The University of Virginia Lifetime Learning program enriches the intellectual life of UVA’s alumni, parents, friends, and families through faculty lectures and online resources.
UVA Speaks
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223 episodes
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The University of Virginia Lifetime Learning program enriches the intellectual life of UVA’s alumni, parents, friends, and families through faculty lectures and online resources.
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Publishing Since
1/15/2016
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Recent Episodes
May 14, 2025
Menopause, the Workplace, and the Law
<p>This <strong>UVA Speaks</strong> podcast features Naomi Cahn, the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Professor of Law and Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law at the School of Law at the University of Virginia. Cahn and two co-authors have written a book entitled, <a href="https://www.uvabookstores.com/Cahn-Naomi-Hot-Flash-How-the-Law-Ignores-Menopause-and-What-We-Can-Do-About-It" rel="nofollow">Hot Flash: How the Law Ignores Menopause and What We Can Do About It</a>. The book explores the topic of menopause, which is often still considered a taboo subject, yet is a stage of life that half of the population will inevitably experience. She shares some of the cultural stereotypes that surround menopause and how it is treated in the law and medical field. Cahn calls for more medical research, better education, and legal reforms to support menopausal women, especially in the workplace.</p> <p>Transcripts of the audio broadcast <a href="https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/gS68jJ5Nxks4BBxs5kDeIUHmD5ciG0Xbk1RGTZ-DkXRKaloqHqHYo-yrCgUCiOD2z8APZRL_RUHfJBg5LyD7i8iaEYQ?loadFrom=SharedLink" rel="nofollow">can be found here</a>.</p> <p>Naomi Cahn, the Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Distinguished Professor of Law, the Armistead M. Dobie Professor of Law, and Co-Director of the Family Law Center at the School of Law at the University of Virginia. Cahn is an expert in family law, trusts and estates, feminist jurisprudence, reproductive technology, and aging and the law. She is a co-author of casebooks in both family law and trusts and estates, and she has written numerous articles that have been featured in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and the New Yorker.</p>
May 6, 2025
Food Pharmacies and Heart Disease Prevention in Rural Communities
<p>This <strong>UVA Speaks</strong> podcast features Kelley Anderson, Associate Professor of Nursing at the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia. Anderson explains that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing more deaths than all cancers combined. She shares how lifestyle and food choices can significantly reduce the risk and progression of heart disease, as recommended by the <a href="https://www.heart.org/en/healthy-living/healthy-lifestyle/lifes-essential-8" rel="nofollow">American Heart Association&#x27;s Life&#x27;s Essential Eight</a>. A collaborative, grant-funded initiative between the University of Virginia, Blue Ridge Medical Center, and the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank offers crucial heart disease prevention services to rural communities in Central Virginia. Through a food pharmacy, clients receive fresh fruits and vegetables and sessions with nutritionists who educate them on sustainable lifestyle changes to prevent and manage heart disease.</p> <p>Transcripts of the audio broadcast can be found here. <a href="https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/f605CPAuJqp6KTDQh_bmteSZ0xsKzZR0mu_gSgNox3DwCOdjLjhc0gNqy6-mdkhtvNz9PXRRrqrAw4OhDvrf5sScqKw?loadFrom=SharedLink" rel="nofollow">https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/f605CPAuJqp6KTDQh_bmteSZ0xsKzZR0mu_gSgNox3DwCOdjLjhc0gNqy6-mdkhtvNz9PXRRrqrAw4OhDvrf5sScqKw?loadFrom=SharedLink</a></p> <p>Kelley Anderson is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia's School of Nursing. As a nurse-scientist, her research centers on heart failure, cardiovascular health, assistive technology for heart failure patients, and innovative approaches to teaching and mentoring. As a family nurse practitioner, Anderson also studies nursing in global and under-resourced contexts and earned a Fulbright Program Scholarship to the Czech Republic.</p>
March 28, 2025
Origins of the Universe, the Nature of Time, and Other Dimensions
<p>This <strong>UVA Speaks</strong> podcast features Kelsey Johnson, Professor of Astronomy and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education at the College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia. Earlier this year, Johnson captivated audiences at a popular Lifetime Learning virtual event entitled <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYl9QOIzv6A&list=PLVamHHFbukVn9MRyZfP5Kkcu8I07JEb14&index=6" rel="nofollow">&quot;Mysteries of the Cosmos: Science, Philosophy, and the Big Questions,&quot;</a> where she delved into some of life's most profound mysteries. Due to the large number of questions posed by participants, Johnson agreed to address additional inquiries in this podcast. Here, she tackles deep questions about the origins of the universe, the nature of time, and the possibility of other dimensions. Johnson underscores the importance of curiosity and humility when confronting such vast and potentially unanswerable questions, and she champions interdisciplinary thinking as essential for fostering innovation and breakthroughs.</p> <p>Transcripts of the audio broadcast <a href="https://www.rev.com/transcript-editor/shared/c9kwFGfFuFRiYc54iNBq2BAK7gVw9JglBC6D7RbP_jzf2A3C6nA19VSrKC98bHRw7BSXdiOxE9FNmVeoHzk_Q7oUVjE?loadFrom=SharedLink" rel="nofollow">can be found here</a>.</p> <p>Kelsey Johnson is a professor of astronomy at the University of Virginia, an affiliate faculty member in the Department of Religious Studies, and she currently serves as the associate dean of undergraduate education at the College of Arts & Sciences. She is the past president of the American Astronomical Society and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the founding director of the award-winning Dark Skies Bright Kids program. Johnson has won numerous awards for her research, teaching, and promotion of science literacy. Her TED talk on the importance of dark skies has more than 2 million views, and her writing has appeared in nationwide publications, including the New York Times, Scientific American, and the Washington Post.</p>
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