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Dr. Obama Abdel, Northwest Hospital Monday October 23, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom.       Practicing medicine is never boring. It’s a great way to help people while being intellectually stimulated, and that goes double for

Scott C. Lucas, Acting Director and Associate Professor, School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & zoom         The eight-year civil war in Yemen

Panel: Sharon Stetz, Dennis Ondrejka, Mary Ganopol, Yvetter Bredice; moderated by Diane Ashton and Char Tosi (planners and speakers of the End of Live series)  Thursday, October 5, 2023, 11:00am-12:15pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom     This panel

Jim Turner, retired historian for the Arizona Historical Society Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   Because of unique geological events occurring millions of years ago, Arizona has more than its share of precious mineral

Bee Bloeser, author Monday, October 16, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom     Smallpox rashes were First discovered on Egyptian mummies 3000 years ago.  However, it wasn’t until the 4th Century that the earliest description first appeared

Daniel Duncan, M.A., Producer/Filmmaker, The Southwest Center, University of Arizona Monday, October 9, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom In the Americas with David Yetman, the HDTV series by multiple Emmy Award-winning producer & director Dan Duncan,

Diane Ashton and Susan English, co-presenters Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 11:00am-12:15pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom How do you know what to say when you don’t think you have (or know) the appropriate words for a dying person or

Yvette Bredice, founder of Tucson End of Life Doulas Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 1:15pm-2:30pm ASA Koffler Great Room   Although Many people have heard of doulas who provide support for mothers during the birthing process, fewer are aware that end-of-life

Mary Ganopol Southern Arizona lead, Arizona End of Life Options Thursday, September 28, 2023, 11:00am-12:15 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room   This lecture briefly explores the rich history of the death with dignity movement for the last three decades.  Bringing

Dennis Ondrejka, PhD, RN, C-CNS, D.Div Wednesday, September 27, 2023, 11:00am – 12:15pm,  ASA Koffler Great Room     What is the difference between palliative care and hospice care? They are both for pain and symptom relief, but the prognosis

David Pietz, Regents Professor of Chinese History, UNESCO Chair in Environmental History Wednesday, September 20, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30 p.m., ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   As with many other regions around the world, including the American southwest, northern China is

Betsy Boggia, Southern Arizona Organizer Voter Choice Arizona Monday, September 18, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom     As we head into the 2024 Presidential election cycle we are hearing more and more about Ranked Choice Voting

Allen Dart, Executive Director, Old Pueblo Archeology Center Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom       If you have missed one of Allen Dart’s past presentations here at the ASA, you now have another

Susanna Eden, Research and Outreach Program Officer, University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center Monday, September 11, 2023, 2:30-3:30 p.m., ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   Susanna’s presentation will focus on the Tucson Active Management Area (TAMA), a legal

Sarah Porter, Director of Kyl Center for Water Policy Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Zoom ONLY     Sarah Porter will discuss Arizona’s water challenges and potential solutions.  She’ll address such questions as whether Tucson, Phoenix, and the

Xiaochang Chen, Fifth-year graduate student at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona Monday, August 28, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom   NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is on its way to the Sun. The mission was

Charles Tampio: Docent, Tucson Museum of Art; President, Leveler Foundation Monday, August 21, 2023, 2:30pm-3;30pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom       Chuck’s presentations are noted for their humor and original insights.  He helps his audience develop new

Dr. Brandon Strange,Watershed Management and Ecohydrology  Monday, August 14, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom       Most Southern Arizonans have visited the beautiful Ponderosa forests of Northern Arizona but may not be aware of the effects

 Corey Guerin, Lead Fire Prevention Officer and Firewise Regional Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Monday, August 7, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm Koffler Great Room at ASA and Zoom     On a daily basis, Americans are

Cynthia Meier and Joseph McGrath, Co-Founders of The Rogue Theatre Monday, July 31, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm  ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom     Live theater has never been better in Tucson. The Rogue Theatre is an intimate 160-seat, small

Hubert Parker, Development Director Monday, July 24, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   Hubert Parker sums up Tucson Wildlife Center’s Mission in three words: Rescue, Rehab, Release. The Tucson Wildlife Center has been helping the wildlife of

John Muniz, Associate Professor of Music Theory at the University of Arizona Monday July 17, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   Join John Muniz for his second presentation about classical music at Academy Village as he

Corey Guerin, Lead Fire Prevention Officer and Firewise Regional Coordinator for the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Monday, August 7, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom     On a daily basis, Americans are observing

Alex La Pierre, Public Historian and co-founder of Borderlandia Monday, July 10, 2023, 2:30pm-3;30pm ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom     “Filibuster” is a term that evokes political theatrics; however, this presentation seeks to change that perception.  The original

Jennifer Shi, Au.D., CCC-A, Audiologist Wednesday, May 31, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom   Social isolation is a common side effect of untreated hearing loss which can have a dramatic impact on how well we continue

Dr. Shaku Nair, Entomologist, University of Arizona Monday, June 26, 2:30-3:30 p.m.   Although the speaker will be remote, the presentation will be viewable in the ASA Koffler Great Room or by Zoom from home.   What is a small, pale

