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- February 7th, Beyond Terri Schiavo: The Challenges of Contemporary BioiethicsScarsdale High School graduate Jacob M. Appel, MD, JD, MPhil, MFA, is a professional bioethicist who contributes frequently to such academic publications as The Hastings Center Report, The Journal of Medical Ethics, The Journal of Clinical Ethics, The Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics and The Bulletin of the History of Medicine. His commentary on issues related to the interstices of law, medicine and morality has also been featured in The New York Times, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, and many other regional newspapers. He also writes regular bioethics columns for The Huffington Post and Opposing Views. Jacob has recently held teaching appointments at Columbia University, New York University, Pace University and Brown University, where he was named Teacher of the Year by the undergraduate student body in 2003. Jacob is a graduate of Brown University, Harvard Law School and Columbia University222s College of Physicians and Surgeons. He practices medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and healthcare law in New York City and Rhode Island.
- May 16th, Dealing with Local Disasters: What can Nuclear and Pandemic Disaster Planning teach us?With the recent storm that left more than 75% of Scarsdale residents without electrical power for days, and the severe flooding that occurred in April 2007, many people are asking if there is something that we can do better to help mitigate the impact of future disasters. Our two speakers, Dr. Richard Garwin and Jonathan Lewis, will present a discussion on what has worked in the past and how we can apply it to Scarsdale.
- November 15th, 3pmElisabeth Rosenthal, a 1974 graduate of Scarsdale High School, is currently the global environment reporter for the NY Times. Her travels in the last year to Brazil, India, Stockholm, Rotterdam and many more, provide an interesting perspective on this question. Ms Rosenthal graduated Stanford University, received an MD from Harvard University, and worked in the ER at New York Hospital. After writing for the NY Times, she decided to become a full time journalist. She was assigned to the China desk at the Times in 1998, wrote long, detailed and important essays on SARS and AIDS, and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.