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Panel discussion: humanities and civic comms — Orono, Maine

St. John Auditorium (Room 165), Barrows Hall University of Maine, Orono, ME, United States

"Speaking to Citizens, Connecting with Audiences"    How might politicians, pundits, journalists, scholars, and other social and cultural leaders best connect with the audiences they need to address?  As part of its 2021-2022 Annual Symposium, the McGillicuddy Humanities Center is pleased to sponsor a panel exploring this question and the issues it raises.  Bringing together... Read more »

Speaking at the State of the Unions conference; Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 16

Foundation for European Progressive Studies Brussels, Belgium

I'll be joining a panel of U.S. and European experts discussing the implications of the U.S. midterm elections on international relations and Transatlantic diplomacy in Brussels, Belgium on November 16. The event, co-hosted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Brussels-based think tank the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, is part... Read more »

Speaking on overcoming American divisions at Milken Global, Beverly Hills, California

Beverly Hilton Beverly Hills, CA, United States

I'll be speaking on the work of Nationhood Lab and the lessons of American Nations and Union at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills May 1. It's a private conference with attendance limited to registered guests. My remarks will be as part of a panel entitled "Town Hall: Healing America." Here's the description... Read more »

Speaking on Mending America – community and civil society, Washington, D.C.

American Enterprise Institute Washington, DC, United States

I will be joining a panel on community and civil society's role in mending America at an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute's Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at 1pm May 4 in Washington, D.C. Fellow panelists include Yuval Levin and Ryan Streeter.  For registration details visit here.

Presenting on American Nations and health outcomes, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, Sept. 27

Keck Center of the National Academies 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States

I'll be presenting at the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions meeting September 27 in Washington, DC. My role is to discuss the influence of regional cultures in the observed distribution of obesity and other health factors, which I and c-authors at the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of Minnesota published on... Read more »