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Nov
29
Just the Facts Ma’am: Are Emotions the Enemy of Facts? 1:15pm
Just the Facts Ma’am: Are Emotions the Enemy of Facts?
Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, Depot Campus
Within the context of politics and medicine, we will explore the research in neuroscience and cognitive psychology that can help us understand why it is so hard to change people’s minds with new information.Keith M Belizzi, Professor of Gerontology, Human Development and Family Sciences, UConn -
Dec
6
The U.S. and Civilian Defense in World War II 1:15pm
The U.S. and Civilian Defense in World War II
Wednesday, December 6th, 2023
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, Depot Campus
This presentation will tell how ordinary New Yorkers experienced the civil defense preparations for a German attack that never came. Even before the U.S.entered the war, Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia began worrying that New York City might suffer the same kind of devastating blitz that the Luftwaffe had inflicted on London. Despite some grumbling and resistance, New Yorkers generally cooperated for the commongood.Peter C. Baldwin, History Department, UConn -
Dec
7
Psychological Help in Periods of Crises 1:15pm
Psychological Help in Periods of Crises
Thursday, December 7th, 2023
01:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Vernon Cottage, Depot Campus
Psychological Help in Periods of CrisesBased on the speaker’s experience of helping Russian-speaking people who oppose the war against the Ukraine, he will discuss the system of psychological support built within “Without Prejudice,” an online program aimed at providing psychological support for people in crisis.Malvey Sokolovsky, Psychologist and Chief Fundraiser of the Ukrainian Catholic University Foundation
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