Larry Lincoln, M.D. Thursday, October 31, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building What are the opportunities, taboos, and challenges surrounding the critical life stages of dying and death? How can Hospice attention ease the lives of patients and
October 23 and October 30: “The Music Video as Art, History and Science”
Dan Kruse, ethnomusicologist October 23, Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy and October 30, Wednesday, 2:30 – 3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Do you remember Duran Duran’s “Hungry Like the Wolf”? Or Chrissy Hynde’s “Brass in
Oct. 24: “The Historicity of King Arthur”
Michael Horn-Mitchem, Academy Village Thursday October 24, 2019, 2:30–3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The figure of King Arthur has enjoyed unabated success across the English-speaking world and Europe. But was he originally a historical figure like Davy Crockett
Oct. 17: “Six Legs Walking: Notes from an Entomological Life”
Elizabeth Bernays, Regents Professor of Entomology Emerita, U. of A. Thursday, October 17, 2019, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The painted lady butterfly, Venessa cardui, is the most widely distributed butterfly in the world and has
Oct. 8: Special Lecture: “Exploring New Mexico’s Snowy River Cave Formation”
John McLean, USGS Geologist and Hydrologist, Ret. Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m. The Arizona Senior Academy Building Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, the Fort Stanton – Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (NCA) in east-central New Mexico
Oct. 16: “New Horizons: The Voyage of Columbus”
Thursday, October 16, 2019, Michael Chriss 2:30–3:30 pm, The Arizona Senior Academy Building We have all heard true and apocryphal stories about Christopher Columbus. But what was it about the year 1492 that actually made his voyage of discovery possible?
Oct. 10: “The Peace Process in Colombia and the Danger of Environmental Collapse”
Alberto Arenas, College of Education, U. of A. Thursday, October 10, 2019, 2:30-3:30 pm The Arizona Senior Academy Building Many Americans only associate Colombia with the longest continuous war of any country in the Americas. For nearly 60 years, the
Oct. 3: “Borderland Health Issues: Transcending Boundaries”
Gail Emrick, Executive Director, SEAHEC Thursday, October 3, 2:00-3:00 (note special time) Arizona Senior Academy Building Health issues do not recognize geographic boundaries. Dealing with disease and promoting healthy living in the border region of Southeastern Arizona and Mexico requires line-crossing
Oct. 2: “Introduction to Forensics”
Michael Cravens, Academy Village Wednesday, October 2, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building For the past century and a half, literature and popular media have given the bulk of attention to the front-line of law enforcement, from beat
Sept. 26: “Drug Development and the FDA Regulations”
Christine Blevins, Academy Village Wednesday, September 26, 2:30 – 3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Most Americans with adequate medical care benefit from the wonders of modern pharmaceutical science. Many rely upon prescribed drugs to support their wellbeing, but how
Sept. 25: “Asteroids!”
Marcia Neugebauer Wednesday, September 25, 2019, 2:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy building Asteroids, comets, meteors, moons – so many objects flying around us, “out there.” Marcia Neugebauer, Research Associate at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, plans
Sept. 19: “Colonel William Emory and the Heroic Opening of the American Southwest”
Doug Hocking, historical re-enactor Thursday, September 19, 2019, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Doug Hocking, an independent scholar and trained living historian, will present a personification of Colonel William Emory. During the 1846/47 conquest of New
Sept. 18: “The Sands of Mars”
Dr. Matthew Chojnacki, U. of A. Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building “Like everyone else, I leave home to go to work. The only difference is that I work on Mars.’” That is how our speaker
Sept. 5: “The Arizona Pageant: Frontier Characters and Communities”
Jim Turner, The Arizona Historical Societ Thursday, September 5, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building From prehistoric mammoth hunters and canal builders to Native Americans, Hispanics, Anglos, Irish, Serbians, and many others, Arizona has always been a land of
Aug. 22: “Hollywood and the Stars”
Michael Chriss Thursday, August 22, 2:30–4:30 p.m. On August 22, film buff and professional astronomer Michael Chriss will offer an “affectionate look at the way Hollywood has used and misused astronomy and astronomers to amaze, amuse, and frighten us through
Aug. 15: “Climate and the Evolution of South American Mammals”
Barbara Carrapa, U. of A. Dept. of Geosciences Thursday, August 15, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building What causes evolution to occur over a large area of the planet? Barbara Carrapa has plumbed the data of rainfall and
July 31: “Engaging 21st Century Learners”
Dr. Bryan Carter, U. of A. Wednesday, July 31, 2019, 2:30 – 3:30 pm Imagine being able to walk around a Buddhist temple in China without leaving your desk. Or observe with the click of a button how African dances
