Ruth Gomes:Â Retired teacher and Activity Director at Rincon Country East RV Resort Monday, August 5, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom. As our own murals enhance our community environment, Ruth Gomes will detail just
Aug 19: âHow a Court Appointed Special Advocate Can Make a Difference in the Life of a Foster Childâ
Kari Calvarese: Pima County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA); Lead Coordinator, Pima County Juvenile Court Monday August 19, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Life is tough for a lot of kids. Children often
Aug 12 âScience and Society Partnering to Adapt to a Changing Climateâ
Gregg Garfin: Director, Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR); Science Translation and Outreach Professor and Extension Specialist, School of Natural Resources and the Environment at University of Arizona Monday, August 12, 2024, 2:30pm -3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom
July 29: âThe State of Homelessness in Tucsonâ
Jean Fedigan, Founder and Chief Mission Officer, Sister JosĂŠ Womenâs Center Monday, July 29, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The U. S. Supreme Courtâs recent ruling upholding city ordinances prohibiting homeless encampments has
July 22: âYour Relationships, Your Healthâ
Professor David Sbarra, EOS Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Psychology at the University of Arizona Monday, July 22, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom For many of us, aging means losing friends, living far away
July 15: âIRS Criminal Investigation – from Al Capone to present day high profile financial investigationsâ
Brian Watson: Former IRS Special Agent; current Community Outreach Specialist, R.O.S.E. (Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly); Adjunct Instructor, U of Arizona School of Government and Public Policy Monday, July 15, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom
July 8: âTherapeutic Riding of Tucson: Innovating Equine Assisted Activities and Therapiesâ
Margaux DeConcini: Development Director, Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT) Monday, July 8, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Join us on July 8th to discover how a nearby local organization, Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT),
June 17: âNeuroimaging of the Aging Brain: Exploring age-related differences in memory abilities with MRIâ
Sabina Srokova, PhD: Postdoctoral Fellow, Human Spatial Cognition Lab, University of Arizona Monday, June 17, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom This year the Arizona Senior Academy has been inviting lecturers who can help us
July 1:Â âInvestigating Reproduction and Infant Care in Wild, Threatened Lemurs in Madagascarâ
Stacey Tecot: Associate Professor, Anthropology and Director, Laboratory for the Evolutionary Endocrinology of Primates at the University of Arizona Monday, July 1, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm. ASA Koffler Great Room, and Zoom What is it like to be an anthropologist
Jun 24:Â âApproach to the Comatose Patient and End-of-Life Careâ
Firas Kaddouh, MD, MHS, Med-Ed: Assistant Professor of Neurology; Director, Neurosciences ICU, Banner University Medical Center Monday, June 24, 2024, 2:30pm -3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom âComaâ: Itâs the ancient Greek word for a deep
June 10: âHousing is a Solution to Homelessness:Â Reentry in NYC, Pima County and Beyondâ
Cassondra Warney: Senior Program Manager, Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) covering New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Monday, June 10, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Our humanity calls us to better understand and appreciate
Jun 3: âRevolutions Per Minute: A New Spin on Art and Music from the 1960s-70sâ
Jaye-Lynn Trapp: Docent, Tucson Museum of Art Monday, June 3, 2024, 2:30pm – 4:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom (note special time) Â Weâre privileged to have Jaye-Lynn back for a second presentation on a very different area
May 29: “Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly (R.O.S.E.) Scam Safety Workshop”
Bill Sallurday: Board Member, Resources, Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly (ROSE) Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, Koffler Great Room and Zoom It is increasingly important for individuals to become proactive about protecting themselves from identity
May 20:Â âShaping the Future: The Evolution of Cybersecurity and Intelligence Operations in the 4th Industrial Revolution”
Marnie Vance, Director of Innovation, Cyber Convergence Center (C3), College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST), University of Arizona Monday, May 20, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom  Marnie Vance will deliver an engaging talk
May 22: âSouthwest Native American Basketry at the Arizona State Museumâ
Diane Dittemore, Associate Curator of Ethnology, University of Arizona Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The Arizona State Museum’s ethnological collections represent over 400 different culture groups, with more than
May 15: âCommunicating With a Family Member With Dementia in the Context of End-of-Life Careâ
Dr. R. Amanda Cooper: Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, University of Connecticut Wednesday, May 15, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The ASA is happy to provide another opportunity to learn more about a subject our
May 13: âFraud Awareness & Scam Preventionâ
