Upcoming Seminars

Name: Rock ‘n’ Roll Super Bands: The Doors, The Who, Queen and Heart
Start: 2025-09-15T15:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-06T16:30-04:00
Location: Young Building Ballroom

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September 2025

Rock ‘n’ Roll Super Bands: The Doors, The Who, Queen and Heart

Young Building Ballroom

$45.00

15 Sep 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$45.00

15 Sep 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Great Movies: Courage

Young Building Boardroom

$45.00

19 Sep 2025 - 10 Oct 2025

4 weeks, Fridays, 1 - 4 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Lynda Tisdell

$45.00

19 Sep 2025 - 10 Oct 2025

4 weeks, Fridays, 1 - 4 p.m.

Revisiting and Reimagining Favorites: Authors, Books and Ideas

Young Building Boardroom

$35.00

22 Sep 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Len DeAngelis

$35.00

22 Sep 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

You Can (and Do) Communicate with Everyone

Young Building Ballroom

$35.00

22 Sep 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Sharon Wulf, Ph.D.

$35.00

22 Sep 2025 - 6 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Courts of Justice: A Life in Basketball and Activism

Young Building Boardroom

$35.00

25 Sep 2025 - 9 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Pete Babcock

$35.00

25 Sep 2025 - 9 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Food Matters: A Short History of Food

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

30 Sep 2025 - 7 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Laura O'Toole, Ph.D.

$25.00

30 Sep 2025 - 7 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

October 2025

Market Update: Planning and Investing

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

7 - 14 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 -11:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Christopher P. Yalanis

$25.00

7 - 14 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 10 -11:30 a.m.

The Great Cutter Race of 1905: A Legendary Irish Tale in Newport

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Tue 7 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Steve Marino

$15.00

Tue 7 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Welcome to an Artist’s Workshop V2.0

Workshop in Newport

$35.00

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10 - 24 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Fridays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Workshop in Newport

Presented by

Howard Newman

$35.00

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10 - 24 Oct 2025

3 weeks, Fridays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

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Understanding Türkiye

Young Building Ballroom

$25.00

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13 - 20 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Mondays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Amb. George Krol

$25.00

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13 - 20 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Mondays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

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Arsenal of Democracy: The United States in WWII

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

14 - 21 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Kurt Schlichting, Ph.D.

$25.00

14 - 21 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Crossing the Atlantic: What Took Us So Long; How Did We Dare?

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

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Tue 14 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Peter Baylor

$15.00

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Tue 14 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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Carol Burnett: An Original American Entertainer

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Wed 15 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$15.00

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Wed 15 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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I Could Have Killed Him Twice, A Gilded Age Tale

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Wed 15 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Nancy Markey

$15.00

Wed 15 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Jewish Journeys through Ancient Egypt

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

15 - 22 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Wednesdays, 3 - 4:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Richard Lobban, Ph.D.

$25.00

15 - 22 Oct 2025

2 weeks, Wednesdays, 3 - 4:30 a.m.

Coastal Marsh (OCT 16) and Forest Exploration

Outdoors in RI

$15.00

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Thu 16 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

Outdoors in RI

Presented by

Scott Ruhren, Ph.D.

$15.00

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Thu 16 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

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Beyond the Prairie: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Mon 20 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Sarah Gretzky

$15.00

Mon 20 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Vince Lombardi: America’s Great Football Coach

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 21 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$15.00

Tue 21 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Coastal Marsh (OCT 22) and Forest Exploration

Outdoors in RI

$15.00

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Wed 22 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

Outdoors in RI

Presented by

Scott Ruhren, Ph.D.

$15.00

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Wed 22 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (2 hours)

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Ernest Hemingway: (OCT 23) The Nick Adams Stories

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Thu 23 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Thu 23 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Ukraine Update 2025: (OCT 23) Technology Shapes the Battlefield

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Thu 23 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Tom Fedyszyn, Ph.D.

$15.00

Thu 23 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Alien Worlds: Your Guide to Extraterrestrial Life

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$15.00

Fri 24 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

David Aguilar

$15.00

Fri 24 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Broadway and Hollywood: Backstage Stories

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$35.00

24 Oct 2025 - 7 Nov 2025

3 weeks, Fridays, 1 - 3:30 p.m.

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

Lynda Tisdell

$35.00

24 Oct 2025 - 7 Nov 2025

3 weeks, Fridays, 1 - 3:30 p.m.

Ukraine Update 2025: Technology Shapes the Battlefield

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Mon 27 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Tom Fedyszyn, Ph.D.

$15.00

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Mon 27 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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Exploring the Roots of the Scary Season: The History of Horror

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Mon 27 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Michael Budd, Ph.D.

$15.00

Mon 27 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Nuclear Energy: (OCT 27) Past, Present and Future

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Mon 27 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Michael Armenia

$15.00

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Mon 27 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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The Ongoing Crisis of Federalism

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Tue 28 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Luigi Bradizza, Ph.D.

