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Synopsis
Moraine Valley Community College Library, Palos Hills, Illinois, USA. The Library Event PodCasts are intended to be a flexible, portable record of the events held within the Moraine Valley Library. As such, they are intended to enhance library programs and the larger Moraine Valley curriculum.These events are hosted by the library in the spirit of public discussion, open debate, and intellectual growth. The views expressed by panel members, lecturers, or audience members are their own and are not necessarily the official views of the Moraine Valley Community College board of trustees, staff, faculty, or administration.
Episodes
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Symbolism of the Sand Mandala
30/03/2011Tibetan Buddhist Monk Gala Rinpoche discusses the sand mandala as a scared object of contemplation
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Reproductive Justice with Guest Toni Bond Leonard
23/03/2011Ms Bond Leonard will draw on her interview with Rebecca Skloot for a discussion of the Lacks case and reproductive justice
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Global Aging, Confronting the Challenges of Demographic Changes
16/02/2011This discussion will highlight the global challenges of aging with a special focus on medical spending in the last years of life
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Where's Daddy A Conversation For African American History Month
09/02/2011We welcome Moraine Valley Faculty member Delwyn Jones for a conversation about African-American men and family
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Henrietta Lacks, Medical Research, and the Politics of Trust
08/02/2011We welcome special guest Dr. Rick Kittles from the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Department of Medicine
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Paying for the Legacy of the Past
20/10/2010Panel discussion on responsibility for unethical acts of the past
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Upcoming One Book One College Events
24/09/2010A preview of the list of events related to MVCCs One Book One College program
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Understanding Ethical Dilemmas in Medicine
22/09/2010Dr Bernard Heilicser of Ingalls Memorial Hospital discusses ethics in medicine
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Self Injury A Discussion
05/05/2010Panel discussion on causes symptoms treatment and prevention of self injury
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The Black Swan with Jerimi Walker and Mario Borha
04/05/2010A discussion about the book by Nassim Taleb called The Black Swan with special guests from the Math Department
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Work and Food in the Economy Perspectives of an Economist
27/04/2010Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Economist David Oppedahl explores the links between food employment and our lives
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A Survivors Story A Journey Through Clinical Depression
06/04/2010Robert Smola discusses his book A Waltz Through La La Land A Depression Survivors Memoir
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Future of Work Panel Discussion
31/03/2010Discussion by Moraine Valley faculty members about how work and jobs will change
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My Journey to Jesus sponsored by the Moraine Valley Christian Fellowship
30/03/2010Special guest lecture by Reverend Hicham Chehab
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Latino Leadership Series Rudy Lozano Jr
10/03/2010Special guest lecture by Rudy Lozano Jr as part of Multicultural Affairs Latino Leadership Series organized by Alliance of Latin American Students
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Our Journey African American Women Tell Their Stories
24/02/2010Part of Black History Month events African American Women tell their stories
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A Peoples History of the United States Remembering Howard Zinn
24/02/2010A discussion about landmark book A Peoples History of the United States by historian Howard Zinn
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Unions Today with Jorge Ramirez
16/02/2010Jorge Ramirez of the Chicago Federation of Labor discusses unions today
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Understanding Mammogram Guidelines
16/02/2010Special guest Pete Porter discusses the new Mammogram guidelines
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Bears vs Green Bay Probabilities
22/01/2010What is the probability of the Bears and Packers playing in the NFC Champtionship