​​​Fall Session

Oct 6, 2025  Recovering the Dead: Post Conflict Areas

University of North Carolina Wilmington 
This lecture explores the role of forensic anthropology in human rights investigations, focusing on the scientific, ethical, and political dimensions of locating and identifying victims of mass violence, genocide, and state-sponsored disappearances. Drawing on real-world casework and international protocols, the talk highlights how forensic evidence contributes to truth-telling, justice, and reparation efforts. Key themes include documentation practices, trauma analysis, and working with affected communities, as well as the challenges of navigating cultural, legal, and political barriers in post-conflict and transitional justice contexts​

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​​Oct 9, 2025  Murder, Medicine and Mayhem

8 part Lecture Series: Thursdays 3-5pm

LIFEInstituteTMU Registration at:

https://thelifeinstitute.ca/page/fall25Thurregistration 

This gripping series unpacks the strange origins of medicine, a place where snakes, saints, and scalpels collide. Against the backdrop of relics, specimens, and the world of grave robbing, we follow the trail of artists, surgeons and scholars in their use of the human body. Along the way, we discover how human dissection established state authority, Renaissance art, and the foundations of legal medicine.

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Winter Session

Jan, 2026  Women of Science

8 part Lecture Series: TBA 12:30-2:30pm

LIFEInstituteTMU Registration at:

Join me on a journey through time as we explore the stories of pioneers, rebels, and visionaries who defied convention to push the frontiers of human knowledge. From the alchemy labs of the ancient world to the cutting-edge research of modern physics, this lecture series uncovers the hidden, the forgotten, and the trailblazing women who transformed their respective fields with a quiet revolutionary defiance.

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