Curriculum
Thursdays
9:00–10:30am PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP
Join us for an exploration of the craft of playwriting, leading from an initial discussion of the tools of the playwright, through the creation of an original one-act play. Suitable for all students, regardless of past experience with dramatic writing.
IAN FINLEY holds an MFA in dramatic writing from New York University, where he was recipient of the prestigious Harry Kondoleon Award for Playwriting. He has taught for Southern Methodist University, the University of Utah, Young Playwrights Inc. in New York, and Burning Coal Theatre Company in Raleigh.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 9:00–10:30am, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1153.
9:00–10:30am NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
The lectures in this course will cover the evolution of the concept of national security in the modern world, focusing on the period since the Napoleonic Wars and the trend toward "Total War." We will cover this trend on land, at sea, and in the air. The scope will encompass the political, social, and economic causes and consequences of military developments. This discussion will include the strategic, tactical, technological, and diplomatic aspects of the changes. This coverage will, in turn, lead us into the concept of "international security" in the 20th century.
Recommended text:
- John Baylis, James Wirtz, Colin S. Grey, and Eliot Cohen, eds., Strategy in the Contemporary World, Oxford, 2007, $44.95.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
JOE CADDELL has a doctorate in military history from Duke University. He has taught at a variety of schools for the Department of Defense (1977–1997) and is currently teaching military and naval history at NC State University, and naval and air power history at UNC–Chapel Hill.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 60. Class ID: 1154.
9:00–10:30am THREE AUTHORS TO READ & DISCUSS: Oates, Amis, and Rushdie
During the Fall 2008 term, our read-and-discuss group, moderated by a different class member each session, will examine works by American Joyce Carol Oates, British Martin Amis, and Indian Salman Rushdie. Oates’s collection of stories High Lonesome displays "the fierce originality of Oates’s voice and vision . . . [and] has imbued the American short story with an edgy vitality and raw social surfaces." In Amis’s novel The Information, "all the themes and stylistic experiments of Mr. Amis’ earlier fiction come together in a symphonic whole." Rushdie’s novel Midnight’s Children has been called "one of the most important novels to come out of the English-speaking world in this generation."
Required texts:
- Joyce Carol Oates, High Lonesome: New and Selected Stories 1996–2006, Harper Perennial, 2007, $19.95.
- Martin Amis, The Information, Vintage, 1996, $14.95.
- Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children, Random House, 2006, $14.95
These OLLI books are available at the Regulator Bookshop.
ISABEL GREEN is the class coordinator.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1155.
9:00–10:30am MOSES: Portrait of a Leader
Among the great personalities in the long span of Jewish history, extending over a period of some 4,000 years, Moses must invariably stand at the head. Already in biblical times, he had become so revered and so much a legend that when classical prophecy made its mark in Israel, more than half a millennium after Moses’ time, he emerged as the prophet, par excellence: "Never again did there arise in Israel a prophet like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face" (Deuteronomy 34:10).
In our class we will study the major events in the life of Moses as recounted in the Hebrew Scriptures and recalled by the rabbis and other commentators; we will examine the history of events of the period; and we will read the works of several modern authors who wrote about the life of Moses and his impact.
Required texts:
- The Bible, any text.
- Zora Neale Hurston, Moses, Man of the Mountain, Harper Perennial, 1990, $14.00.
These OLLI books are available at the Regulator Bookshop.
Rabbi FRANK FISCHER served as Rabbi of Hillel Foundation at Duke and UNC–Chapel Hill. He holds an MA in Hebrew literature and ordination from Hebrew Union College/Jewish Institute of Religion in New York.
10 Thursdays, September 18–December 4 (please note start date), 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Class ID: 1156.
9:00–10:30am T’AI CHI: Moving Meditation
Taijiquan (T’ai Chi Ch’uan), a traditional Chinese movement system, arose out of the belief that slow, continuous motion, combined with an internal focus on subtle changes, enhances energy, well-being, and mental, emotional, and physical balance. Scientific studies have verified many of its benefits, and medical professionals now endorse it for recuperation from surgery, heart disease, balance difficulties, arthritis, and a wide variety of other conditions. In addition, it is easy to practice, requires no special space or equipment, and integrates natural, easy exercise with a joyful reflective approach to daily life.
We will learn a short sequence of movements and energy gathering exercises, which can form the basis of a regular personal routine.
