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During the Fall of 2009, the Kahn Institute and its long- and short-term projects will present lectures by six distinguished visiting scholars and artists, including astronomer and anthropologist Anthony Aveni, Dr. Charles Raison, botanist Rob McClung, Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, composer Richard Einhorn, and Tracey Revenson, Professor of Health Psychology at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. A list of the lectures for Fall 2009 appears below. Click the title of a lecture in the list for more information on it.
- September 24: Anthony Aveni, The End of Time: The Maya Mystery of 2012
- October 1: Dr. Charles Raison, Meditation, Inflammation and Consternation: Applying Buddhist Wisdom to the Search for Health and Well-Being
- October 15: Rob McClung, Timing Is Everything: Genetic Analysis of Plant Circadian Rhythms
- October 30: Dr. Ichiro Kawachi, The Paradox of U.S. Health Status (Or Why Is Life in America Nasty, Brutish and Short?)
- October 30: Richard Einhorn, Music and Science: Same Thing, Only Different
- November 5, Tracey Revenson, Are Close Relationships Good Medicine for People Coping with a Chronic Illness?
- November 19, Michael Williams, Telling Earth Time: Dating & Explaining Geologic Processes
Applications for Fellowship in the Kahn Institute project titled Liquid Worlds, which is being organized by Anna Botta and Maria Estela Harretche. Interested faculty can click here to read a full description of the project.
To apply for a Faculty Fellowship in this project, email the Kahn Institute's Director, Rick Fantasia, at rfantasi@smith.edu. Please include the title of the project and a brief statement of why you are interested in it in your email.
All applications for this project must be emailed to Rick Fantasia no later than Friday, November 20, 2009.
Applications for Fellowship in the Kahn Institute project titled Sustainable Operations: Are We On The Right Path? which is being organized by Andrew Guswa and Dano Weisbord. Interested faculty can click here to read a full description of the project.
To apply for a Faculty Fellowship in this project, email the Kahn Institute's Director, Rick Fantasia, at rfantasi@smith.edu. Please include the title of the project and a brief statement of why you are interested in it in your email.
All applications for this project must be emailed to Rick Fantasia no later than Friday, November 20, 2009.
If you would like more information about submitting a Letter of Interest or Project Proposal to the Kahn Liberal Arts Institute, please contact the Director or the Institute office. The Director of the Kahn Institute is Rick Fantasia; he can be reached via email at rfantasi@smith.edu or by phone at 413-585-4293. The Institute's office phone number is 413-585-3721 and its email address is kahninst@smith.edu.
There are no deadlines for submitting proposals for future short-term projects. Project Proposals for short-term projects for 2009-2010 can be submitted to the Kahn Institute's Director throughout the year and they will be considered on a rolling basis.
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