(Watch a recording of the event here<\/a>)<\/p>\n 12\/8\/2022:\u00a0<\/strong>Imperial Wine:\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong>Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre in conversation\u00a0<\/strong>with Kevin McMahon\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n (Watch a recording of the event here<\/a>)<\/p>\n The Academy of Lifelong Learning\u2019s directors Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre and Kevin McMahon will discuss Regan-Lefebvre\u2019s book, Imperial Wine: How the British Empire Made Wine\u2019s New Worl<\/em>d (University of California Press, 2022).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 03\/15\/2022: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Professor Sam Kassow \u201966 and Dr. Sven Holdar\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n (Watch a recording of the event here<\/a>)<\/p>\n In response to the invasion of Ukraine, the Academy of Lifelong Learning presents a Common Hour talk with two region experts.\u00a0 The talk will be moderated by Professor Kevin McMahon, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science, Trinity College.<\/p>\n 03\/03\/2022: <\/strong>Light, Color, & Visual Perception: Neuroscience and Perception with Professor Michael Grubb <\/strong><\/p>\n (Watch a recording of the event here<\/a>)<\/p>\n Trinity College pioneered undergraduate teaching and research in neuroscience and this talk offers an introduction to the science of color perception. Michael Grubb\u2019s research addresses how we perceive the physical world in which we are embedded.\u00a0 Every waking moment our senses are bombarded with information, far too much for the brain to process and render for conscious awareness.\u00a0 We overcome this challenge by selectively attending to the world, that is, by prioritizing the processing of some kinds of sensory information, at the expense of others, in ways that facilitate goal-directed behavior.\u00a0 In this talk, he will introduce the science of how we perceive light and color.\u00a0 The talk will be moderated by Professor Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre.<\/p>\n 02\/16\/2022: <\/strong>Human-Wildlife Conflict in Pakistan: An Anthropological Perspective with Professor Shafqat Hussain <\/strong><\/p>\n (Watch a recording of the event here<\/a>)<\/p>\n Following the downgrading of the snow leopard\u2019s status from \u201cendangered\u201d to \u201cvulnerable\u201d by the International Union for Conservation of Nature in 2017, debate has renewed about the actual number of snow leopards in the wild and the most effective strategies for coexisting with these enigmatic animals. Evidence from Pakistan and other countries in the snow leopard\u2019s home range shows that they rely heavily on human society\u2014domestic livestock accounts for as much as 70 percent of their diet. Maintaining that the snow leopard is a \u201cwild\u201d animal, conservation NGOs and state agencies have enacted laws that punish farmers for attacking these predators, while avoiding engaging with efforts to mitigate the harms suffered by farmers whose herds are reduced by snow leopards. Based on ethnographic field, Professor Hussain argues that characterizing this conflict as one between humans (farmers) and wildlife (snow leopards) is misleading, as the real conflict is between two human groups\u2014farmers and conservationists\u2014who see the snow leopard differently.\u00a0 The talk will be moderated by Professor Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre.<\/p>\n A conversation with Professor Lindsey Hanson<\/a> about her major NSF grant<\/a>, the field of nanotechnology, and how she has “flipped” her undergraduate lab during COVID.<\/p>\n Click HERE<\/a> to watch the interview.<\/p>\n Over the past decades pyrrhotite-containing aggregate has been used in concrete to build basements and foundations in northeastern Connecticut and south-central Massachusetts. The sulphur in the pyrrhotite reacts to several secondary minerals, and associated changes in volume lead to a loss of structural integrity. As a result hundreds of homes have been rendered worthless as remediation costs often exceed the value of the homes and the value of many other homes constructed during the same time period is in question as concrete origin and potential future structural issues are unknown.<\/p>\n Trinity College professors Christoph Geiss and Jonathan Gourley have developed a reliable and affordable test for pyrrhotite, and have analyzed over 400 homes in Connecticut and Massachusetts. They will talk about their work and how the results of their ongoing studies may be used in the future to assess pyrrhotite risk to homeowners.<\/p>\n 2\/18\/2021\u00a0 Watch Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Panel Participants:<\/em><\/p>\n Cheryl Greenberg, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of History at Trinity College 2\/4\/2021\u00a0 Watch Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>Why Cities Lose:<\/em><\/strong> A conversation with Garth Myers (Urban Studies) and Sean Fitzpatrick (Public Policy Grad\/Urban Studies) conducted by Abby Williamson (Political Science\/Public Policy and Law) about how political structures in the United States disadvantage its urban centers.<\/p>\n 10\/19\/2020\u00a0 \u00a0Watch Now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Pandemics, Polarization, and Presidential Politics<\/em>: <\/strong>Co-sponsored with TIIS. This panel, with Rachel Moskowitz (Public Policy and Law) and Kevin McMahon (Political Science) will explore various aspects of this year\u2019s presidential race, including questions such as: Will factors that have mattered most in the past apply to the race this year? How closely should we pay attention to public opinion polls? Will President\u2019s Trump handling of the Covid-19 crisis ultimately determine the victor in this race? Will the Supreme Court issue and the pending Senate confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett change the conversation of the campaign? What strategies are the two candidates employing and how might theymake a difference when all the votes are counted?<\/p>\n 10\/22\/2020\u00a0 Watch Now<\/a>
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About the Book:<\/strong> A fascinating deep dive into the colonial roots of the global wine industry, Imperial Wine<\/em> is a bold, rigorous history of Britain\u2019s surprising role in creating the wine industries of Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. Here, historian Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre bridges the genres of global commodity history and imperial history, presenting provocative new research in an accessible narrative.\u00a0 Copies of the book are available at the Trinity Bookstore, at major online merchants, and at special discount from the publisher (use source code 21W2240 at checkout: www.ucpress.edu\/9780520343689<\/a>)<\/p>\n
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Faculty Grant Success: A Conversation with Professor Lindsey Hanson, Chemistry<\/strong><\/span>
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\nHelping Connecticut Homeowners: Analyzing Concrete Foundations with Professors Christoph Geiss and Jonathan Gourley
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\nThe Storming of the Capitol and the Future of American Democracy\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
\nSusannah Heschel \u201973, H\u201910, Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College and Trinity College Trustee
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Presidential Election Series<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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