November 10, 2011

Northwestern University, Chicago Campus, Hughes Auditorium
303 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Abstract:
A patent case entitled The Association for Molecular Pathology, et al. v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. was recently decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the appellate court responsible for hearing all patent appeals. Read more…

April 27, 2011

Northwestern University, Chicago Campus, Hughes Auditorium
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, United States

 

For years, humans have wondered what it would be like to get inside the mind of another species, to understand how they thought, felt and saw the world around them. Until recently our understanding of the minds of other species that share this planet was little more than guess work; however, new technological and scientific methods have advanced to the point where some of these important questions are now able to be addressed. Read more…

In 1998 a British gastroenterologist published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized the story and, in the process, helped launch one of the fastest-spreading health scares ever—linking childhood vaccines and autism. Read more…

March 10, 2011

Northwestern University Chicago Campus, Hughes Auditorium
303 East Superior Street, Chicago, IL, United States

Lately, it seems not a month goes by without the news of another groundbreaking or life extending drug being released to market. From blood pressure to osteoporosis and everything in between, medicines are being approved and stocked at your local pharmacy. But why does it take so long to get that new drug to the corner Walgreens? Read more…

September 7, 2010

Northwestern University Chicago Campus, Baldwin Auditorium
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL, United States

More than 30,000 personnel and nearly 45,00 response vessels have been dispatched to aid in the clean up of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. One question still looms, “What are the long term effects on the environment from the spill?”

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April 6, 2010

Shedd Aquarium
1200 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, United States

For streaming video of this program, please click here.

Speakers:

Prof. David Lodge, University of Notre Dame

Duane Chapman, United States Geological Survey

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