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Public talks curated around Taking Control of Diabetes with Dr. Neal Barnard that explains the different types of diabetes and how each can be triggered by genetics, weight, poor diet and lack of physical activity or pregnancy. Dr. Barnard reveals in-depth scientific studies from leading national organizations, unveiling results that not only diminish diabetes, but increase energy and... -
Inspiring talks by women working and learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in celebration of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. We'd like to introduce you to some of the most fascinating women, and scientists, on the planet who have devoted their lives to better understanding our world. From the outer reaches of space exploration to the hidden world of animal intelligence. From designing soft houses to dissecting... -
Washington Post columnist Shankar Vedantam discusses his book The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives. The hidden brain is Vedantam... -
Public talks curated around NOVA: The Pluto Files that explores the rise and fall of America's favorite planet. When the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium stopped calling Pluto a planet, director Neil deGrasse Tyson found himself at the center of a firestorm led by angry, Pluto-loving elementary school students. But what is it about this cold, distant, icy rock that... -
Award-winning novelist and MacArthur Fellow Rebecca Newberger Goldstein reads from her new novel 36 Arguments for the Existence of God. After Cass Seltzer's book becomes a surprise best seller, he's... -
Public talks curated around Faces of America with Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates building on the success of his series African American Lives and African American Lives 2 to explore the family histories of 12 renowned Americans. Looking to the wider immigrant experience, Henry Louis Gates Jr. turns to the latest tools of genealogy and genetics and unravels...
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Suffolk University Lectures
Boston, MA
Suffolk University is a private, comprehensive, urban university located on historic Beacon Hill in Boston, with three other Massachusetts locations and international campuses in Madrid, Spain, and Dakar, Senegal.
Suffolk University's mission is to provide quality education at a reasonable cost for students of all ages and backgrounds with strong emphasis on diversity. The University is committed to educating students to become lifelong learners, as well as professionals who lead and serve the communities in which they live and work.
Suffolk University is a teaching University, where research and scholarship are interrelated with the unique character of each academic discipline. It does so by means of courses that provide theoretical, experiential, and practical dimensions.
The University seeks to prepare students to live in a diverse, global society, appreciating the richness of various cultures. The University supports and encourages diversity in a challenging, supportive environment for motivated and capable students from various backgrounds and cultures.