July 17: “Minstrels and Culture in the Middle Ages: When a Text is Not a Text”
Maria Dobozy, Professor Emerita, University of Utah Wednesday, July 17, 2:30-3:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building Encountering the literature of Europe between 1100-1400 means meeting the ubiquitous minstrels who were essential to literary and cultural life. As professional performers, all minstrels
July 18: “Water Security and Climate Change in the Himalayan Mountains”
Christopher A. Scott, Director, Udall Center for Studies on Public Policy, U. of A. Wednesday, July 18, 2019, 2:30-3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building It’s not just the Colorado River whose watershed is contested and in need of the cooperation
July 24: “The Impact of Disinformation on Science and Journalism”
Susan Swanberg, U.of A. Wednesday, July 24, 2:30-3:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building Disinformation is false information spread deliberately to deceive. History establishes that well before the advent of modern mass communications and digital media, confusing and erroneous messages about science
Aug. 28: “What Birdsong Can Teach Us about How We Communicate”
Dr. Julie Miller, University of Arizona Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building In this presentation, Dr. Miller will explore her insights into the brain science connections between birdsong and human speech. Birdsong is learned during critical developmental
July 11: “Pompeii Confidential: Gender, Sex, and Society in a Roman Community”
Marilyn B. Skinner, Ph.D., University of Arizona Thursday, July 11, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Ever tried to imagine what life might have been like in the times we now call “Antiquity?” And what about ordinary people—not
June 27: “Is America Hopelessly Polarized?”
Samara Klar, Ph.D., University of Arizona Thursday, June 27, 2019, 2:30-3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Making sense of today’s political world is not easy. Many dismiss political parties as irrelevant. Rigid partisanship in our Congress is contagious, and voters
June 5: “Arizona’s Empire Ranch–a Prominent Past and Promising Future”
Alison Bunting, Historian for the Empire Ranch Foundation Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., the Arizona Senior Academy Building Empire Ranch is a working cattle ranch in southeastern Pima County that was added to the National Register of Historic Places
June 13: “Leaping Lizards!”
Dr. John Wiens, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutional Biology, U. of A. Thursday, June 13, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Professor Wiens approaches the study of reptiles and amphibians from a phylogenic and ecological perspective. He
June 6: “The Role of Water in Limiting Forest Growth”
Dr. David Frank, Professor and Director, Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, U. of A. Thursday, June 6, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The growth of forest trees all over the world is becoming more water-limited as climate warms.
June 12: “Coping with Illness Digitally”
Book Talk by Stephen Rains, Ph.D., U. of A. Professor of Communications Wednesday, June 12, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building. Today’s array of communication technologies is playing a significant role in communications regarding health and coping with illness.
May 23: “The Restoration of Mission San Xavier del Bac”
Robert Vint, Architect Thursday, May 23, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Robert Vint serves as preservation architect for Mission San Xavier del Bac. Dating from 1783, the Mission, the “White Dove of the Desert,” is the most
May 22: “The Changing Nature of Music and Music Festivals”
Brian Moon, Ph.D. Wednesday, May 22, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Human beings have always had music. There is no culture, past or present, that has not had some way of making music, and just as
May 9: “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered”: The Rodgers and Hart Songbook
Richard T. Hanson, Professor Emeritus, U.A.Thursday, May 9, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Two of the greatest songwriters of the twentieth century were the gifted duo of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, who wrote together from the
May 16: “The Search for Certainty: Understanding the Unseen Universe”
Feryal Özel, Ph.D. Thursday, May 16, 2:30-3:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the world learned that a team of over 200 scientists using a network of 8 radio telescopes around the globe produced the first-ever photograph
May 30: “Ancient Native American Pottery of Southern Arizona”
Allen Dart, Archaeologist with the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Tucson Thursday, May 30, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building If you love pottery and especially if you have some examples of your own, Allen Dart’s presentation is your
May 15: “Archaeology and Cultures of Arizona”
Allen Dart, Archaeologist with the Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Tucson Wednesday, May 15, 2019, 2:30-4:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Who were the Paleoindians? How did they live? When did they transition from hunters and foragers to village life?
