Tagged: history

Keynote speaker nominee: Margaret Humphreys

Keynote speaker nominee: Margaret Humphreys

Another possible good keynote speaker for our “Two Cultures” symposium would be Margaret Humphreys, Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine & Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine.  Professor Humphreys was affiliated with...

In memoriam – psychology

In memoriam – psychology

Last night, the University Scholars Program had our first seminar of the semester. Mari, Roxanne, Sarah H. and Jacob led the discussion on the topic of “memory,” inspired by an NPR Radio Lab broadcast...

The new eugenics

The new eugenics

For the last day or so, among the most emailed articles on the New York Times website was a feature in Science Times about a new book by Gregory Clarke called A Farewell to...

Scripts, memory, war, and disaster

Scripts, memory, war, and disaster

I seem to be the only one posting on this Uni blog, but I don’t want to dominate things. Let me start by encouraging others to post comments on previous posts and to make...