Recommended text:
- Tsung Hwa Jou, The Dao of Taijiquan: Way to Rejuvenation, Tuttle, 1998, $19.95.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
JAY DUNBAR, PhD, is director of the Magic Tortoise Taijiquan School (www.magictortoise.com). An "indoor" student of Grandmaster Jou Tsung Hwa, he has studied taijiquan and qigong since 1975 and has taught in the Triangle area since 1979.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 9:00–10:30am, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Class ID: 1157.
11:00am–12:30pm EDVARD MUNCH & THE SCANDINAVIAN LANDSCAPE OF ART & CULTURE
We will examine Munch’s career as a painter, printmaker, and poet from the perspective of the humanities and the sciences. Lee Sorenson of Duke’s Lilly Library will lecture on Munch and Symbolism, and we will address Munch’s transformation from Naturalism to Symbolism to Expressionism. We will study the influence of his encounters with artists in France and Germany and the influence of Japanese aesthetics in Scandinavian design and architecture. We will also discuss the work of Norwegian sculptor Gustav Vigeland, who shared some of Munch’s background and goals, and we will examine Munch’s life and work as part of a discussion of the neurobiology of manic depression and the biological basis of gene-environment interactions. The course will include a slide tour of Scandinavia and will end with a live concert of Grieg’s Violin Sonata and a smorgasbord party.
Recommended text:
- Sue Prideaux, Edvard Munch: Behind the Scream, Yale, 2005, $38.00.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
DR. ARA TOURIAN is a retired Duke physician and scientist interested in the arts and neuroscience.
9 Thursdays, September 11–November 13, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 24. Class ID: 1158.
11:00am–12:30pm DOES IT ALL ADD UP?
If so, how do you know? And if it does, or it doesn’t, does it matter? In this class we will examine and discuss the mythological, philosophical, and psychological approaches to the search for life’s meaning in the history of Western thought. Some familiarity with that history will be helpful at the outset, and Richard Tarnas’s The Passion of the Western Mind will serve as background reading. Inexpensive used paper copies are available from various Internet sources.
The class will be conducted as a discussion/seminar. Close reading of the weekly assignment in the text will be assumed, and class time will be devoted to clarifying and expanding the ideas found in the text. Each participant’s contribution will be valuable, and commitment to class attendance will be essential to the continuity of this approach, which is intended to be intellectually stimulating fun. In addition, participants should seriously consider reading a selection from the bibliography of the text or another source of their choosing to enrich the discussion.
Required text:
- Richard Tarnas, The Passion of the Western Mind, Ballantine, 1993, $17.95.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
JIM WRIGHT has been asking questions as long as he can remember, some of them in OLLI classes, where he leads discussions like this one in memory of his friend, fellow Wesleyan graduate, and long-time OLLI teacher, William B. Gould.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1159.
11:00am–12:30pm SUBMARINE WARFARE IN WWI & II
We will start with a review of the development of submarines through 1900. We will then follow the development of British and German submarines during the run up to WWI and the creation of both submarine and anti-submarine tactics as the First World War progressed. We will examine the evolution of British, German, Japanese, and U.S. submarine doctrine through the interwar years, the development of torpedoes and changes to anti-submarine tactics, and the mission developed for each nation’s boats. We will finish with an examination of the development of the submarine tactics created by different nations during World War II, as each side sought a clear advantage. We will look at some of the more famous submarine captains and the tactics they used. We hope to schedule a viewing of the movie Das Boot, which dramatizes the hardships experienced by German U-boat crews.
GEORGE NELSON has read extensively the writings about the submarine service during WWI and II. He has taught courses at OLLI about Pacific naval battles, the history of a WWII infantry unit, and the history of the Apollo program. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a BME and worked 35 years in the aerospace industry.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Class ID: 1160.
11:00am–12:30pm WHY WE MAKE FOOLISH FINANCIAL DECISIONS: The Neuroscience of Economic Activities
Recently we have watched greed and wishfulness distress financial markets. Our homes, retirement, and savings seem threatened. It has been a time of rock and roil. What can science tell us about the ways we make financial decisions on a personal and national scale? We carry instincts millions of years old. These seemed necessary during times of ancient deprivation. Are they dangerously inappropriate in times of plenty? Where once poets and philosophers were expected to explain—now neuroscientists do. New insights involve contemporary language and concepts: neurotransmitters, receptors, MRIs, and genes. We seek to understand how genes and proteins can influence human behavior.
