Published by admin on 16 Nov 2009
“Chuppie gave us a scare this week. He disappeared for a couple of days and reappeared much the worse for wear. More on Chup in a bit, but that’s what got me thinking about our pets.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 16 Nov 2009
A lecture by Fabio Lanza, assistant professor of history at the University of Arizona. Part of the University of New Mexico International Studies Institute’s Fall Lecture Series, “Revolutions of 1989: From Tiananmen Square to the Berlin Wall.”
Published by admin on 13 Nov 2009
A lecture held on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, by Jonathan Zatlin, Associate Professor of History, Boston University. Part of the University of New Mexico International Studies Institute’s Fall Lecture Series, “Revolutions of 1989: From Tiananmen Square to the Berlin Wall.”
Tearing Down the Wall: The East German Revolution and German Unification, 1989-1990: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (23)Published by admin on 10 Nov 2009
The Village of Cuba, New Mexico and the University of New Mexico’s Prevention Research Center are teaming up to fight diabetes and other diseases linked to obesity through an innovative walking program called “Step Into Cuba.”
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Published by admin on 09 Nov 2009
“…thinking about luck, fate, fortune, karma, what-have-you. Thinking of those who, like me, seem to have been blessed with good luck, and those who suffer one calamity after another, those who seem to have been cursed with bad luck.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 09 Nov 2009
A joint discussion and reading by Pari Noskin Taichert, author of “The Socorro Blast,” and Martha Egan, author of “La Ranfla,” at the UNM Bookstore, bookstore.unm.edu.
“The Socorro Blast” is the third in a series of mystery novels about Sasha Solomon, a reality-challenged, whipped-cream dependent PR consultant who helps small towns with tourism projects and solves murders.
“La Ranfla & Other New Mexico Stories” “captures the quirkiness of Northern New Mexico in a series of colorfully drawn short stories rich with wonderfully authentic characters. It’s a fine, fine ride,” says Anne Hillerman.
Published by admin on 06 Nov 2009
At the Parent Talk on Oct. 7, UNM’s premiere tutoring service, the Center for Academic Program Support, CAPS, and a University College representative provide information on services to aid student success.
Parent Talk: Shrug off stigmas to bolster academic progress: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (27)Published by admin on 05 Nov 2009
Lynn Morgan, the Mary E. Wooley professor of anthropology at Mt. Holyoke College, spoke on Nov. 4, 2009 about “Reproductive Rights and Wrongs in Contemporary Latin America.” The lecture was sponsored by the UNM Department of Anthropology and the Alfonso Ortiz Center. Morgan is introduced by Louise Lamphere, UNM professor emeritus of anthropology.
Reproductive Rights and Wrongs in Contemporary Latin America: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (25)Published by admin on 30 Oct 2009
“If you tramp the gloomy and spectral byways of Greek lore, sooner or later you will run across the tale of Erysichthon, a tale which goes back to a time when Time itself was but a swaddled suckling.” & “As a sort of revenge, [Mark Twain] enjoyed having sport with the reporters the local paper would send out.”A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 26 Oct 2009
On Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m., UNM Professor of Anthropology and Music Steven Feld will present his new documentary on African Por Por (pronounced Paw Paw) music. The documentary introduces the audience to the funerary music of bus and taxi drivers in the Accra township of La in Ghana. Feld explores the way Por Por music changed and grew into something resembling jazz. The music was first made by squeezing old fashioned automobile horns and by beating wrenches on tire rims. It grew and changed as drivers experimented with enema bulbs and modified the sound by shaving reeds to fit the bulbs. Listen to a sample of Por Por music in this tune titled “Sunshine in Africa.”
Published by admin on 26 Oct 2009
“In the pages of tabloids you can find everything to feed your head, albeit a crude diet.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 22 Oct 2009
U.S. Department of Defense Undersecretary for policy Michele Flournoy says that President Obama’s deadline to have U.S. troops withdrawn from Iraq by 2012 is “conditions-based,” and that those conditions depend on issues like the January elections in Iraq. She says as far as elections are concerned, the DOD believes the current lack of an elections law in Iraq is not reason for concern yet.
University of New Mexico – Talk Radio News Service
Published by admin on 22 Oct 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the purpose of health care reform is improving quality, lowering costs, expanding coverage and retaining choice for those who like what they already have. According to the Speaker “heath care reform is entitlement reform” and that is “essential” to reducing the deficit. (0:25)
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Published by admin on 22 Oct 2009
Former economic adviser for President Clinton Alan Blinder says that Congress, the Obama administration and the Federal Reserve have helped the economy enormously, but it is still in bad shape. He says although GDP is growing, the amount of jobs is still likely to “shrink.” (0:37)
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Published by admin on 22 Oct 2009
Mark Zandi, Chief Economist for Moody’s Economy.com, says the current economic recovery is “fragile and tentative” and thinks the risk of the country slipping back into recession is “uncomfortably high.” He believes this because although employers have slowed down layoffs, they have not begun to hire aggressively. (0:25)
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Published by admin on 19 Oct 2009
“So there I was in the checkout the other day and a cover story and headline assailed my eye. The picture was of our new First Couple (dancing, I think). The President’s back is to us and the First Lady is looking over his shoulder with an ominous scowl. The headline? “MICHELLE TO OPRAH: BACK OFF! HE’S MINE!’”” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 12 Oct 2009
“I have found William Topaz McGonagall’s soulmate! (Surely you remember McGonagall, ‘World’s Worst Poet’?) I sing of Julia Ann Moore, aka ‘The Sweet Singer of Michigan,’ and I take special pride in that she was from our own American heartland.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 05 Oct 2009
Anyone who doubts global warming is a reality should talk with UNM Professor of Anthropology James Dixon. He spends part of his summers on glaciers in Alaska, documenting artifacts the retreating glacial ice has left behind. Dixon, director of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, says he found arrows with the feathers still attached and a stone spear point still bound to the shaft by sinew. They were frozen in the ice more than a thousand years ago. The ice preserved many of the arrows so well he can tell what kind of bird the feathers came from and the kinds of knots the hunters used.
Published by admin on 05 Oct 2009
“She was born Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chavarri del Castillo in a remote village in Peru. Her father was part Spanish and her mother a full-blooded Incan (in fact, the Peruvian government supported her claim to be descended from the last Incan emperor, Atahualpa)… Everything about Sumac—her repertoire, her stage presence, her costumes, her heritage, her stories—was exotic, and she relished it.” A video blog by Jerry Shea, UNM professor emeritus, from the original blog at MacInstruct.com.
Published by admin on 02 Oct 2009
Vice Provost Wynn Goering talks about the connection between selectivity, graduation rates and diversity in an interview with KSFR Santa Fe Public Radio.
