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Privacy and the Media

Miller

DeFrank

A lively roundtable debate with Harvard Law Professor Arthur Miller '56; Tom DeFrank, Washington editor of the New York Daily News; Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Robert Sack '60; Marc Rosenwasser '74, senior broadcast producer of Dateline NBC, Political Science Professor Annabelle Lever; Richard Davis '66, legal expert and former Clinton impeachment witness; and Elaine Dutka '69, Arts Writer, LA Times.

Jesus, Judaism, & Archaeology

Green

Who was Jesus of Nazareth? What kind of world did he inhabit? Where did his followers come from? Interest in the historical Jesus dominates the television airways. Recent specials on PBS and ABC have explored the figure and character of Jesus. In this panel discussion, moderated by Dean William Scott Green, Rochester scholars will help to sort through basic issues in the search for the Jesus of history. In particular, we will learn what Rochester's own archaeological excavations in Galilee reveal about Jesus' world. There will be fresh evidence, new questions, and lots of opportunities for open discussion.

Dean Green, Professor of Religion, Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Judaic Studies, Dean of the College, is an authority on ancient Judaism and is educational director of Rochester's Program in Galilean Archaeology. He will be joined by Anne Merideth, Moti Aviam, and Gabriel Mazor. Merideth is Assistant Professor of Religion and Classics. Aviam is director of Rochester's Program in Galilean Archaeology and District Supervisor for Western Galilee, Israel Antinquities Authority and Adjunct Professor of Judaic Studies. Mazor is Chief Archaeologist, Beth She'an Excavations, Israel Antiquities Authority and, also, Visiting Professor of Judaic Studies.

Successful Aging

Satcher

Rowe

U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher '72M (Res) will be joined by national experts Jack Rowe '70M (MD), CEO, Mount Sinai-NYU Medical Center; Howard Federoff, professor and director, University of Rochester Center for Aging and Developmental Biology; Thelma Wells, professor of nursing, University of Wisconsin; and T. Franklin Williams, professor of medicine, University of Rochester.

Computers and the Internet

Rashid

Featuring Richard Rashid '77 (Mas), '80 (PhD), senior vice president at Microsoft, and Henry Fuchs, professor of computer science at the University of North Carolina.

Space: The Unforgettable Journey

Gibson

Pawelczyk

Frank

Rochester's own Ed Gibson '59 and Jim Pawelczyk '82 share stories of their fantastic journeys to space, while Physics and Astronomy professor Adam Frank will share news of current and future unmanned exploration of Mars and beyond.

Election 2000: The Presidency and the Congress

Mann

Ornstein

Our topnotch analysts include Thomas Mann, campaign finance expert; Norman Ornstein, longtime consultant to the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour; and Vin Weber, former Minnesota Congressman and NPR commentator. Political Science Professor Richard Fenno moderates.

Exploring and Exploiting the Quantum World of Light and Matter

Chu

Nobel Prize-winner Steven Chu '70 will helps us to explore the mysteries, marvels, and puzzles of quantum physics and optics. Professor Chu will be joined by Physics Professor Nick Bigelow and Optics Professor Ian Walmsley '86 (PhD).

Space Exploration
Hear firsthand about future adventures in space from NASA Chief Dan Goldin.

What Do We Know About the Evolution of Human Culture?
A critical look at the connections between evolution, genes, and human culture with Dr. Richard Lewontin, Professor of Biology at Harvard University.

The Frederick Douglass Symposium: Does Diversity Matter?
Under the auspices of the University's Diversity Roundtable, our distinguished panel will address minority education issues at the undergraduate and graduate school levels, as well as perspectives on various state, federal, and corporate initiatives in this area. Panelists include Arnold Mitchem, president, National Council for Opportunity in Education; Orlando Taylor, dean, Howard University Graduate School; University Trustee Lance Drummond '85S (MBA), vice president, Eastman Kodak Company; Walter Cooper '56, former New York State Regent and Kodak research scientist.

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