Novel behavior and brain discoveries can illuminate, reveal, and expose some of our basic understanding of behavior. Might new insights be associated with unexpected risks or unforeseen moral consequences? Can scientific mastery of our brain make us vulnerable to irresistible covert influences?
Recommended text:
- Michael Shermer, The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales for Evolutionary Economics, Times Books, 2007, $26.00.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
JERRY LEVE is a retired endocrinologist who practiced 40 years in Los Angeles and Raleigh. He is an emeritus associate professor at UCLA School of Medicine. What’s he doing learning neuroscience? Teaching and passing it on.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Class ID: 1162.
11:00am–12:30pm NORTHERN EUROPEAN ART: Romanesque through Impressionism
In this art history survey, we will explore Northern European art through classroom and museum lectures. Sessions will alternate between The Bishop’s House and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
September 11 - Classroom
- Saints and Madonnas: French Cathedrals
September 18 - Museum
- Romanesque and Gothic Sculpture
September 25 - Classroom
- Rebirth of the Real and Ideal: Northern Renaissance Painting
October 2 - Museum
- A Close Look at Paintings from the Northern Renaissance
October 16 - Classroom
- The World of Rubens and Rembrandt
October 23 - Museum
- Views of 17th-Century Flemish and Dutch Painting
October 30 - Classroom
- Rococo and the Enlightenment
November 6 - Museum
- Tour the 18th-century English and French Galleries
November 13 - Classroom
- Neoclassic and Romantic Form Burst into Impressionistic Color
November 20 • Museum
- Exploring the 19th-Century French Gallery
Please note: The time to travel to and from the museum may affect students’ ability to take other OLLI classes that meet before and after this class.
KRISTINE DOOR, PhD, taught art history at the University of North Dakota for over a decade before moving to Raleigh in 1995. Until recently, she lectured at the North Carolina Museum of Art and directed the Docent Program.
10 Thursdays, September 11–November 20, 11:00am–12:30pm, The Bishop’s House and the North Carolina Museum of Art, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh. Class ID: 1161.
11:00am–12:30pm MEMOIRS: How to Start Writing Your Own Unique Story
Preserve your own unique story for yourself, your kids, and even posterity. Nothing has to be exactly "right." Just do it. This course will get you through the difficult part: getting started. Triggered by things you’ve collected, old family photos, or just pure memory, you will be on the way to recording a lifetime of experience. The instructor and his "Ten Rules" will speed you along on a wonderful new journey.
GORDON D. RAPP is a graduate of Cornell University and Purdue, and studied writing at New York University under Rudolf Flesch and at The Writing Center in Englewood, NJ. He was an advertising account executive and later, after a corporate career, concentrated on a lifelong passion for photography. Rapp found that observation, so critical in photography, is equally important in writing. He has self-published a book of photographs, Seeing Double, and a collection of essays, Observations. He is writing his own memoirs and has taught memoir writing.
5 Thursdays, September 11–October 16, 11:00am–12:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 12. Class ID: 1163.
11:00am–1:00pm PENSTROKES: Memoir Writing with Jane, Section 2
Using a variety of writing prompts to evoke memory, we will write, read, and respond to one another’s writing. You need not have written before to enjoy writing your personal stories and reading in this supportive writing group. Write the stories only you can tell in your own natural voice. Plan to write 400 to 500 words (two pages, double-spaced) each week and bring printed copies to class. Later, you may weave your collection of memories into a memoir. For the first class, write about where you’re from, a kitchen memory, something you have forgotten, or whatever you like. Writing enriches us to ourselves, so lift your pen and begin. (Section 1 meets on Wednesdays.)
JANE PENLAND HOOVER has a BA from Emory University and is a certified facilitator of Proprioceptive© Writing and the Amherst Writers and Artists Method. She led writing groups for 15 years and directed senior housing communities in Decatur, Georgia, before moving with her husband to Durham in 2005. Contact jpenstroke@yahoo.com for more information.
7 Thursdays, September 11–October 30, 11:00am–1:00pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 12. Class ID: 1164.
