The following is a listing of the events on campus that will be sponsored by the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs during the fall semester of 2013.
“Socioeconomic Status, Health, and Public Policy”
September 3, 4:00 pm, 27 Persson Hall
A lecture by Professor Adriana Lleras-Muney, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs, Princeton University. “Socioeconomic Status, Health, and Public Policy” – Campus calendar
“Mountain Removal Coal Mining and Public Health in Appalachia”
September 20, 4:00 pm, 101 Ho Science Center
Michael Hendryx, Professor, Department of Applied Health Science, will lecture on “Mountain Removal Coal Mining and Public Health in Appalachia”. This lecture is also part of the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Colloquium Series. Co-sponsored by Arts Council, Art & Art History, Lampert Institute, Geography, Environmental Studies, Natural Sciences & Mathematics Division, Peace and Conflict Studies, Film and Media Studies, Women’s Studies, CORE SP. Reception to follow in Cunniff Commons. – Campus calendar
“Medical Humanitarianism: New Approaches to Culture, Health, and Humanitarian Practice”
September 26, 4:15 pm, 105 Lawrence Hall
Sharon Abramowitz’ research focuses on mental health, trauma healing, and post-conflict reconstruction in several West African countries. Part of that research involves ethnographic fieldwork which explores the multi-scalar forces that shape collective and individual experience in conditions of crisis and recovery, including NGO action, local appropriation, and national and international health politics and policy. – Campus calendar
“Public Health and Private Choice: Obesity, Tobacco, and Government Policy”
October 4, 4:00 pm, 300 Olin Hall
David Aaron Kessler is former Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration (1990-97). He has also served as the dean of the medical schools at Yale and the University of California–San Francisco. He holds both a JD degree from the University of Chicago and an MD from Harvard. He was widely known for arguing that the government should be more involved in regulating threats to its citizens’ health, most famously with respect to cigarettes. – Campus calendar
“When Hell Froze Over: How Philip Morris Changed the Debate and Supported Tobacco Regulation”
October 17, 4:00 pm, 27 Persson Hall
Steven C. Parrish is former Senior Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Altria Group Inc., the parent company of Philip Morris. He oversees government relations, communications, and corporate contributions, and he has led efforts to build bridges to a range of constituencies, including health organizations, antismoking groups, civic bodies, the media, and government. He previously served as senior vice president for worldwide regulatory affairs for Philip Morris Companies Inc., senior vice president for external affairs, and general counsel for Philip Morris USA. He also served in numerous positions covering a range of legal, regulatory, and public affairs issues after first joining the company in 1990. – Campus calendar
“Katherine Boo Reading from Her Work – Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity”
October 24, 4:00 pm, 300 Olin Hall
Katherine Boo will read from her first book Behind the Beautiful Forevers, the result of a decade of research in India. She has won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and a MacArthur “genius” grant. Boo grew up near Washington, D.C. and is a staff writer at The New Yorker and a former reporter and editor for The Washington Post. – Campus calendar