Health and Society
NARCOMEDIA: Latinidad, Drug Economies, and the Cultural Politics of the Kingpin
This talk features Jason Ruiz, an associate professor in the Department of American Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Ruiz covers his research which includes discussing...
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Your Brain @ Work
There’s no question that competition, connectivity, globalization, stress, and technology have a significant impact on the human brain. This webinar will provide practical...
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The Game of the Century: A Clash of Perspectives On and Off the Gridiron
The year 1966 will long be remembered as one of protest and division over the escalating War in Vietnam and the rise of black power. It will also be remembered for a...
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Fighting for Lasting Peace
Peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the country’s principal guerrillas had come to a standstill yet again. One of the longest and bloodiest civil wars in...
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Integral Ecology: Pope Francis, Ethical Pluralism, and the Planet
This 2015 Rev. Bernie Clark, C.S.C. lecture features Christiana Zenner, Ph.D., assistant professor of theology, science and ethics in the Department of Theology at Fordham...
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Fighting to Cure Food Allergies
Sarah McKenzie knows the deadly potential of food allergies all too well. Her young son, Gunner, has a peanut allergy, and while the family is attentive, the smallest mistake can...
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Catholic Health Care’s Role in Integral Human Development
What role can Catholic health care play in the moral development of the United States? Sr. Carol Keehan, DC, RN, MS, claims it has the ability and obligation to go beyond...
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Transformational Change in Healthcare
The full title of this lecture is “Transformational Change in Healthcare: What It Means for You, for Business and for the Government.” This talk is given by Elizabeth Heller...
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A Conversation with Cardinal Rodríguez: Thoughts on Laudato Si and the Synod
The Center for Social Concerns’ annual theme for 2015–16 was the “Care of All Creation,” connecting to the publication of Laudato Si. In January 2016, Cardinal Oscar...
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Fighting for Displaced People
There are 60 million displaced people in the world and every day an estimated 40,000 people flee their homes in search of safety elsewhere. For many, a temporary stop in a refugee...
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Fighting for Precision Medicine
Dr. Kevin Tracey knows the tragedy of sepsis all too well. Early in his career, he watched as a young baby recovering from burns died overnight from sepsis. No one even knew she...
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Fighting for Clean Water
When toxins from algal blooms contaminated Toledo, Ohio’s water supply in 2014, residents found themselves in the midst of a drinking water crisis. Spanning from Lake Erie to...
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