May 29: “The History of Special Prosecutors”
A Book Talk by Andrew Coan, U.of A. Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building You don’t have to live in the White House to find the history of federal prosecutors in our judicial system fascinating
May 8: “Non-Medication Treatments for Sleep Disorders”
Michael Grandner, U.A. Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Psychology and Medicine Wednesday, May 8, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building A nationally recognized expert in the field of sleep disorders, Dr. Michael Grandner will describe findings from his extensive research
May 1: “Can Intelligence be Measured?”
Anna Dornhaus, Ph.D. Wednesday May 1, 2019, 2:30–3:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Why is science important? What can scientific study of social insects and other animals tell us about how our mind works? The answers may be surprising and
Apr. 18: “Art in The Academy Village”
Academy Village Artists Thursday, April 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building The Academy Village is home to many people who exercise their creativity through art. Some do it by taking one or more of the art classes offered
May 2: “The Search for Certainty: The Microbes Shaping Our Lives”
Dr. Donata Vercelli, UA Thursday, 2:30-3:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building According to Donata Vercelli, M.D., we are (fortunately) not alone. For decades, biologists and physicians have seen microbes as foes and agents of disease that need to be wiped out.
April 17: “Life on Lazy B as Lived by an American Cowboy”
H. Alan Day, Arizona Rancher and Cowboy Wednesday, April 17, 1:00-2:00 p.m. NOTE TIME CHANGE If anyone alive today can claim to have been born a cowboy, Alan Day is certainly an example. He’s the third generation to grow up
April 24: “The Mind-Body Dialogue”
Katalin Gothard, UA Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience in the College of Medicine Wednesday, April 24, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building In the third of this year’s UA College of Sciences series of public lectures, Professor Katalin Gothard
Apr. 4: “Photovoltaics and Solar Integrated Battery and Storage Options”
Kevin Koch, Co-owner, Technicians for Sustainability Thursday, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Arizona is one of the sunniest states in the U.S. and Tucson one of the sunniest areas in Arizona. Specifically, Tucson enjoys on average
Apr. 25: “The Slow, the Fast, and the Buried: Probing Glaciers on Earth and Mars”
Wednesday, April 25, 2:30-3:30 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building. Dr. John W. “Jack” Holt, University of Arizona Since NASA’s Viking Orbiters reached Mars in the 1970s, scientists have worked to understand why a waterless and low-atmosphere planet would have
June 21 (Change of Date): “Climate and the Deep Blue Sea”
Prof. Joellen Russell, University of Arizona 2:30-3:30 p.m., Arizona Senior Academy Building Dr. Joellen Russell grew up north of the Arctic Circle in an Eskimo fishing village and began actively working toward her current position at the age of 12.
April 3: “Mental Health in Federal Prisons”
2:30–3:30 pm, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Dr. Howard Haas Based on his experience as a psychiatrist working in a federal prison environment, Dr. Haas is speaking to several issues arising from the closing of public mental hospitals in the
Apr. 11: The Truth about Doc Holliday and Tombstone, Arizona
Van Fowers, re-enactor 2:30-3:30 p.m. The Arizona Senior Academy Building Ever wonder what really happened during the shoot-out at the OK Corral just down the road in Tombstone? Most of us in our salad years have read Zane Grey novels
Mar. 21: “Buen Provecho! A Multicultural History of Mexico through Food and Taste”
Thursday, March 21, 2:30-4:30, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Michael Brescia, Curator of Ethnohistory in the Arizona State Museum with faculty affiliations in the Department of History and the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona,
Mar. 20: “The Search for Certainty: There Is No Certainty”
Wednesday, March 20, 3:30-4:30, Arizona Senior Academy Building What is Big Data, and why should we care? Joanna Masel, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona, thinks we need to care about the huge volume of
March 13: Great Decisions 5: “Cyberconflicts and Geopolitics”
Wednesday, 3:00 p.m., The Arizona Senior Academy Building Ivar Sanders, Moderator The so-called World Order has changed many times in the past, from the preeminence of Egypt and Greece Before the Common Era, to Britain’s control via sea power from
Mar. 7: “Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over: The Legacies of Spanish and Mexican Law and Natural Resources”
March 7, 2019, Thursday, 2:30–4:30 PM, The Arizona Senior Academy Building Dr. Michael Brescia, Arizona State Museum and University of Arizona Humanity is reliant upon the physical resources and natural systems of the Earth for the provision of food, energy,
Mar. 6: TED Talks
Wednesday 3:30-4:30 p.m., the Arizona Senior Academy Great Room As a replacement for the cancelled Great Decisions discussion on the State Department and Foreign Policy originally scheduled for this date, we will show a series of brief TED talks on the