Lunchbox lectures featuring UGA faculty are held in Moore College. Attendance is limited to the first 25 students who RSVP. Lunch is provided by the Honors Program through support from the Honors Program Annual Fund. If you are interested in leading a lunchbox lecture, please contact Maria de Rocher (derocher@uga.edu; 706-542-6908).

Lunchbox Lectures (fall 2009)

What a Difference a Bow Makes: Chivalry and the Early Samurai Ethos in Comparative Perspective with Dr. Karl Friday, Professor of History

The Political Economy of NAFTA: Immigration and Drugs in Mexico with Dr. Sergio Quesada, Curriculum Coordinator of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute

DNA Fingerprinting and Its Social Implications with Dr. Wyatt Anderson, Alumni Foundation Distinguished Professor of Genetics

In the Country of Beautiful Women: A Telenovela’s Critique of Plastic Surgery Obsession with Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru, Associate Professor, Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Millennium Development Goals and You with Dr.Maria Navarro, Instructor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication

Who Will Win the Presidential Election and Why? with Dr. David B. Mustard, Associate Professor of Economics in the Terry College of Business

It Takes a Real Man to be the Perfect Woman: The Life and Career of Julian Eltinge, America’s Most Famous Female Impersonator with George Contini, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies

Development and Deployment of Innovative Solutions at the Bottom of the Economic Pyramid: Guiding Principles for Students and Others with Dr. William Kisaalita, Professor and Graduate Coordinator in UGA’s Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department

The Role of Journalists in Addressing Health Disparities in the South

with Professor Patricia Thomas, Knight Chair in Health and Medical Journalism at Grady College

Great Powers and Strategic Hedging: The Case of Chinese Equity Oil Investment with Dr. Brock F. Tessman, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Affairs

Lunchbox Lectures (spring 2009)

What Happens to Soil When It Rains: Investigations of Soil Fe Cycling Across Hawaiian Climate Gradients with Dr. Aaron Thompson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences

Of Darters and Dollars: The Intersection of Science and Policy in the Etowah Watershed with Professor Laurie Fowler, Environmental Practicum Director at Georgia Law, Director of Public Service and Outreach at Odum School of Ecology, and River Basin Center Director for Policy

Exploring Behavioral Adaptability in Primates with Dr. Dorothy M. Fragaszy, Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behavior Program, and Director of UGA’s Primate Behavior Laboratory

Investing in our Future: Poverty Reduction and Philanthropy in Athens with Delene Porter, President and CEO of the Athens Area Community Foundation

Statistical Reasoning and the Media with Professor Christine Franklin, Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Statistics

Medical Ethics: Old Problems, New Challenges with Robert S. Galen, MD, MPH, Professor and Senior Associate Dean of the College of Public Health

Workers' Rights in China? New Labor and Employment Laws with Dr. Marisa Pagnattaro, Associate Professor in the Department of Legal Studies, Terry College of Business