| "Climate Change and Implications for Nebraska" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 17, 2019 |
| Time: |
7:00 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Speaker Martha Shulski discussed the implications of climate change for Nebraska. |
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| "Patterns and Predictions: The Midterm Electorate" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Tuesday, October 30, 2018 |
| Time: |
7:00 PM |
| Location: |
Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center at UNO |
| Summary: |
Speaker Sue Crawford, Professor of Political Science at Creighton University, discussed the midterm election. |
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| "Fake News in the Age of Social Media" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Tuesday, October 17, 2017 |
| Time: |
7:30 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Speaker Gary Kebbel discussed how social media has helped cause the explosion of fake news, and how we can evaluate it and find accurate, verified information. |
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| "The Secret Life of Garbage: How Solid and Hazardous Waste is Handled in Nebraska" (Flyer)(Video) |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 6, 2016 |
| Time: |
7:30 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Speaker Erik Waiss discussed the general theory of handling hazardous materials along with specific examples from here in Nebraska. |
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| "Research at the Henry Doorly Zoo" (Flyer)(Video) |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
| Time: |
7:30 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Doug Armstrong, DVM -- Director of Animal Health at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo discussed research at the Henry Doorly Zoo. |
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| "Economic Inequality: Back to Normal?" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Wednesday, October 15, 2014 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Hank Van Den Berg, Ph.D -- Professor of Economics at University of Nebraska, Lincoln discussed economic inequality. |
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| "Climate Change: What we know, what we expect" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 24, 2013 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Clint Rowe, PhD -- Professor, Meteorology-Climatology Program, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln discussed climate change. |
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| "The Decline of Ethics in Science and Medicine" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 11, 2012 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Roger Brumback, M.D. -- Professor of Pathology, Psychiatry, and Neurology at Creighton University discussed ethics in science. |
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| "Why Science is Important for Non-Scientists" (Flyer) |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 6, 2011 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Main Auditorium, Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
James A. Wilson, Ph.D -- Physiological Ecologist at University of Nebraska, Omaha discussed why science is important to non-scientists. |
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| "Are you Smarter than a Blue Jay?" |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 21, 2010 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Alan Kamil, PhD
-- Director, School of Biological Sciences University of Nebraska, Lincoln discussed the evolution of intelligence. |
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| "Evolutionary Medicine: What Darwinian Thinking has to Offer" |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 15, 2009 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
James Platz, PhD -- Biology Department Creighton University discussed the application of modern evolutionary theory to understanding health and
disease. |
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| "Science & the Media" |
| Date: |
Thursday, October 9, 2008 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, Science writer, Lincoln Literacy Council, John Heaston, Publisher of The Reader,
Robert Nelson, Columnist, Omaha World-Herald |
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| "Global Warming" |
| Date: |
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
John Pollack, Meteorologist, National Weather Service - Andrew Jameton, College of Public Health, UNMC - Ken Dewey, Climatologist, School of Natural
Resources, UNL |
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| "Theocracy, Christian Nationalism and Civil Liberties: Church and State in the New Millennium" |
| Date: |
Wednesday September 20, 2006 |
| Time: |
7 PM |
| Location: |
Durham Research Center - UNMC |
| Summary: |
Chip Berlet, Senior Analyst, Political Research Associates |
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| "Evolution in public education" |
| Date: |
Wednesday September 7, 2005 |
| Time: |
7 to 9 PM |
| Location: |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom (MBSC), 60th & Dodge, Omaha. |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, moderator. - Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Teach Evolution - Eugenie Scott, Executive director, National Center for Science Education; The Future of Evolution Education in Nebraska -
Charles Austerberry, Nebraska Religious Coalition for Science Education |
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| "Examining the political, religious and economic agenda of the Radical Right" |
| Date: |
Wednesday September 15, 2004 |
| Time: |
7 to 9 PM |
| Location: |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom (MBSC), 60th & Dodge, Omaha. |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, moderator. Religion - Rob Boston, Assistant Director of Communications for the national office of Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC, Economics - John Kretzschmar,
Director, Brennan Labor Institute, Omaha |
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| "Two Years After: Has America Responded Rationally?" |
| Date: |
Saturday, September 27, 2003 |
| Time: |
2 to 4 PM |
| Location: |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom (MBSC), 60th & Dodge, Omaha. |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, moderator. Prof. Marion Boulby, UNO Dept. of History, "A Critical Analysis of US Foreign Policy;" Dr. John Lyden, Dana College, Professor
of Philosophy and Theology, "The Culture Wars: Can Progressives Win?" and Musa Al-Hindi, M.A. International Relations, Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, "The Dangers of the Patriot Act." |
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| "Has Science Found God?" |
| Date: |
Saturday, October 14, 2002 |
| Time: |
2 to 4 PM |
| Location: |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom (MBSC), 60th & Dodge, Omaha. |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, moderator. Vic Stenger, professor emeritus of astronomy and physics at the University of Hawaii, and Dept of Philosophy at the University of Colorado, outlined the answer to the question "Has
Science Found God?" (See his book of the same name, from Prometheus press). Michael Cherney; high energy physics, Creighton University discussed
"The nature of science" |
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| "Alternative Medicine: BUYER BEWARE!" |
| Date: |
Saturday, October 13, 2001 |
| Time: |
2 to 4 PM |
| Location: |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom (MBSC), 60th & Dodge, Omaha. |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, moderator. (Drs. Lynn Klassen and Richard Raymond were unable to participate as scheduled.) Dr. Bruce Buehler covered nutrition and herbal medicine. Dr. William Hay discussed healing touch.
Dr. Archana Chatterjee showed startling slides of infectious diseases as she discussed immunization. |
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| "Should Creationists Set Science Standards in Our Classrooms?" |
| Date: |
Saturday, October 21, 2000 |
| Time: |
3 to 5 PM |
| Location: |
University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Milo Bail Student Center Ballroom (MBSC), 60th & Dodge, Omaha. |
| Summary: |
Clay Naff, moderator. Opening remarks: Rev. Ron Knapp, Minister Emeritus of the First Unitarian Church, described the issues at stake. UNO Biologist
Alan Kolok, PhD, explained the principles of natural selection. Creighton Biologist
Ted Burk, PhD, described the fossil evidence. Dana College Theologian John Lyden, PhD, discussed the compatibility of science and religion. World Herald coverage, article by Tom Shaw, 10/22/00.
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