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: “Mexico’s Valleys of Cuicatlán and Tehuacán: From Deserts to Clouds”
David Yetman: University of Arizona Distinguished Outreach Professor and Host, “In the Americas with David Yetman” Wednesday, May 1, 2024, 2:30pm – 3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Take a trip through southern Mexico’s beautiful landscapes with
Apr. 22: “A Balancing Act: Staying Upright as We Age”
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: “Valley Fever in Animals and Humans”
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: “Digital Humanities: Empowering Faculty, Students, and the Community”
Bryan Carter, PhD: Director, Center for Digital Humanities, College of Humanities; 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: “What’s Going on in Space”
Marcia Neugebauer, AV Resident and retired Space Physicist Wednesday, April 10, 2024 2:30pm – 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: “Feeding the World with Edible Insects”
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: “Alexander the Great and Ancient Greek Sexuality”
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 world’s most influential military leaders,
Apr. 3: “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, Part 2”
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: “Set in Stone but Not in Meaning: Southwestern Indian Rock Art, Part 1”
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: “The Patient’s Guide to Pain Management”
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: “Why Aging Exists At All, and the Origins of Evolutionary Medicine”
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 – 3:30 pm. ASA Koffler Great Room Zoom
Mar. 18: “Novel Regenerative Medicine-based Approaches for Parkinson’s Disease”
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 Parkinson’s Disease or Alzheimer’s? Perhaps you know
Mar. 20: “Preserving Justice for Nursing Home Residents”
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: “The Santa Cruz River: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going”
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: “TMC Health: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow”
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 “Three Shakespeare Sonnets: the Lyric Poem and the Subject of Romantic Love”
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: “A Journey Through Central Europe”
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”
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 Mexico’s most magical cities. Álamos,
FEB 21, “Nations and Families of Nations: Indigenous Peoples in Modern Nation-States”
Ibrahim Garba: Assistant Research Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, University of Arizona, and Senior Researcher at the university’s Native Nations Institute (NNI) Wednesday, February 21, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Respecting the
Feb. 14: “Let’s Meet in the Garden: Ten Artists Who Cultivated and Painted Gardens”
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: “Myth Busting: Global Contacts in the Pre-Modern World”
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: “Aging Well: Focus on Innovations in Healthy Aging, Updates from the University of Arizona”
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: “The Santa Cruz River: How We Got Here and Where We’re Going”
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: “Russo-Ukrainian War: 2024 Outlook”
Craig Nazareth: US Army Retired, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Applied Science and Technology Alexander Zsokoly: Army Veteran; current undergraduate student in Intelligence and Information Operations at the University of Arizona’s College of Applied Science and Technology Monday, January
Feb. 5: “Arizona Sonora Border Project for Inclusion: A Nogales Non-Profit”
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: “The Zombie in Contemporary French Caribbean Fiction”
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: “The Evolution of the Coral Reef Mural”
Bob Smith and Brack Brown: 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: “CRISPR: A Game-changing Genetic Engineering Technique”
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: “The Character of Macbeth: His Conscience and His Tragedy”
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 Macbeth’s character, the heroic and the criminal, touch on the mystery of the evil of
Jan. 8: “One Couple’s Humanitarian Response to Health Care in the Third World”
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: “The Effect of Climate Change as a Pre-Traumatic Stressor”
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
DEC 6: Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace – or in Any Space for that Matter
Well at Work: Creating Wellbeing in Any Workspace – or in Any Space for that Matter Join other Villagers at the ASA Great Room Dec. 06, 2023, 5:30pm-7:30pm A live, video streamed lecture with professor and author Esther Sternberg, MD, associate
Dec. 11: “Volcanoes and Sea: Rocky Point and El Pinacate UNESCO Biosphere Reserve”
