Online courses

Artificial Intelligence and Art

Uncover the backstory to the birth of Artificial Intelligence intersecting with visual art. From the middle of the 20th century, electronic compositions paved the way for artists, engineers, and technologists to lay the foundations upon which today's visual worlds seemingly construct themselves. Peer past the threshold of tomorrow as we enter an era promising to augment human capabilities, yet posing ethical and philosophical questions that interweave the past with the dawn of a new age.

Tuesday, Aug 13, Synchronous Online

Dartmouth Summer Lecture 3: Climate Change - Its Impact on Prosperity

The Osher Institute at Dartmouth College is offering its summer lecture series via livestream to Osher colleagues across the nation. This year's theme is America's Role in Preserving Peace and Prosperity. Lecture three is 'Climate Change - Its Impact on Prosperity.' We will add a more detailed description when it's available.

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Dartmouth Summer Lecture 4: DRIVEN OUT: Human Displacement and the Challenge of Forced Migration

The Osher Institute at Dartmouth College is offering its summer lecture series via livestream to Osher colleagues across the nation. This year's theme is America's Role in Preserving Peace and Prosperity. Lecture four is 'DRIVEN OUT: Human Displacement and the Challenge of Forced Migration.' The description was not available at the time of printing, but is in our online registration system.

Wednesday, July 31, Synchronous Online

Dartmouth Summer Lecture 5: Disinformation, Misinformation - Finding the Truth

Since the rise of social media and the 2016 election, there has been increasing recognition that facts themselves have become a battleground, amid widespread disinformation (that is, the often viral circulation of falsehoods) and misinformation (the intentional promulgation of untruths) are considered epidemic by many. We will consider how prevalent the problems really are, what practical difference they are making, including in our politics, how the press has been responding (for both better and worse), and how these phenomena in America interact with similar issues elsewhere.

Wednesday, Aug 7, Synchronous Online

Dartmouth Summer Lecture 6: Geopolitics, Lessons From the Cold War, and the Way Forward

This session will start with the geopolitical cards dealt to the United States, Russia, and China. While the United States and its partners and allies are attempting to maintain a maritime global order to foster trade, China and Russia are great continental powers increasingly fixated on dominating territory. These differences have precipitated a Second Cold War. We will examine how the democracies won the First Cold War without fighting a hot war.

Wednesday, Aug 14, Synchronous Online

Engaging Together: Activities for Caregivers and Persons with Dementia

A person living with Alzheimer's or other dementia doesn't have to give up the activities that he or she loves. Many activities can be modified to the person's ability. Join us as we talk about simple, fun activities you can do together that are great ways to connect with your loved one. We will share activities that one can do throughout all the stages of dementia.

Monday, Aug 5, Synchronous Online

For Women: Bladder and Pelvic Floor Health through Every Stage of Life

As women move through stages of life from pregnancy and childbirth to menopause and beyond, their bladders and pelvic floors often go through changes as well. It's quite common to experience bladder leakage and pelvic floor discomfort due to these changes. In fact, it happens to one in three women. But just because these are common issues does not mean a woman should have to 'just live with them.'

Wednesday, Aug 14, Synchronous Online

The Cultural Impact of Songs: The Female Perspective

Songwriters are modern-day bards who serve as historians and preservers of the oral tradition of our culture. Songs reflect and influence what humans consider important: ideas, feelings, and stories, often using poetic imagery. What do women songwriters and singers have to tell us? We'll talk about Loretta Lynn, Shania Twain, Kacey Musgraves, Joni Mitchell, Brandi Carlisle, and Nanci Griffith.

Fridays, Aug 2 and 9, Synchronous Online

The Lives and Music of an Important Group of Broadway/Hollywood Songwriters

The music of Broadway and Hollywood musicals is an artform in and unto itself. It takes a team of multi-talented performers and an orchestra to produce these entertainment extravaganzas. At the heart of it are the creative geniuses who set the whole thing in motion: the songwriters. In this multi-media course, we will cover: Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Alan Jay Lerner, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerome Kern, Claude-Michel Schoenberg, Leonard Bernstein, Jule Styne, and George Gershwin.

Thursdays, 7/11, 18, 25, 8/1, 8, Synchronous Online

The UR Help Desk: All You Need to Know

The UR Computer/Technology Help Desk is available to Osher members, but do you really know what services it provides? Join this session to find out how to take full advantage of this great benefit of Osher membership.

Monday, Aug 12, Synchronous Online

Triumphs and Tragedies: The Creation of Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah National Park stands out as one of Virginia's top tourist attractions. Awe-inspiring vistas and abundant wildlife attract millions of people to explore the park's peaks and hollows. However, the park's modern beauty came at a heavy cost. Virginia evicted thousands of local residents to return the land to 'wilderness.' Join us as we explore the complicated origins of one of Virginia's most beautiful assets.