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8. Cell Communication and Immunology (cont.)
Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering (BENG 100)Uploaded 18-11-08Professor Saltzman continues his discussion of cell communication in the body, extending the description to the nervous and immune system. Professor Saltzman describes the mode of signal transmission in neurons: action potential in the axon, and neurotransmitter release at the synaptic cleft. He also introduces elements of the innate and adaptive immune system. The adaptive immune system is presented as a host/foreign antigen recognition system involving immune cells (T, B, and macrophages), antibodies, and the major histocompatibility complex 1 and 2. Immune response by cytotoxic T cells, T helper cells, and B cells to antigen recognition are discussed in detail.00:00 - Chapter 1. Overview of the Nervous System05:28 - Chapter 2. Cell Communication in the Nervous System22:18 - Chapter 3. Overview of the Immune System28:26 - Chapter 4. Immune System Responses against Foreign Hosts40:24 - Chapter 5. Cytotoxic T-Cells and AntibodiesComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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16 Build Your Powerful Job Search Crew with a Stakeholder Matrix | Job Searching with Purpose
Have you ever considered the true power of your network in your job search? In this lesson, we explore how to intentionally identify and leverage a diverse "crew" of supporters, from accountability partners and personal advisory boards to connectors and even hiring executives. You'll learn how to map these crucial relationships on a stakeholder matrix, transforming your job hunt from a solitary journey into a collaborative, strategic endeavor.Uploaded 03-10-25🎯 Learning Objectives• Identify and categorize your "crew" for job searching, including fellow hunters, advisory board members, and connectors• Understand the strategic value of building a diverse support network for accountability and guidance• Learn how to plot your stakeholders on an influence-support matrix to visualize your network• Develop strategies to engage effectively with supportive stakeholders and manage potential detractors📚 About the Course: Navigating a career move can feel overwhelming in today’s dynamic job market. The Hunt offers a practical, structured framework to help you make your next job search intentional, effective, and purpose-driven. Whether you’re starting your career, seeking a new direction, or looking to advance, this course equips you with the tools to clarify your goals, sharpen your pitch, and connect authentically with others. Drawing on strategies tested with hundreds of students and professionals, the course emphasizes how to combine self-reflection, networking tactics, and storytelling to land opportunities that align with your values and strengths. By the end, you’ll walk away with a personalized one-page Hunt Dashboard to guide your ongoing career journey. 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-job-hunt 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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12. Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49
The American Novel Since 1945 (ENGL 291)Uploaded 21-11-08Professor Hungerford introduces this lecture by reviewing the ways that authors on the syllabus up to this point have dealt with the relationship between language and life, that collection of elusive or obvious things that for literary critics fall under the category of "the Real." The Real can shout out from a work of art, as it sometimes does in Black Boy, or haunt it, as in Lolita. It can elude authors like Kerouac and Barth for widely different reasons. Placing Pynchon firmly in the context of the political upheaval of the 1960s that he is often seen to avoid, Hungerford argues that Pynchon--no less than a writer of faith like Flannery O'Connor--is deeply invested in questions of meaning and emotional response, so that The Crying of Lot 49 is a sincere call for connection, and a lament for loss, as much as it is an ironic, playful puzzle.00:00 - Chapter 1. Language and Reality: Course Review09:18 - Chapter 2. Pynchon and Politics: Activism and Passivism in the 1960s15:42 - Chapter 3. The Variable Roles of Oedipa Maas36:02 - Chapter 4. Finding Reality in the Social DetailsComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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America at 250: A History, DeVane Lecture, Class 8 – Jacksonian "Democracy”
Jeffersonian Republicans to the rise of Jackson populism. Professor Joanne Freeman discusses the impact of the election of 1800 and more.Uploaded 08-10-25This lecture was recorded in Yale’s Sprague Hall. This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation’s semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught jointly by Professors Joanne Freeman, David Blight, and Beverly Gage, the course emphasizes the history of the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity. All three scholars will deliver the course’s first and final lectures together, as an introduction and a wrap-up. In between, they will each deliver eight lectures individually based on their areas of expertise. Joanne Freeman, the Alan Boles, Class of 1929 Professor of History and American Studies, and an expert in the revolutionary and early national periods of American history, will cover the period from the Revolution up through the 1830s, touching on such topics as the birth of party politics, the nature of “Jacksonian democracy,” and the rise of the reform and protest movements.David Blight, Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies and one of the country’s foremost authorities on the history of slavery and the Civil War, will cover the Civil War era up through Reconstruction and the emergence of the Jim Crow laws.Beverly Gage, John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History, who is currently writing a book on the nation’s past to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will pick up in the 1890s and continue through the end of the 20th century, addressing debates around immigration, wealth inequality, and the creation of the social welfare state. The course explores U.S. political history broadly conceived–not just as a realm of presidents and elections and wars (though there will be plenty of those) but as a conversation across time between citizens about what the United States is, was, and was meant to be. It proceeds from the premise that the American Revolution was the first but not the last radical act of national reimagining in U.S. history. A copy of the course syllabus with required readings can be downloaded at the bottom of the page at this link: https://president.yale.edu/committees-programs/devane-lectures/america-at-250-a-history To view all the classes in the DeVane Lecture series, go to this playlist link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezTQrY_6XMNBWaZqLRdgpoq&feature=shared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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33. Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting and Contests
Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122)Uploaded 01-09-09The economic concept of game theory can be readily applied to evolution and behavior. By analyzing encounters between organisms as a mathematical "game," important information such as fitness payoffs and the proportions of "strategies" played by each group within a population can be inferred. While oftentimes these games are too simplified to apply directly to actual examples in nature, they are still useful models that help convey important concepts.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction 03:58 - Chapter 2. Background to Game Theory 09:49 - Chapter 3. The Hawk-Dove Game 21:43 - Chapter 4. The Prisoner's Dilemma 29:18 - Chapter 5. Contextual Biological Examples 40:48 - Chapter 6. Conclusion Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2009. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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1004 | Master Your Message: Why You Need a Communications Plan - Social Entrepreneurship Course
Why is a robust communications plan essential for your venture's success? In this lesson, we explore the critical components of a strategic communications plan, moving beyond basic pitching to cover comprehensive engagement with all stakeholders. Learn the fundamental 'Who, Why, What, How, and When' framework to develop a clear, goal-oriented communication strategy that builds relationships and drives action. We'll also delve into crafting tailored messages and leveraging diverse communication channels effectively, from social media to invaluable face-to-face interactions.Uploaded 13-08-25🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the five core questions (Who, Why, What, How, When) for building a robust communications plan• Learn to identify key stakeholders and their desired actions to guide your communication efforts• Discover how to craft audience-specific messaging using the stakeholder ladder framework• Explore various communication channels, including digital and in-person methods, for effective outreach• Recognize the importance of consistent planning and collaboration in executing your communications strategy📚 About the Course Have you ever wondered what it would be like to create real change? You don't have to start your own organization to make a difference in the world. Everyone can learn the social entrepreneurship mindset and skillset to build social impact. In this course, you will immerse yourself in a social or environmental challenge you want to tackle. You'll start by researching your topic of choice, talking to people, and ideating a potential solution that you can contribute. Then, you'll build a business model around that solution, understanding concepts like measuring social change, ensuring financial viability, funding and pitching. This course is a safe space to experiment and explore. You'll be guided by a ten stage framework to help structure your journey. Along the way, you'll hear from social entrepreneurs around the world through case studies and campus conversations. These include Yale alumni, members of the New Haven community, and global changemakers. Everyone is welcome to join this course! You can apply your lived, learned, or professional experience to discover how you're going to make a difference. 📺 Watch the full playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezbi0aRJeVnt99ynTVZG1PL 🎓 Enroll on Coursera for assessments and a certificate: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship 🌐 Explore more learning opportunities on Yale Online: https://online.yale.edu/courses/creating-change-through-social-entrepreneurship #SocialEntrepreneurship #YaleCourse #Impact #Changemakers #BusinessPlan #DesignThinking Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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24. Retreat from Reconstruction: The Grant Era and Paths to "Southern Redemption"
The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)Uploaded 21-11-08This lecture opens with a discussion of the myriad moments at which historians have declared an "end" to Reconstruction, before shifting to the myth and reality of "Carpetbag rule" in the Reconstruction South. Popularized by Lost Cause apologists and biased historians, this myth suggests that the southern governments of the Reconstruction era were dominated by unscrupulous and criminal Yankees who relied on the ignorant black vote to rob and despoil the innocent South. The reality, of course, diverges widely from this image. Among other accomplishments, the Radical state governments that came into existence after 1868 made important gains in African-American rights and public education. Professor Blight closes the lecture with the passage of the 15th Amendment, the waning radicalism of the Republican party after 1870, and the rise of white political terrorism across the South.00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: Peace Among Whites? End of Reconstruction?05:05 - Chapter 2. Freedmen's Desires for Socioeconomic and Political Mobility17:23 - Chapter 3. The Myth of the "Carpetbag Rule"29:53 - Chapter 4. The Lasting Influences of the Carpetbaggers38:51 - Chapter 5. The Passing of the 15th Amendment and Waning of Republican Radicalism48:07 - Chapter 6. The Growing White Supremacist Violence and ConclusionComplete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/coursesThis course was recorded in Spring 2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Today59 min
America at 250, DeVane, Class 11 - Road to Disunion: Politics, Dred Scott, and the Crisis of 1850s
Beginning with the Dred Scott decision, Professor David Blight continues with the lead up to the Civil War. Uploaded 17-10-25Class 11 was recorded in Yale's Sprague Hall. This one-time-only course examines U.S. history from 1776 to the present, in advance of the nation’s semiquincentennial (or 250th birthday) in 2026. Taught jointly by Professors Joanne Freeman, David Blight, and Beverly Gage, the course emphasizes the history of the nation-state and the contested nature of American national identity. All three scholars will deliver the course’s first and final lectures together, as an introduction and a wrap-up. In between, they will each deliver eight lectures individually based on their areas of expertise. Joanne Freeman, the Alan Boles, Class of 1929 Professor of History and American Studies, and an expert in the revolutionary and early national periods of American history, will cover the period from the Revolution up through the 1830s, touching on such topics as the birth of party politics, the nature of “Jacksonian democracy,” and the rise of the reform and protest movements.David Blight, Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies and one of the country’s foremost authorities on the history of slavery and the Civil War, will cover the Civil War era up through Reconstruction and the emergence of the Jim Crow laws.Beverly Gage, John Lewis Gaddis Professor of History, who is currently writing a book on the nation’s past to mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, will pick up in the 1890s and continue through the end of the 20th century, addressing debates around immigration, wealth inequality, and the creation of the social welfare state. The course explores U.S. political history broadly conceived–not just as a realm of presidents and elections and wars (though there will be plenty of those) but as a conversation across time between citizens about what the United States is, was, and was meant to be. It proceeds from the premise that the American Revolution was the first but not the last radical act of national reimagining in U.S. history. A copy of the course syllabus with required readings can be downloaded at the bottom of the page at this link: https://president.yale.edu/committees-programs/devane-lectures/america-at-250-a-history To view all the classes in the DeVane Lecture series, go to this playlist link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh9mgdi4rNezTQrY_6XMNBWaZqLRdgpoq&feature=shared Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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