Medical care -- Political aspects -- United States; Medical care -- United States;
Dr. Dan Jones, Immediate Past President of the American Heart Association, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the Medical School at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, discusses health care in America. One of several "academic...
Competition, International; Competition; Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- United States; Science -- Study and teaching -- United States;
Norman R. Augustine, who served as committee chair of the National Academies' Rising above the Gathering Storm, is the retired chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation. He serves on the President's Council of Advisors on Science and...
Music -- Social aspects -- United States; Blues (Music) -- Social aspects;
Blues archivist Greg Johnson and "Highway 61" radio host Scott Barretta play blues audio clips and discuss presidents and politics in the blues. Recorded September 11, 2008 as part of the Brown Bag Lecture Series.
Science -- Political aspects -- United States; Science and state -- Government policy -- United States;
Panelists Chris Mooney, Jonathan Moreno, and Ronald Bailey discuss the challenges that the next administration will face in rethinking the role of science in American culture and the allocation of federal resources to promote growth in the...
Education -- Political aspects -- United States; Education and state -- United States;
A panel of leading educational researchers and policy experts discuss high stakes testing, institutional accessibility, school accountability, and college affordability. One of several "academic activities" held at the University of Mississippi...
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008; Political campaigns -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009; Campaign debates -- United States; University of Mississippi -- History;