Brian Watson: Special Agent with IRS Criminal Investigation; Community Outreach Specialist, Resources/Outreach to Safeguard the Elderly (R.O.S.E.) Monday, May 13, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Today, one must be constantly be on guard when
May 8:Â âOnline Education in Arizona:Â Shaping a Land-grant Institution for the Futureâ
Caleb Simmons: Executive Director of Online Education, University of Arizona Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 2:30pm â 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Have you ever been curious about furthering your learning through online education? Arizona Online allows you
May 6: âArizona and New Mexico’s Hidden Scholars: 41 Years of Research on Women Archaeologistsâ
Nancy J. Parezo, Professor Emerita of American Indian Studies, University of Arizona Monday, May 6, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Long term projects are common in anthropology but some are longer than others. For
May 1: âMexicoâs Valleys of CuicatlĂĄn and TehuacĂĄn: From Deserts to Cloudsâ
David Yetman: University of Arizona Distinguished Outreach Professor and Host, âIn the Americas with David Yetmanâ Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom  Take a trip through southern Mexicoâs beautiful landscapes with
Apr. 22: âA Balancing Act: Staying Upright as We Ageâ
Christine Childers: Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist; Director, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program; Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, UA Monday, April 22, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom How is
April 18:Â âValley Fever in Animals and Humansâ
John N. Galgiani, MD: Professor and Founding Director, Valley Fever Center for Excellence Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2:30p.m. – 3:30pm. ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Many of us have experienced some form of Valley Fever or know someone
April 29: âDigital Humanities: Empowering Faculty, Students, and the Communityâ
Bryan Carter, PhD: Director, Center for Digital Humanities, College of Humanities;Â Professor, Africana Studies, University. of Arizona Monday, April 29, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Educators are constantly looking for new and better ways to
April 10: âWhatâs Going on in Spaceâ
Marcia Neugebauer, AV Resident and retired Space Physicist Wednesday, April 10, 2024 2:30pm â 3:30 pm., ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom While scientific research missions continue with space-based telescopes and planetary missions throughout our solar system, the
Apr. 8:Â âFeeding the World with Edible Insectsâ
Goggy Davidowitz: Professor and University Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Entomology with a joint appointment in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Monday, April 8 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm. ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom When was the
Apr. 24: âAlexander the Great and Ancient Greek Sexualityâ
Marilyn B. Skinner, Professor Emerita of Classics, University of Arizona Wednesday, April 24, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In addition to his deserved reputation as one of the ancient worldâs most influential military leaders,
Apr. 3: âSet in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, Part 2â
Allen Dart: Executive Director, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Wednesday, April 3, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some
Apr. 1: âSet in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, Part 1â
Allen Dart: Executive Director, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center Monday, April 1, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Ancient Indian pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (symbols carved or pecked on rocks) are claimed by some
Mar. 27:Â âThe Patientâs Guide to Pain Managementâ
Christopher Bailey, MD: Physician with Physical Pain Institute of Southern Arizona Wednesday, March 27, 7:00pm-8:00 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom Although pain is one of the most common human experiences, the scientific discipline of pain research and
Mar 25: âWhy Aging Exists At All, and the Origins of Evolutionary Medicineâ
Randolph M. Nesse, M.D.: Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and of Psychology, University of Michigan; Research Professor and Founding Director, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University Monday, March 25, 2024, 2:30pm â 3:30 pm. ASA Koffler Great Room Zoom
Mar. 18: âNovel Regenerative Medicine-based Approaches for Parkinson’s Diseaseâ
Lalitha Madhavan, MD, PhD: Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Arizona Monday, March 18, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom Are you interested in Parkinsonâs Disease or Alzheimerâs? Perhaps you know
Mar. 20: âPreserving Justice for Nursing Home Residentsâ
Katherine E. Barnett: University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law “Postphoned” Wednesday Lecture, March 20, 2024 Aging Americans, especially low-income medicaid recipients, have increasing concerns about the care they might receive in a nursing home if
March 13: âThe Santa Cruz River: How We Got Here and Where Weâre Goingâ
Dr. Luke Cole, Director of the Santa Cruz River program, Sonoran Institute Wednesday, March 13, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm. ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The Santa Cruz River has sustained humans in this region for over 12,000 years and is
Mar. 11: âTMC Health: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrowâ
Julia Strange: Vice President, External Affairs & Brand, TMC Healthcare Heather Beck: TMC Rincon Hospital Administrator with oversight of day-to-day operations Monday, March 11, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Tucson Medical Center has been
Mar. 6 âThree Shakespeare Sonnets: the Lyric Poem and the Subject of Romantic Loveâ
Peter Medine, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, University of Arizona March 6, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Shakespeare’s Sonnets in 1609 loom Everest-like in the tradition of English lyric poetry. The author’s success is all the
Feb. 28:Â âA Journey Through Central Europeâ
Jerry Newman PhD: Professor emeritus in history at Kent State University Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom What a grand opportunity to vicariously share an 18-day journey taken by Jerry
Feb. 26: “Alamos: A Colonial Silver Town in the Dry Tropics” Â
Alex La Pierre, Co-founder, Borderlandia Monday, February 26, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom You are invited to join Borderlandia co-founder Alex LaPierre on a vicarious trip to one of Mexicoâs most magical cities. Ălamos,
FEB 21, âNations and Families of Nations: Indigenous Peoples in Modern Nation-Statesâ
Ibrahim Garba: Assistant Research Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, and Senior Researcher at the universityâs Native Nations Institute (NNI) Wednesday, February 21, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Respecting the
Feb. 14:Â âLetâs Meet in the Garden:Â Ten Artists Who Cultivated and Painted Gardensâ
Jaye-Lynn Trapp: MA in Humanities, Retired Educator, Michigan Geographic Alliance Teacher Consultant, Docent at Tucson Museum of Art Wednesday, February 14 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm  ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Throughout history, flowers and gardens have been favorite subjects of
Feb. 19: âMyth Busting: Global Contacts in the Pre-Modern Worldâ
 Albrecht Classen: University Distinquished Professor, German Studies, University of Arizona Monday, February 19, 2024, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Although it is common among modern historians to assert that globalism emerged only around 1800, the
Feb. 12: âAging Well: Focus on Innovations in Healthy Aging, Updates from the University of Arizonaâ
Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN: U of A Professor, College of Nursing; Associate Director of Strategy and Development, Arizona Center on Aging; Director of Innovations in Healthy Aging Chris Childers PT, PhD: Director for the Advanced Competency in Home Health certification
Feb 7: âThe Santa Cruz River: How We Got Here and Where Weâre Goingâ
Dr. Luke Cole, Director of the Santa Cruz River program, Sonoran Institute Wednesday, February 7, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The Santa Cruz River has sustained humans in this region for over 12,000 years and is
Jan 29: âRusso-Ukrainian War: 2024 Outlookâ
Craig Nazareth: US Army Retired, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Applied Science and Technology Alexander Zsokoly: Army Veteran;Â current undergraduate student in Intelligence and Information Operations at the University of Arizonaâs College of Applied Science and Technology Monday, January
Feb. 5:Â âArizona Sonora Border Project for Inclusion: A Nogales Non-Profitâ
Kiko Trujillo: Executive Director, Arizona Sonora Border Project for Inclusion Duke Duncan: Co-Founder and President of the Board of Directors; Academy Village volunteer Monday, February 5, 2024, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom The Arizona Sonora
Jan 31:Â âThe Zombie in Contemporary French Caribbean Fictionâ
Lucy Swanson: Assistant Professor, French & Francophone Studies; Faculty Affiliate with Latin American Studies & American Literary Translators Association; University of Arizona, Dept. of French & Italian Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom
Jan 22: âThe Evolution of the Coral Reef Muralâ
Bob Smith and Brack Brown:Â Academy Village Artists and Volunteers Monday, January 22, 2024, 2:30-3:30 p.m., ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom A special part of the Academy Village campus is the artwork created by resident artists to be
Jan. 10: âCRISPR: A Game-changing Genetic Engineering Techniqueâ
Teodora G. Georgieva, PhD:  Director, GEMM Core Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom Dr. Georgieva is ready to help us understand how Crispr, a game-changing genetic engineering technique, has a range of real-world
Jan. 17: âThe Character of Macbeth: His Conscience and His Tragedyâ
Peter Medine,Professor Emeritus, Department of English, University of Arizona Wednesday, January 17, 2024, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Two opposing aspects of Macbethâs character, the heroic and the criminal, touch on the mystery of the evil of
Jan. 8: âOne Coupleâs Humanitarian Response to Health Care in the Third Worldâ
Dr. Robert Allan Linden, MD, FACP DTMH, Maureen Ann Orr, CFNP, MSN, CTMCH January 8, 2024, 2:30PM-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Doctors Without Borders provides independent, impartial medical humanitarian assistance to the people who need it
Dec. 20: âThe Effect of Climate Change as a Pre-Traumatic Stressorâ
Dr. Sabrina Helm, Associate Professor of Retailing and Consumer Science; Faculty Co-Chair, Sustainability and Climate Action Plan Wednesday, December 20, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom Climate change is a global phenomenon with the potential