$15.00

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Tue 28 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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Jane Austen: (OCT 28) “A Lively Mind”

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 28 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 28 Oct 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Slovak Perspective on the Nazi Era: Insights from “Shop on the Main Street” (1965)

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 28 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Karen von Kunes, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 28 Oct 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Jane Austen: (OCT 30) “A Lively Mind”

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Thu 30 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Thu 30 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Newport Harbor: Colonial Port, Gilded Playground and Tourist Destination

Young Building Ballroom

$25.00

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30 Oct 2025 - 6 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Kurt Schlichting, Ph.D.

$25.00

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30 Oct 2025 - 6 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Thursdays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

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Why So Famous? Art That Challenges Us

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$15.00

Fri 31 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

Jill Sanford

$15.00

Fri 31 Oct 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

November 2025

Dwight David Eisenhower: All American Hero

Young Building Ballroom

$45.00

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3 - 24 Nov 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Murray Norcross, Jr., M.D.

$45.00

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3 - 24 Nov 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

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After the Arab Spring: Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria

Young Building Boardroom

$45.00

3 - 24 Nov 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Richard Lobban, Ph.D.

$45.00

3 - 24 Nov 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Four Legs Good. Two Legs Bad.

Young Building Boardroom

$45.00

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3 - 24 Nov 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Vince Burks

$45.00

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3 - 24 Nov 2025

4 weeks, Mondays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

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Robert Burns: Beyond Auld Lang Syne

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 4 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

James Patterson

$15.00

Tue 4 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Nuclear Energy: (NOV 4) Past, Present and Future

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Tue 4 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Michael Armenia

$15.00

Tue 4 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Food Systems and Food Insecurity: Mercy Matters

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 4 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Laura O'Toole, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 4 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

(Hi)Story of the Hour in About 60 Minutes

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Wed 5 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Richard Finn, Ph.D.

$15.00

Wed 5 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Ernest Hemingway: (NOV 5) The Nick Adams Stories

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Wed 5 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Mary Murphy, Ph.D.

$15.00

Wed 5 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Chinese Philosophy: The Key to Understanding China’s Global Actions

Young Building Ballroom

$35.00

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6 - 20 Nov 2025

3 weeks, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Troy Catterson, Ph.D.

$35.00

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6 - 20 Nov 2025

3 weeks, Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

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Nature Untamed: Capturing Beauty in the Dutch Golden Age

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Thu 6 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1 hour)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Maria Mack D'Amario

$15.00

Thu 6 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1 hour)

The Great Depression (NOV 7, 14)

Young Building Boardroom

$25.00

7 - 14 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Fridays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Dennis Sheehan, Ph.D.

$25.00

7 - 14 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Fridays, 10 - 11:30 a.m.

Rhode Island in the Revolution: The Maritime Significance

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Wed 12 Nov 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (2 hours)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Kathy Abbass, Ph.D.

$15.00

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Wed 12 Nov 2025

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM (2 hours)

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Frankly, My Dear…Margaret and Scarlett

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

Wed 12 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Sarah Gretzky

$15.00

Wed 12 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Rise and Fall of the Venetian Empire

Young Building Ballroom

$25.00

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12 - 19 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Wednesdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Richard Callas

$25.00

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12 - 19 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Wednesdays, 3 - 4:30 p.m.

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Mount Washington: A Billion-Year Story

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

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Thu 13 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Michael Bernarsky

$15.00

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Thu 13 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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The Connoisseur’s Circle: (NOV 13) Paris 1874

Young Building - Senator Pell's Office

$15.00

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Thu 13 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1 hour)

Young Building - Senator Pell's Office

Presented by

Maria Mack D'Amario

$15.00

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Thu 13 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (1 hour)

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Great Movies: The Wizard of Oz and Wicked

DiStefano Lecture Hall

$25.00

14 - 21 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Fridays, 1:30 p.m. start time

DiStefano Lecture Hall

Presented by

Lynda Tisdell

$25.00

14 - 21 Nov 2025

2 weeks, Fridays, 1:30 p.m. start time

Public Education and the Crisis of American Liberty

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Tue 18 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Luigi Bradizza, Ph.D.

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Tue 18 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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Happiness: Purpose in Retirement

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 18 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Sharon Wulf, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 18 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Understanding Brain Death: Ethical and Medical Perspectives

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Tue 18 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Peter Colosi, Ph.D.

$15.00

Tue 18 Nov 2025

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Paris and Manhattan: From Colonial Cities to World Capitals

Young Building Boardroom

$15.00

Wed 19 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Boardroom

Presented by

Michael Budd, Ph.D.

$15.00

Wed 19 Nov 2025

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (1 hour 30 minutes)

The Accelerating Demographic Time Bomb

Young Building Ballroom

$15.00

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Wed 19 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Young Building Ballroom

Presented by

Dennis Sheehan, Ph.D.

$15.00

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Wed 19 Nov 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

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