1:00–3:00pm THE DREAM CIRCLE
In his book God’s Forgotten Language, John A. Sanford writes, "God is the name we give to the purposeful, numinous power that crosses our lives; our dreams are one of the manifestations of this power." This class is a continuation of "Understanding the Gift of Dreams," taught during OLLI’s Winter 2008 term, and is open to any member who has previously participated in a dream circle. Each week, a group member’s dream will be explored, and all participants will tap their wisdom by sharing, "If it were my dream . . ." Confidentiality, along with a spiritual approach to dreams, makes this a lively and meaningful experience for all.
KAY WESTON is a retired therapist and teacher who uses dreams to enrich and direct her life. Currently, she is completing the Marin Institute of Projective Dream Work (MIPD) certification program, where dreams are viewed as important messages that come to us in the service of our health and wholeness—yes, even the nightmares.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 1:00–3:00pm (please note times), The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1165.
1:30–3:00pm GREEK & ROMAN EDUCATION
In his classic work The Republic, Plato describes the ideal state which he prescribes for his native Greece. A major part of his conception deals with education of the citizens who must realize it in practice and transmit their ideals to the next generation. Using this work as a basis for broad-ranging discussion, we will seek to examine what we know of the education actually pursued in Greece in its golden age. As a basis for understanding the culture of the time we will examine Greek vases illustrating scenes of the gymnasium and palaestra and will consider the archaeological remains of actual gymnasia which provided a home for the schools founded by Plato and Aristotle. We will also study Aristotle’s system, inscriptions on Hellenistic schools and gymnasia, the Athenian ephebic training corps, and writings on education by Cicero and Quintilian.
Required text:
- Plato, The Republic, translated and with an introduction by Desmond Lee, Penguin, 2003, $9.95.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
Please note: A coursepack of required readings—Documents on Greek and Roman Education, edited and translated by William C. West—will be available at the first class meeting. Please bring $10.00 exact change.
WILLIAM WEST is an emeritus professor of classics at UNC–Chapel Hill. In his retirement, he is a consultant to the excavations at Azoria, Crete, and studies virtues which are cited in Greek inscriptions.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1166.
1:30–3:00pm GREAT CONVERSATIONS, BOOK 3
We will continue the Great Conversations discussion group with Book 3 of the series created by the Great Books Foundation. Using the shared inquiry method, we will be reading essays, short stories, and book excerpts by international writers, including Chaucer, Hume, Balzac, Shelley, Tolstoy, and Lahiri.
Required text:
- Great Conversations 3 may be ordered online at www.greatbooks.org or by calling 1-800-222-5870, $24.95 plus shipping.
MAXINE SMITH has taught in Maryland, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico on the secondary and college levels. She has taken part in Great Books discussion groups, including using Junior Great Books in her classroom. At OLLI, she has been both a participant and a facilitator.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 1:30–3:00pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1169.
2:00–4:00pm MODERN OPERAS
While many people find 20th-century concert music forbidding, 20th-century operas are usually considered more accessible, perhaps because the dramatic action helps viewers to understand the course of the music. In several respects, however, modern operas differ from their popular Romantic predecessors. Instead of unfolding in a remote mythical or historical past, they often are either set realistically in the contemporary world, or take us to a colorful, topsy-turvy land of fantasy. While old-fashioned tales of heroism and of undying love are not entirely absent, the scope of 20th-century operas tends to be much wider, frequently exploring social and philosophical dilemmas of the modern age. The plots often exhibit great social awareness, examining the conflicts between individuals and the sometimes oppressive societies in which they live. Other 20th-century operas, influenced by the advent of psychoanalysis, probe the depth of the psyche, including its darker regions. Still other operas return to the spirit of satire and parody, which after Mozart and Rossini had become scarce on the stage.
In this course we will watch films of a series of 20th-century operatic masterpieces by composers such as Richard Strauss, Giacomo Puccini, Alban Berg, and Benjamin Britten. Many operas run several hours, but whenever possible we will present shorter works, including one-acters in their entirety, or look at extended excerpts from longer works. Even so, we have scheduled a longer class period (which occasionally may run slightly over the slotted two hours) to allow both for an introduction, illustrated at the piano or with recorded examples, and an ample discussion period following the presentation. A schedule of the operas to be screened, along with other useful information, will be posted on the class website at www.triangleearlymusic.org/ModernOperas.html.