Janice Jarrett, Ph.D. (Voice, Composition, World Music and Ethnomusicology) Monday, June 19, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room,  and Zoom   Why have neuroscientists just discovered that musicians are quantifiably “better” learners? What can explain this? And what might

Michael M. Brescia, Ph.D., Curator of Ethnohistory, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona Monday, June 12, 2023, 2:30-4:15 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom   Historian Michael Brescia will examine and discuss the intersection of U.S. and Mexican history

Jennifer Carlson, Associate Professor of Sociology and of Government and Public Policy, UA Monday, June 5, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom   “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right

Adam Block, Founder of the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, Researcher at the Stewart Observatory (University of Arizona) Wednesday, May 24, 2023 7:00pm – 8:00 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, & Zoom From time immemorial, humankind has looked to the stars for

Abby Hungwe, Managing Director, Owl and Panther Monday, May 8, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm,  ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom     Shawn Ginwright described the recent shift from trauma informed care to healing centered engagement (HCE) as more than a

Carol A. Barnes, Ph.D., Director, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute and Regents’ Professor of Psychology, Neurology, and Neuroscience, University of Arizona Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   One of the many attractions of

Jaye-Lynn Trapp, MA, Docent, Tucson Museum of Art Monday, May 22, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   One of the founding principles of the German Bauhaus School of the 1920s and early 30s was the interrelationship

Ian MacSpadden, Chief Technology Officer, Arizona Public Media (AZPM) Wednesday May 17, 2023,  2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   Many of us have enjoyed public media for years. In addition to providing excellent educational programming, it is

Mary-Frances O’Connor, PhD. Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Arizona; and director of the Grief, Loss and Social Stress (GLASS) Lab. Monday, May 15, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   When Mary-Frances O’Connor was thirteen years old,

Steve Sarper Wednesday, May 3, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm,  ASA Koffler Great Room     Gustav Mahler is said to have bridged the musical traditions of the 19th and more modernist 20th century, but whose works have been most appreciated since the

Dr. David Pietz, Regents Professor of History, University of Arizona Monday, May 1, 2:30-3:30 Koffler Great Room, and Zoom   Environmental concerns have not necessarily been foremost in modern (20th century) Chinese culture. Indeed, one might argue that such concerns

Steve Erdman, Norm Scott, and Tom Travis, Residents of The Academy Village Wednesday, April 19, 2023, 2:30–3:30 pm, Koffler Great Room, ASA Building and Zoom   Heating and cooling account for the largest energy use in a typical home. Why

Laura Mosqueda, M.D., Professor: Family Medicine and Geriatrics, & Director of National Center on Elder Abuse Wednesday, April 26, 2023,   5:30-6:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, or Zoom with registration (below)   Join Dr. Mosqueda in person or via

James Lange, CPA, Attorney Monday, April 3, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, &  Zoom    Now is the time of year when households are focused on their finances, as it’s tax time.   Take this opportunity to find out

Don E. Swann, Biologist, Saguaro national Park Wednesday, April 5, 2023, 2:30-3:3:00 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   The Saguaro is our signature Arizona plant, but have you every wondered how it is prospering given the change in

Dr. Gregory Walker Jr., MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Foot & Ankle Specialist Wednesday April 12, 2023,  2:30-3:30 pm  ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   Who among us hasn’t had at least one episode of a foot or ankle problem in

Jason Wright, Edward Jones Financial Advisor Monday, April 17, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm,  ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   Incidents of financial fraud and identity theft are on the rise. The sophistication of scammers and the tools they use are

Fred Skinner, Author, Historian, Academy Village Resident Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 2:30-4:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   The author’s passion for Beethoven’s music and expertise in Russian history combine in this intriguing look at the interaction of

Barbara Rogers, American Artist Monday, April 24, 2023, 2:30-3:30pm,  ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom How does a young girl from a farming village in northeastern Ohio become an internationally known painter whose works hang in numerous museum collections and

Bernard J. Wilson, Independent researcher Monday, April 10, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom   Over the years, ASA has had numerous speakers who have dealt with the Euro-American, Hispanic, Chinese, and Indigenous history of southern Arizona. 

Charles Tampio, Docent, Tucson Museum of Art, President, Leveler Foundation Monday, March 20, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom   Artists have tried to capture the spirit and the power of horses from the time the first

Jim McWilliams, Retired Professor of Literature Monday, March 13, 2023,  2:30-3:30pm,  ASA  Koffler Great Room & Zoom   On August 28th 1963, Martin Luther King gave his most eloquent and famous speech,  “I Have a Dream.”  One of the most

Diana Netherton, Certified Rainwater Harvesting Design, and Gardener March 27, Monday, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom   What does it mean to be a good steward of the land?  How can you help to

Dr. Chris Childers, Program Director of DPT program, University of Arizona Wednesday, March 22, 2023 5:30PM-6:30PM, Virtual or In-person by Registering below by the 21st As we age and our bones grow more fragile, we become more aware of the