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October 19, 2009 Aeroecology: The Next Frontier
Professor of biology and director of BU’s Center for Ecology & Conservation Biology Thomas Kunz invites the audience to consider the air around them. In Aeroecology: The Next Frontier, Kunz explains the new discipline of aeroecology, which studies airborne organisms and how they depend on the support of their aerospheric ecosystem. Kunz’s presentation is the 2009 University Lecture, established to honor faculty engaged in outstanding research.
Hosted by Office of the Provost

October 22, 2009 Theology as a Living Discourse: The Future of Feminist Practical Theology
Eight women theologians from Boston-area universities, including School of Theology Dean Mary Elizabeth Moore, explore the balance of feminist thought, practical application, and theological tradition in their work in a panel discussion concluding the weeklong celebration of Moore’s scholarly work in feminist and practical theology.
Hosted by Center for Practical Theology
October 21, 2009 U.S./Iran Negotiations: What Is at Stake?
Iranian experts, a foreign journalist, and a Massachusetts state representative discuss the future of Iran-U.S negotiations, reflecting on the recent agreement by Iran to allow international inspection of its new uranium enrichment plan, the possibility of Iran’s developing an atomic bomb, and Iran’s Green Movement against the current government.
Hosted by School of Law Student Affairs and the National Security Law Society
October 16, 2009 Pandemics, Public Health, and Political Transition
Richard E. Besser, senior health and medical editor for ABC News and former acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shares the practical and political lessons he learned while managing the federal government’s response to the H1N1 influenza outbreak.

Hosted by Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

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