Required text:
- George Martin, Twentieth-Century Opera: A Guide, Limelight Editions, 2004, $25.00.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
LEX SILBIGER is a former chair of the Duke Music Department and also taught music history at Brandeis and the University of Wisconsin (Madison). He loves playing the piano, the harpsichord, and several other instruments. In an earlier life, he was an engineer and did research on acoustics and applied mechanics in the Boston area.
10 Thursdays, September 11–December 4 (no class on November 6), 2:00–4:00pm (please note times), The Forest at Duke Retirement Community, 2701 Pickett Road, Durham (see page 21 for directions). Maximum: 60.
Class ID: 1168.
2:00–3:30pm ENDLESS DUET WITH SPACE
In this movement course, we will explore moving through space in a variety of dance and exercise forms. Besides having "just plain fun," we will increase our strength, extend our flexibility, and improve our balance and posture. No former dance experience is required, just the willingness to join right in with things new and different.
Please bring a floor mat (yoga/Pilates type), dress in loose-fitting clothing, and wear soft rubber sole shoes if you do not wish to dance barefoot or in stocking feet.
SUSAN WARTELL has been in love with movement of all kinds since she was a little tomboy. She has a BS in physical education and an MA in health education and has taught and coached in public and private schools for over 20 years. She has been teaching aerobics and other forms of exercise, including yoga and Pilates, for about as long. She has participated in some form of dance (ballet, tap, jazz, and most recently belly dance) since she was four years old.
10 Thursdays, September 11–November 20, 2:00–3:30pm, Barriskill Dance Theatre School, 3642 Shannon Road, Durham. Maximum: 25. Class ID: 1171.
2:00–3:30pm FREE SPEECH IN AMERICA
This course will be a dialogue about free speech cases that have appeared before the Supreme Court. We will review cases which have been decided by the court. The facts of each case will be discussed during one class session. During the next class, we will discuss the decision and opinions.
DANIEL POLLITT is Kenan Professor of Law Emeritus at UNC–Chapel Hill and a former member of the national board of the American Civil Liberties Union.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 2:00–3:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Class ID: 1170.
2:00–3:30pm BRIDGE THE GAP: Grandparents and Parents Connecting
Grandchildren change the dynamic of even the closest bonds. They introduce new challenges, joys, and issues. Through discussion, laughter, and group interaction, we will learn to improve our relationships with our adult children while enriching our experiences as grandparents. We will learn skills for resolving conflicts and gaining better understanding of our children so that negative patterns aren’t passed on to the newest members of our family. Happy parents and grandparents make happy children. Using practical, easy-to-implement strategies that work with adults and children of all ages, we will learn to develop and nurture loving, enjoyable, and fulfilling relationships that bridge the gap between generations.
Required text:
- Jim Fay and Foster Cline, Grandparenting with Love and Logic, Love and Logic Press, 1998, $15.95.
This OLLI book is available at the Regulator Bookshop.
JUNE CONLEY will offer this practical and entertaining course for grandparents, originally developed by Jim Fay, Charles Fay, PhD, and Foster W. Cline, MD, of the Love and Logic Institute, Inc., in Golden, Colorado. June has over 40 years of experience in child advocacy and parent education. As a parent and grandparent, school director, teacher, tutor, guardian ad litem, and lobbyist on school issues, she has worked to promote the understanding and protection of children in seven states.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 2:00–3:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 20. Class ID: 1172.
2:00–3:30pm A WORKSHOP IN WRITING POETRY
What’s a poem, after all? Is it a matter of how you say something, or how you see it? An experience, an idea, an image sparks to life and bangs on the door of your mind to be let out. You bring it into the world with the most potent and exact language you can wrestle onto the page, with words that play well together, that hint at more than they say. The poem, when it works, will tell you more about yourself than you knew when you started. And, with its highly selective observations, it can make the commonplace remarkable.
Writing poetry is always a solitary job. That’s why a good working group can be such a valuable part of the process. This weekly workshop offers new and developing poets a place to bring work in progress for informed listening, shared insights, friendly feedback, tips, and exercises. A range of readings and writing exercises will be suggested, but none required. Come join us to listen, loosen, learn—and write.
FLORENCE NASH’s poetry appears in publications here and there, and in her book Crossing Water (Gravity Press, 1997). She earned her first MA in music history and another MA in liberal studies, with a focus on creative writing. She loves choral singing, cooking, and conversations about the things that make it all good, like poetry.
