
of
on
population data analysis.
Among her most recent publications are “The Second Demographic
Transition
in
the
Dec.
2006;
. She is currently Director, Data Archives,
of
Sociology,
Marilyn
Halter, Professor of
History and Director, American & New England Studies
Program,
Boston
National
Education
Project for Older Adults, 2005-2008.
Current
Issues in Immigration Law
David
Paruch, Liaison, American Immigration Lawyers
Association with the Employment
Standards
Administration,
Deborah Dash
Dr. Deborah Moore is C.
L. Huetwell Professor of History,
Reverend
Mark S. Adams,
Coordinator Frontera de Cristo Bi-National Border Ministry,
He
has a B.A. in History from in
Is
Immigration Good Business for America?
Sherrie
A. Kossoudji, Associate Professor of Social Work and
Adjunct Professor of Economics,
University
of
WHAT SCIENCE HAS LEARNED ABOUT THE HUMAN CONDITION
The Evolving World: Evolution In Everyday Life
Evolving World: Evolution in Everyday Life”
This talk will present and discuss the many applications of evolution to our everyday lives. Knowledge
of evolution is applied in the domestication of wild species for agriculture; in the management of our
exposure to pathogens to prevent or control epidemics; in the promotion of human health; in the
pursuit of justice within the legal system; and more. This talk seeks to show that the understanding and
application of evolutionary science has become indispensable in modern societies.
Recently named Arthur F. Thurnau Prof. in recognition of excellence in undergraduate education.
Dr. Polk has a unique interdisciplinary background in psychology, neuroscience, and computer
science. He will review research with healthy individuals, with patients having neurological disorders,
and with animals, and he will show how that research has helped us understand the physical basis of
consciousness. This research answers some questions about our awareness of sensations and
thoughts, but leaves other questions a mystery. He will speculate on how far we can go toward a
complete understanding of consciousness using the scientific method.
Discoveries, Dilemmas And The Decade Ahead
Internal Medicine and Human Genetics, Division of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, UofM.
During the past several decades we have witnessed unprecedented advances in molecular research, biotechnology, and computer science, ushering in a new era of genomic medicine. Scientists are
now armed with knowledge about our human DNA sequence, as well as the DNA sequences of several
other animals, fungi, viruses, and bacteria. With this knowledge geneticists are identifying DNA
alterations important in health and disease, including common, complex disorders such as cancer and adult-onset neuropsychiatric conditions. Importantly, they are developing methods to help predict,
diagnose, and manage genetically rooted conditions with the ultimate goal of preventing and combating
human disease, from using genetic tests in the clinic to employing advanced reproductive technology in
the laboratory.
Questions arise as we consider what defines disease that merits genetic intervention and who should
benefit from the new knowledge and technology. Trained at the University of Wisconsin and at Yale
University, Dr. Petty directs basic molecular genetic research on various genetic conditions, including
breast cancer and syndromes associated with hearing loss, and, explores psychosocial implications of
genetic research on individuals, families, and society.
Upjohn Prof. of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences in the Department of Psychiatry, and Research
Prof. in the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute, UofM.
Advances are being made in understanding stress, genetics, neurotrophins, brain imaging, and anti-
depressant responses. The goal is to detect and treat depression earlier as well as present progress,
counteract stigma, and translate this into primary and specialty care settings where depression is found.
Darwin Award for Lifetime Achievement from the American Association of Physical Anthropologists.
He will note that there is a curious lack of evolutionary outlook in most of those who say they are studying
human evolution; he will explain how that came to be. He will also summarize the DNA evidence for
prehistoric and modern human population relationships. Then he will give a picture of the archaeological
evidence for human population spreads and what this evidence can tell us about population relationships.
Finally, he will show the anatomical evidence and how and why it changes through time, and he will
explain what it says about population relationships despite apparent differences.
Institute for Social Research, UofM.
Dr. Crocker has published over 100 articles and chapters on the self and self-esteem. Her work has
been recognized by numerous awards, including a Career Development Award from the Nat'l Institute of
Mental Health. She currently serves as President of the International Society for Self and Identity, and
Secretary/Treasurer of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Research shows that social relationships and social support have important effects on mental health and
physical health, including immune system functioning and depression. Less is known about how people
can increase the social support available to them. She will describe research showing how people's goals
can lead to increases or decreases in social support, and the consequences for their relationships, well-
being, and emotional state.
Wes Vivian, Fran Weinstein, and Marlin Ristenbatt, Chair
SECOND TUESDAY DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES