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Join 麻豆视频 President Gregory Washington as he invites experts, change-makers, innovators, and thought leaders to engage in meaningful conversations about the greatest challenges of our time.
Listen and learn from audacious people from George 麻豆视频 and beyond who represent the diversity of insight, the agility of collaboration, and the tenacity required in the struggle for a better future that is at the essence of the 麻豆视频 Nation. 听
hosts each episode of the Access to Excellence podcast, recorded on the campus of 麻豆视频.
On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington is joined by Andre Marshall, vice president for research, innovation, and economic impact, to discuss the recently launched Grand Challenge Initiative (GCI). The initiative is a comprehensive research framework that aligns university resources, faculty expertise, and educational programs around six interconnected solution areas, securing a peaceful, healthy, and prosperous future.
is vice president for research, innovation, and economic impact at 麻豆视频 and president of the . As the university鈥檚 senior research officer, Dr. Marshall provides overall leadership for the portfolio of , innovation, and economic development activities.听
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November 16, 2022When Gail Christopher, executive director of the National Collaborative for Health Equity and a 麻豆视频 senior scholar, talks about 鈥渆nsuring a future,鈥 she鈥檚 really talking about creating a system of equity that produces opportunities for everyone to 鈥渁ctualize their potential.鈥
October 18, 2022Are the midterm elections the most consequential of our time? Maybe, maybe not. Jennifer Victor, associate professor of political science in 麻豆视频鈥檚 Schar School of Policy and Government and 麻豆视频 president Gregory Washington wrestle with that, and you might be surprised at the answer. Want more surprises? Then hear why high voter turnout could be a double-edged sword for our democracy.
September 6, 2022Dr. Michael Nickens, an associate professor of music at 麻豆视频, explains how he transforms from his mild-mannered persona into Doc Nix, the flamboyant leader of the Green Machine, the nation鈥檚 No. 1 pep band. Actor Bill Murray is a fan of the band, and Nix is pretty good on the tuba.
July 25, 2022Alpaslan 脰zerdem, dean of the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution explains the keys to effective peacebuilding, whether it concerns the war in Ukraine, gun violence or local issues. And don鈥檛 miss the discussions about how an alien invasion could help mend the rift between Russia and the West.
June 15, 2022Rep. Cori Bush, Missouri's first Black congresswoman, is teaching at 麻豆视频 this summer. A pastor, teacher, nurse, and anr activist in Ferguson, Mo., Bush talks about her most her unusual, and activist, path to Congress. 鈥淭here is always someone to help, something to give,鈥 she says. And she doesn鈥檛 flinch discussing controversial issue around race and policing.
May 20, 2022Louise Shelley, a University Professor and director of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Terrorism, Transnational Crime and Corruption Center, explains the connections between Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine and corruption and organized crime, and how criminals and terrorists take advantage of the globalized world in which we live.
April 19, 2022Jim Trefil, a 麻豆视频 physicist and Robinson Professor, explains the importance of a scientific worldview. The author of more than 50 books and one of the developers of the modern theories about quarks as a fundamental component of the universe, Trefil is helping pioneer a new way of teaching science.
March 15, 2022Larry Pfeiffer, director of 麻豆视频鈥檚 Michael V. Hayden Center for Intelligence, Policy, and International Security explains Vladimir Putin鈥檚 real agenda in Ukraine and why China is taking notes. He also asks Americans to guard against autocracy at home because, as he said, it doesn鈥檛 take much for a country's values to be subverted and freedoms suppressed.
February 18, 2022Charles Chavis, an assistant professor of conflict resolution and history, and director of African and African American studies, talks about his new book that explores the lynching of a young Black man in Salisbury, Md, and how understanding his story and the Black experience can help find the right ways to fight anti-Black violence today.
January 12, 2022Ted Dumas, an associate professor of psychology and an experienced researcher, reveals foods we are losing to climate change, how a pooping bear in Japan can help keep cherries from extinction, and that if we do nothing about the climate, most of the US could be uninhabitable by 2100.
December 8, 2021Thalia Goldstein, associate professor of applied developmental psychology explains how kids benefit socially and emotionally from finding out Santa Claus isn鈥檛 real. Even so, Goldstein admits she is still disappointed about hearing the truth. A conversation with real holiday spirit.
November 19, 2021John G. Turner explains the real history of Thanksgiving. Were the Pilgrims religious refugees who established democracy and the holiday in New England, or invaders who betrayed their native allies and even enslaved them? A fascinating story with lots to digest.
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