| “How have the events of 9/11 affected children?” asks NYU Steinhardt Professor Larry Aber. | How has the Koran influenced modern Islamists? asks Gallatin's Sinan Antoon, assistant professor Arab-Islamic culture. | ||
“Is democracy possible in the Middle East?” Alon Ben-Meir, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., an adjunct professor of Global Affairs at SCPS proposes a possible solution to the turmoil in Iraq. | “Why is so important to save Leave it to Beaver?” Professor Howard Besser, director of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts' Moving Image Archiving & Preservation discusses preservation of our cultural record. | ||
Training Nurses to Care for Older Adults Elizabeth A. Capezuti, associate professor and Co-Director, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, College of Nursing, talks about the need for adequate geriatric nurse education. | Mathematics is Power by Sylvain Cappell, professor of mathematics & Director of Graduate Studies: GSAS & Courant Institute. Cappell discusses how mathematics enters our daily lives. | ||
The Bobbed Haired Bandit by Stephen Duncombe, a professor of politics and history of media and culture at Gallatin. Duncombe discusses a famous 1920s husband and wife robbery team. | “Does democratization lead to stabilization in the Middle East?” asks Noah Feldman, faculty advisor, Center on Law and Security | ||
Japanese-American internment during WWII as photographed by Dorthea Lange—Linda Gordon, Professor of History, FAS, discusses the impact of Lange's work. | “Do we as a society approve of torture as a matter of course, a matter of policy?” asks executive director of the Center on Law and Security at NYU's School of Law Karen J. Greenberg. | ||
| “How do atoms and molecules assemble and organize themselves?” asks Professor of Physics David Grier, of the Faculty of Arts and Science. | “Crystal meth and HIV: What are the connections?” asks NYU Steinhardt Professor Perry Halkitis. | ||
| “What is unique about NYU's approach to undergraduate science curriculum?” asks John Halpin, clinical associate professor of chemistry, FAS. | Using Technology to Help Train Physicians by Mary Ann Hopkins, M.Phil., MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery (General Surgery): School of Medicine. Hopkins talks about virtual learning tools for medical students. | ||
| “How do we change our behavior to address climate change?” asks Environmental Studies Professor Dale Jamieson. | “What challenges do solutions to climate change pose?” asks Environmental Studies Professor Dale Jamieson. | ||
| The urgent need for film preservation: “We are losing the visual record of the 20th century literally every day,” says Associate Professor Mona Jimenez, of the Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program at the Tisch School of the Arts. | “How do we heal victims of torture?” asks Allen Keller, M.D., director of the Center for Health & Human Rights; associate professor, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine), School of Medicine. | ||
| “What are the origins of homophobia as a concept?” asks Don Kulick, associate professor of anthropology, FAS. | “How can drama therapy help heal communities?” asks Robert Landy Steinhardt professor of educational theatre and applied psychology. | ||
LaSER—Large Scale Emergency Response: A project by NYU's Center for Catastrophe Preparedness & Response (CCPR) with Lewis R Goldfrank, MD and Lewis S Nelson, MD from the NYU Medical Center and Bud Mishra, from NYU's Courant Institute. | “Science, Music, and Your Brain,” an interview with Joseph LeDoux, professor of neural science, FAS. | ||
PSTR Research Project: Looking at Peer-Support Programs for First Responders Post-911, by Linda Mills, BA, JD, MSW, PH.D.; Vice Provost, professor of social work, NYU School of Social Work; Affiliated Professor of Law: NYU School of Law | “Is microlending the solution for global poverty?” asks Jonathan Morduch, professor of public policy and economics, NYU Wagner School of Public Service | ||
| “Race-based medication: BiDil and African Americans” discusses Assistant Professor of Sociology Ann Morning, of the Faculty of Arts and Science. | Video Games: Is the technology value-neutral? asks Helen Nissenbaum, associate professor of culture and communications, The Steinhardt School of Education | ||
| “How does leadership happen?” NYU Wagner Associate Professor Sonia M. Ospina discusses the paradox of leadership. | Memories of 9/11: Surveys of Americans' memories immediately after the attacks and how they recalled those same memories years later. Elizabeth Phelps, a professor of psychology and neural science at NYU, explains her research. | ||
| “What is the role of dentistry in a public health emergency?” asks Dianne Rekow, Chair, Department of Biological Science, Medicine and Surgery and Director of Translational Research, at NYU's College of Dentistry. | “Who Controls the Global Economy?” asks Nouriel Roubini, professor of economics and international business, NYU Stern School of Business | ||
“How can artists help rebuild New Orleans?” asks Richard Schechner, University Professor; Professor, Performance Studies, Tisch School of the Arts. | “What is the significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls?” asks Lawrence Schiffman, Ethel and Irwin A. Edelman Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies; Chair, Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies. | ||
| Spike Lee, artistic director, Graduate Film Division, Kanbar Institute of Film and Television talks about his students, teaching, and the NYU TSOA experience. | Death Row Appeals in Alabama: Bryan Stevenson, NYU School of Law professor talks about empowering and motivating his students though real-life casework at the Equal Justice Initiative of Alabama | ||
| “How do immigrant children adapt to life in the US?” asks Carola Suarez-Orozco, professor of applied psychology and co-director of immigration studies, Steinhardt. | “How does memory work?” asks Wendy A. Suzuki, associate professor of neural science, FAS. | ||
| “What can food teach us about American culture?” asks Marvin J. Taylor, director of the Fales Library and Special Collections at the Elmer Holmes Bobst Library. | “Are we experiencing a national crisis of depression?” asks Jerome Wakefield, University Professor and professor of social work, NYU School of Social Work | ||
| Distressed Cities and Poor Children: “Can foundations really make a difference?” asks NYU Wagner Professor Beth C. Weitzman. | “Should we believe what we see in images?” asks Deborah Willis, University Professor, Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging, Tisch School of the Arts. | ||
| “Can we negotiate with Al Qaeda?” asks NYU Wagner Adjunct Professor Allen Zerkin. |
