In 2024, U.S. life expectancy fully rebounded to its pre-COVID pandemic level. What does this mean for our life expectancy trends going forward? This talk will cover evidence on the causes behind the pre-COVID U.S. life expectancy stagnation including an overview of trends in underlying causes of death and heterogeneity across place. It will address the recent post-COVID pandemic rebound in life expectancy, and what the data as a whole suggest for the direction of U.S. life expectancy moving forward.

We all want to find happiness through a life lived with purpose. But how do our ways of thinking help or hinder us from finding meaning in our lives? How can conscious awareness of one's emotions - a practice called "metacognition" - open up new possibilities for true flourishing? Join us for a lecture by Arthur Brooks, Professor at Harvard Business School, and a conversation with Iain McGilchrist (Oxford) and Nita Farahany (Duke Law).

RECEPTION TO FOLLOW

Every time we sit down to a meal, we rely on a workforce that is increasingly at risk. This National Farmworker Awareness Week (NFAW), we invite you to look beyond the produce aisle and connect with the community that feeds us.

Join us on Tuesday, March 31st, for a special event exploring the intersection of labor history, climate change, and public health. We will kick off with a screening of the documentary "Dolores," which chronicles the life of labor icon Dolores Huerta, followed by an expert-led panel discussion and a community mixer.

Film Screening:

"Joonam"
(Sierra Urich, 2023, 103 min, USA, English and Persian with English subtitles, DCP)

Dr. Maya Soifer Irish's research focuses on religious violence and toleration, and investigates the legal, social, and economic situation of religious minorities in Iberian Christian societies.

Film Screening:

"Taste of Cherry"
(Abbas Kiarostami, 1997, 99 min, Iran, Persian with English subtitles, DCP)

Dr. Marshall is broadly interested in the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to alcohol abuse. The nature of these interests has led to the Marshall lab using pharmacologic, molecular, and behavioral techniques to find novel therapeutic targets to curb alcohol misuse. His main focus is on the effects that dysregulation of glia and cytokines have on brain damage and addiction.

Dr. Yarrow Dunham