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DNA Interest Group: Identifying and Predicting Relationships

Bryant McAllister leads a workshop on identifying relationships in family trees and predicting genetic identity between relatives.

The DNA Interest Group is designed to bring together...

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DNA Interest Group: Doggy DNA

A review and assessment of the canine DNA testing marketplace.

with speakers:
Ariane Thomas
Eric Tvedte

This event is part of the DNA Interest Group.

Recorded on...

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Wonk Wednesday: Health Policy - Repeal, Replace, or Repair?

Peter Damiano, director of the PPC and the PPC's Health Policy Research Program, discusses the current state of health care policy at the state and federal level including the impact of the...

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Witching Hour 2017 - Invisible and Ignored

Invisible and Ignored: The Power of Centering the Voices and Experiences of Women of Color Through Art, Written Expression, Film and Leadership - A panel discussion with women of color about the...

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Witching Hour 2017 - Honey & Mass Extinction

Professor Paulina Mena has traveled throughout the Americas studying the social and sexual lives of bees. She brings their secrets — and those of Iowa's 400+ unique bee species — to Witching...

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Witching Hour 2017 - Reimagining Early Elementary Education

Educational leader Janet Hilary and Corridor business and community leader Chuck Peters discuss the future of early education in Iowa and beyond.

Witching Hour is presented by the Englert...

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Witching Hour 2017 - Local Media: Rising from the Dead?

Susan Patterson Plank, executive director of the Iowa Newspaper Association looks at fascinating happenings in small-town journalism (like a tiny Iowa paper taking home a Pulitzer Prize last year...

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The Syrian Refugee Crisis: German, European, and Middle Eastern Responses

A range of experts discuss the Syrian Refugee Crisis from multiple perspectives, with an emphasis on the challenges faced by Germany in accepting over 1 million refugees since 2015.

with...

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Wonk Wednesday: Politics & Policy - Understanding Immigration Policy During the Trump Era

Rene Rocha, researcher with the Politics and Policy Research Program, and panelists will discuss how US immigration policy has changed dramatically in the first year of Trump's presidency,...

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DNA Interest Group: Hidden Family History Revealed, Part 2 - Discovering

A discussion about undocumented family history and finding previously unknown branches of a family tree.

The DNA Interest Group is designed to bring together individuals in the Iowa City...

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