Travel/Study Stanford Alumni Association
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- Religion & Spirituality
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How Animals Work
Dr. Barbara Block, Professor of Marine Biology at Stanford, discusses how animals stay warm in the Antarctic environment. (January 4, 2010)
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Tracking Ocean Giants
Dr. Barbara Block, Professor in Marine Sciences at Stanford, discusses her work studying marine biodiversity in Antarctica, focusing on the importance of technological advances in engineering and genetics. (January 3, 2010)
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Buddhism: A Religion or a Philosophy? Implications for Leadership
While traveling to Southeast Asia, Travel/Study passengers enjoyed many tours of Buddhist holy sites. To help us better understand this religion of the East, Professor Gerald Fry lectures on the interesting duality of Buddhism. (February 11, 2009)
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Vietnam, a Country Not a War
Professor Gerald Fry helps us remember that this beautiful gem of Southeast Asia has a rich history prior to the Vietnam War. (February 11, 2009)
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Southeast Asian Dynamism: Unity and Diversity
Professor Gerald Fry begins our tour of Vietnam with a lecture encompassing the current and past dynastic cultures of Southeast Asia. (February 11, 2009)
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Alexander in Fiction: The Historical Novels of Mary Renault
Lecture by John L'Heureux (November 3, 2007)