Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University
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The mission of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University is to create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in any of the academic disciplines, professions, or creative arts. Within that broad purpose, it sustains a continuing commitment to the study of women, gender, and society.
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| 1 | Video"Can We Keep Up? Theater’s Incredible Ability to Evolve" by John Tiffany | 2010–2011 Julia S. Phelps Annual Lecture in Art and the Humanities The Julia S. Phelps Annual Lecture in Art and the Humanities was established to honor the memory of Julia S. Phelps, a former teacher of art history in the Radcliffe Seminars program and an alumna of Radcliffe College (A.B. '37, A.M. '43, Ph.D. '53). It is supported by the generous contributions of her family, friends and colleagues. | 3/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoEconomic Empowerment as a Tool for Social and Political Empowerment of Women in Africa | Joyce Banda, vice president of Malawi, delivers the 2010–2011 Rama S. Mehta Lecture | 4/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Video"Why Books?" Welcome Remarks and Opening Conversation | Welcome by Barbara J. Grosz (Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study), Ann Blair '84, BI '99 (Harvard University), and Leah Price '91, RI '07 (Senior Advisor to the Humanities Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University); Opening Conversation: "Future Formats of Texts: E--books and Old Books" with Robert Darnton (Harvard University) and Stuart Shieber RI '07 (Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences), moderated by Nancy F. Cott (Director, Schlesinger Library) 10/29/10 | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Video"Why Books?" Session 1: Storage And Retrieval | Adrian Johns (University of Chicago) and Matthew G. Kirschenbaum (University of Maryland), moderated by John Palfrey (Harvard Law School) 10/29/10 | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Video"Why Books?" Session 2: Circulation And Transmission | Isabel Hofmeyr (University of the Witwatersrand) and Meredith L. McGill (State University of New Jersey), moderated by David D. Hall (Harvard Divinity School) 10/29/10 | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Video"Why Books?" Session 3: Reception And Use and Closing Remarks | Paul Duguid (University of California at Berkeley School of Information) and Elizabeth Long (Rice University), moderated by Homi K. Bhabha RI ’05 (Harvard University); Closing Remarks and Discussion with Peter Stallybrass (University of Pennsylvania), | 4/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Video“Alice in Time” by Dame Gillian Beer | Dame Gillian Beer, King Edward VII Professor of English Literature Emeritus at the University of Cambridge, delivers a lecture for the 2010–2011 Dean’s Lecture Series | 5/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoDriving Change, Shaping Lives || Welcome and Shifting Populations Panel | Welcome Remarks by Barbara J. Grosz (Dean, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study) and Brigitte Madrian (Senior Advisor to the Social Sciences Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard Kennedy School) Panel 1: "Shifting Populations" with Amy O'Neill Richard (Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons), Valerie M. Hudson (Brigham Young University), and Rhacel Salazar Parreñas (University of Southern California), moderated by Swanee Hunt (Harvard Kennedy School) 03/03/11 | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoDriving Change, Shaping Lives || Health Panel | Panel 2: "Health" with Joyce Banda (Vice President, Malawi), Mirai Chatterjee (Self-Employed Women's Association), and Kirk R. Smith (University of California at Berkeley), moderated by Paula A. Johnson (Harvard Medical School) 03/03/11 | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoDriving Change, Shaping Lives || Welcome Back and Technology Panel | Welcome Back by Iris Bohnet (Harvard Kennedy School) Panel 1: "Technology Panel" with Taryn Dinkelman (Princeton University), Robert Jensen (University of California at Los Angeles), and Kristine Pearson (Lifeline Energy), moderated by Margo I. Seltzer (Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences) 03/04/11 | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoDriving Change, Shaping Lives || Education Panel | Panel 4: "Education Panel" with Thuwayba Al Barwani (Sultan Qaboos University), Jishnu Das (World Bank), and Cecilia María Vélez (Former National Minister of Education, Colombia), moderated by Fernando M. Reimers (Harvard Graduate School of Education) 03/04/11 | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoDriving Change, Shaping Lives || Politics Panel and Summation | Panel 5: "Politics Panel" with Esther Duflo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Aloisea Inyumba (Senator, Rwanda Parliament), and Humaira Awais Shahid RI '10 (Provincial Parliamentarian, Pakistan), moderated by Asim Ijaz Khwaja (Harvard Kennedy School) 03/04/11 | 5/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | Video2011 Radcliffe Day Luncheon || 05/27/2011 | On Radcliffe Day, alumnae/i, fellows, and friends of Radcliffe gather to celebrate past, present, and future. Dean Barbara Grosz presents the Radcliffe Institute Medal to Ela Bhatt, who, as the founder of the Self Employed Women's Association of India, has improved the self-sufficiency of more than a million women and the quality of life for their families. Bhatt shares her thoughts on how we can progress toward a more equitable and just world. 05/27/2011 | 6/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoSomething in the Air: Welcome and "Human Adaptation to Climate Change in the Archaeological Past" | Something in the Air: Climate Change, Science and Policy - Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Welcome by Dimitar D. Sasselov, Senior Advisor to the Science Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Professor of Astronomy, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University "Human Adaptation to Climate Change in the Archaeological Past" by Jennifer R. Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoSomething in the Air: Water Vapor, the Hydrological Cycle, and Climate Change | Something in the Air: Climate Change, Science and Policy - Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study "Water Vapor, the Hydrological Cycle, and Climate Change" by Isaac M. Held, Senior Research Scientist, head of Weather and Atmospheric Dynamics Group, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory/NOAA (Princeton, NJ); Lecturer with rank of Professor in the Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoSomething in the Air: Climate, Oceans, and Human Health | Something in the Air: Climate Change, Science and Policy - Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study "Climate, Oceans, and Human Health" by Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland at College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health; Senior Advisor and Chairman Emeritus, Canon US Life Sciences; President and CEO, CosmosID, Inc. | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoSomething in the Air: Solar Geoengineering as a Tool to Manage Climate Risks | Something in the Air: Climate Change, Science and Policy - Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study "Solar Geoengineering as a Tool to Manage Climate Risks" by David Keith, Canada Research Chair in Energy and the Environment, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSomething in the Air: The Global Politics of Clean Engergy Innovation | Something in the Air: Climate Change, Science and Policy - Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study "The Global Politics of Clean Energy Innovation" by Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment; Director of the Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoSomething in the Air: Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks | Something in the Air: Climate Change, Science and Policy - Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Panel Discussion with David S. Battisti (Professor of Atmospheric Sciences and Tamaki Endowed Chair, University of Washington), Kerry Emanuel (Professor of Atmospheric Science; Director, Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Daniel Schrag (Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University; Director, Harvard University Center for the Environment), Carl Wunsch (Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physical Oceanography, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Closing Remarks by Rosalind A. Segal, Senior Advisor to the Science Program, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study; Professor of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School; Member of the Departments of Pediatric Oncology and Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University | 11/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoReimagining the City-University Connection: Welcome Remarks | Welcoming remarks by Lizabeth Cohen (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University), David T. Ellwood (Harvard Kennedy School), Peter Meade (Boston Redevelopment Authority), and Robert J. Sampson (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoReimagining the City-University Connection: Panel 1: "Preventing and Responding to Violence" | Panel 1: "Preventing and Responding to Violence" with Anthony A. Braga (Rutgers University), Daniel Linskey (Boston Police Department), Felton Earls (Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health), and Deborah Allen (Boston Public Health Commission), moderated by Paula A. Johnson (Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Boston Public Health Commission) | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoReimagining the City-University Connection: Panel 2: "Governance and New Technologies" | Panel 2: "Governance and New Technologies" with Jennifer Tour Chayes (Microsoft Research New England), Nigel Jacob (City of Boston), and Alex "Sandy" Pentland (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), moderated by David Lazer (Harvard University and Northeastern University) | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoReimagining the City-University Connection: Panel 3: "Improving Urban Education" | Panel 3: "Improving Urban Education" with Sarah Glover (Harvard Graduate School of Education), Carol R. Johnson (Boston Public Schools), Stephen Raudenbush (University of Chicago), and Catherine Snow (Harvard Graduate School of Education), moderated by Nancy E. Hill (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard Graduate School of Education) | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoReimgaining The City-University Connection: Panel 4: "Lessons and Challenges of City-University Connections" and Closing Remark | Panel 4: "Lessons and Challenges of City-University Connections" with John Fantuzzo (University of Pennsylvania), Henry Webber (Washington University in St. Louis), Margaret Weir (University of California at Berkeley and Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study), and Mitchell Weiss (City of Boston), moderated by Edward L. Glaeser (Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston and Taubman Center for State and Local Government, Harvard University) Closing Remarks and Next Steps by Christopher Winship (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) and Robert J. Sampson (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) | 12/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoMolecules, Movement, and Motors: Welcoming Remarks | "What Happens When Proteins and Their Junctions Are Pulled upon by Motors?" and "Designing Intelligent Nano/Microbots" Welcoming remarks by Lizabeth Cohen (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) and Rosalind Segal (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) "What Happens When Proteins and Their Junctions Are Pulled upon by Motors?" by Viola Vogel (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich), introduced by Joanna Aizenberg (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) "Designing Intelligent Nano/Microbots" by Ayusman Sen (Pennsylvania State University), introduced by Judith Steen (Children's Hospital Boston) 10/14/2011 | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoMolecules, Movement, and Motors: James Spudich and Susan K. Dutcher | "The Molecular Basis of Human Hypertrophic and Dilated Cardiomyopathies" by James Spudich (Stanford University), introduced by Thomas Schwarz (Children's Hospital Boston) "Movement and Motility of the Eukaryotic Cilium" by Susan K. Dutcher (Washington University in St. Louis), introduced by Rosalind Segal (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoMolecules, Movement, and Motors: Anna C. Balazs and Larry S.B. Goldstein | "Using Chemical Gradients as Motors to Propel Biomimetic Cells and Worms" by Anna C. Balazs (University of Pittsburgh), introduced by Dimitar Sasselov (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) "Molecular Motors in Axonal Transport" by Larry S.B. Goldstein (University of California at San Diego and Howard Hughes Medical Institute), introduced by Elizabeth Engle (Children's Hospital Boston and Howard Hughes Medical Institute) | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoMolecules, Movement, and Motors: Steven M. Block and Closing Remarks | "Shedding Light on Motor Function, One Molecule at a Time" by Steven M. Block (Stanford University), introduced by Joan Ruderman (Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and Harvard University) Closing remarks by Samara Reck-Peterson (Harvard Medical School) | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoRaising Renee: Jeanne Jordan and Beverly McIver || Radcliffe Institute 10th Anniversary Panel | On February 22, 2012, HBO will broadcast the documentary film, "Raising Renee," the result of a collaboration between two Radcliffe Institute fellows, filmmaker Jeanne Jordan BI '93 RI '03 and artist Beverly McIver RI '03. In this presentation and panel discussion from Radcliffe Institute's tenth anniversary event in 2009, "Celebrate 10 Years! Crossing Boundaries at the Radcliffe Institute,” Jordan and McIver talk about collaboration, storytelling, and the creative process. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 29 Episodes |
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