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Hundreds of Johns Hopkins alumni and friends gathered in South Florida on March 1, 2008, to share stories of discovery and discuss issues of the day.

If you missed the event, and even if you attended but want to hear the "idea foum" academic conversations again, download the audio and video recordings below. (Just click "Play" and the recordings will download to your computer. Downloading may take up to a minute or more).

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A Livable Future?
Length 32 minutes

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How can we balance the demands of a growing global population with limited (if not dwindling) resources? From deforestation and desertification to climate change, the increasing urbanization of populations, and the scramble for clean water, Johns Hopkins experts discuss what "life as we know it" might look like for future generations.

Moderator:

Adam F. Falk, Ph.D.
• James B. Knapp Dean, Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, Johns Hopkins University

Presenters:

Yash P. Gupta, Ph.D.
• Dean, Carey Business School, Johns Hopkins University

Robert S. Lawrence, M.D.
• Director of the Center for a Livable Future and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Health Policy, and International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Catherine S. Norman, Ph.D.
• Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

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Medical Horizons
Length 35 minutes

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Johns Hopkins clinicians, researchers, and educators are breaking new ground in top-priority fields like cancer, the brain sciences, computational medicine, and pediatrics. Listen to a panel discussion on the ways that medicine and technology are being used to improve, and ultimately save, lives.

Moderator:

Martha N. Hill, Ph.D., RN, FANN (Nurs '64, '66, SPH '87 Ph.D.)
• Dean and Professor of Nursing, Medicine, and Public Health, School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University

Presenters:

Henry Brem, M.D.
• Harvey Cushing Professor, Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Professor of Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Oncology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Charles Rudin, M.D., Ph.D.
• Associate Professor and Director, Lung Cancer Therapeutics Program, Johns Hopkins Hospital
• Co-Director, Upper Aerodigestive Cancer Program, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
• Associate Directory for Clinical Research, The Sidney Kimel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Philip J. Spevak, M.D.
• Director of Non-Invasive Imaging of Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease, Johns Hopkins Children's Center
• Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Jeremy Sugarman, M.D., M.P.H. (SPH '92)
• Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University
• Professor of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
• Deputy Director for Medicine, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics

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