Alex La Pierre, Director, Borderlandia Monday, December 11, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Take a vicarious trip to Rocky Point and El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar UNESCO Biosphere Reserve from the comfort of
Dec. 4: “Toward a Sustainable and Circular Food and Agriculture System”
Norm Scott: Chair of Academy Village Sustainability Committee; Professor Emeritus, Cornell University, Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering Monday, December 4, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom No area of human activity is more essential to
Dec 18: “Crime and Punishment in the Ancient World”
John Bauschatz, Associate Professor of History and Classics, University of Arizona Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In this talk, Professor Bauschatz will highlight some of the fascinating evidence we have for law and order in the
Wed. Dec 13: “Misinformation: Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Tool Kit for 2023-2024”
Bryan Heidorn, School of Information, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Academic Affairs, Director, Center for Digital Society and Data Studies Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Misinformation has been a way of life since
Nov. 29: “Leftovers and Food Safety”
Dan Engeljohn, PhD, retired food safety official, U.S. Department of Agriculture Wednesday, November 29, 2023, 2:30-3:30 pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom One in six Americans succumb to foodborne illness each year (USDA). During the holidays, many of
NOV 15: “Vibrant Brains that Last a Lifetime”
Innovations in Healthy Aging series, by Dr. Roberta Diaz Brinton Wednesday Lecture November 15, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & Zoom The Center for Innovation in Brain Science is committed to developing cures for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis,
November 27: “The Binational Effort to Restore the Colorado Delta”
Karl Flessa, Professor Emeritus of Geosciences at the University of Arizona Monday, November 27, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm., ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Since about 1935, upstream water diversions have reduced the amount of water that reaches the Colorado River’s
Nov 15: “Crime and Punishment in the Ancient World”
John Bauschatz, Associate Professor of History and Classics, University of Arizona Wednesday, November 15, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom In this talk, Professor Bauschatz will highlight some of the fascinating evidence we have for law and order in the
Nov. 20: “Gustav Mahler’s Symphonies: An Overview”
Matthew Mugmon, Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Arizona Monday, November 20, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) is commonly recognized as one of the most influential composers and conductors of the late nineteenth
Nov. 22: “ Deep Dive into Classical Masterworks: Bach’s St. John Passion: 300 Years Later”
Bruce Chamberlain, Professor Emeritus of Music, University of Arizona Wednesday, November 22, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Why are some composers of the past still played and enjoyed today? What sets them apart from the
Nov. 13: “Leonardo da Vinci: Art and Astronomy in the Florentine Renaissance”
Dr. Richard L. Poss, Associate Professor, Astronomy Monday, November 13, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Leonardo da Vinci is universally recognized as one of the towering figures of Renaissance painting, but he was a man of
Nov. 8: “Apacheria-Apache: An Introduction to the Apache Geographical Areas and the Apachean Peoples”
Academy Village resident and historian Wednesday, November 8, 2023, 2:30pm– 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom You may already know more about Apache Indians than you think. Do these names sound familiar? Cibecue? San Carlos? Aravaipa? Pinal? Tonto?
Nov 6: “Boats Against the Current”: The Fiction of Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles Scruggs, Emeritus Professor, University of Arizona Monday, November 6, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom American writer and designer, Edith Wharton, used her insider’s knowledge of New York aristocracy to realistically portray the lives and
Nov. 1: “Barge of Heaven: Cleopatra as Goddess”
Alison Futrell, Associate Professor of History, University of Arizona Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 2:30pm-3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and zoom Cleopatra’s Barge has long been imagined as a luscious nexus of seduction and pleasure, the lurid birthplace of Mark
Oct. 30: “What Makes Shakespeare ‘Shakespearean’”
Peter E. Medine, Professor Emeritus, Department of English, UA Monday, October 30, 2023, 2:20pm – 3:30pm, ASA Koffler Great Room and Zoom Why is William Shakespeare, an actor and playwright from the last decades of the 16th century
Oct 23 “Cardiovascular Prevention & Services”
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
Oct. 18: “Inside Yemen: Religion and Politics in Southwest Arabia”
Scott C. Lucas, Acting Director and Associate Professor, School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies, University of Arizona Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7:00pm-8:00pm, ASA Koffler Great Room & zoom The eight-year civil war in Yemen