8 Thursdays, October 2–December 4 (please note starting date), 2:00–3:30pm, Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 12. Class ID: 1173.
1:30–3:30pm BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE BALLET
From American Ballet Theatre to the Bolshoi, major ballet companies will be profiled with videos taken behind the scenes. We will look into the studios, onto the stage, and into the schools to see what a dance company is really like. This course provides a wonderful opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of what goes into learning, performing, and running a ballet company. Some videos are in foreign languages with subtitles.
BETSY BULLEN has studied ballet all her life, first in classes and then academically. Known as Madame Tutu,
she is the prima volunteera assoluta of the Carolina Ballet Company.
11 Thursdays, September 11–December 4, 1:30–3:30pm (please note times), Judea Reform Education Building. Maximum: 30. Class ID: 1174.
3:15–4:45pm GLOBAL HEALTH ISSUES: Meeting Health Challenges around the World
International health is on the minds of many Americans as the distance between peoples and countries is easily traversed and communication networks give us graphic reports of crises around the world. Diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis clearly demonstrate how health crises in developing countries can have an impact on more established nations. Here in the Triangle, we are surrounded by both international organizations and prestigious universities that host global health programs. We will draw on these resources to present a series of lectures on health challenges around the world.
September 11:
Dennis A. Clements, Duke Children’s Primary Care and Duke’s Global Health Institute, will give an overview of global health and a perspective on what it is all about.
September 18:
Andrés Villaveces, Department of Epidemiology, UNC–Chapel Hill, and deputy director, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, will address injury prevention as a global health priority, exploring the magnitude
of the problem, and illustrating with some lessons from Colombia.
September 25:
Elizabeth Zeringue, NC Tuberculosis Elimination Program, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, will speak on TB epidemiology, statewide, nationally, and abroad.
October 2:
Judy Mumford, Environmental Protection Agency, RTP, works on projects in developing countries that directly relate to U.S. safety guidelines regarding air pollution and water safety. Her projects have dealt with arsenic in well waters (China and Pakistan) and smoke pollution in indoor environments (China).
October 16:
Manoj Menon, Center for Disease Control’s Coordinating Center for Infectious Disease, will describe the ongoing efforts to control and eliminate malaria, with the major focus on Africa.
October 23:
Desmond Runyan, Departments of Social Medicine and Pediatrics, UNC School of Medicine, will address infant abuse in India with a focus on head trauma from shaken baby syndrome.
October 30:
John Bartlett, associate director of research at the Duke Global Health Institute and the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health at Duke University Medical Center, recently returned from Africa, will speak on HIV/AIDS.
November 6:
Elizabeth Livingston, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, will address issues of maternal health and maternal HIV transmission.
November 13:
Robert Malkin, director of Duke University Engineering World Health, will discuss why equipment that works in the United States fails when it reaches the developing world and what Duke University is doing about the problem.
November 20:
TBA
10 Thursdays, September 11–November 20, 3:15–4:45pm, The Bishop’s House. Maximum: 42. Class ID: 1175.
FREE LUNCHTIME LECTURES: HOME TECHNOLOGY DISCUSSIONS
Many new technologies have been introduced for home or personal use in recent years. They are often a source of confusion: What benefit would they have for me? How hard are they to set up and use? How does one choose among competing options or service providers? What are the risks and pitfalls?
OLLI is providing an opportunity for members to learn about new technologies and share their experiences during informal lunchtime sessions. Each session will have a leader who is familiar with the technology to give a brief presentation and answer your questions.
- September 18 - Digital Recording Lex Silbiger
- September 25 - YouTube John Logan
- October 2 - PC Security George Oberlander
- October 16 - Water Conservation Greg Feller (OWASA)
- October 23 - Online Backup George Oberlander
- October 30 - Home Networking John McCann
- November 6 - Hearing Aids Gregory Smith (UNC Hospitals)
- November 13 - Analog to Digital TV Converters & Connecting PCs to a TV Robert Weimer
ROBERT WEIMER coordinates this series
8 Thursdays, September 18–November 13, 12:45–1:45 pm, Judea Reform Education Building. OLLI members are invited to attend, without charge, as many sessions as they wish. No registration is necessary. A brief description of each week’s topic is sent via the OLLI Spotlight online newsletter a few days before the session. Topics and speakers are subject to change.
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