2005-2006 Provost Lecture series 1xbet sports betting
The Current Context for 1xbet sports betting , Society and Public Policy
Thursday, March 2, 2006
3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Hemisphere Room, Hale Library
Alan Leshner
CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of 1xbet sports betting and
Executive Publisher of 1xbet sports betting
Abstract
The health of 1xbet sports betting and its ability to serve society are determined by a convergence of national funding priorities, societal attitudes about 1xbet sports betting , and events ongoing within the enterprise itself. All of these are undergoing some dramatic changes. The overall 1xbet sports betting -society relationship is healthy but is experiencing significant stress that is changing the climate for 1xbet sports betting . Some of the stress results from the fact that many advances in 1xbet sports betting are now encroaching on issues that relate to core human values. The increased tension in the 1xbet sports betting -society relationship requires a new form of dialogue between the scientific community and the general public.
Biographical Sketch
Dr. Leshner has been Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of 1xbet sports betting and Executive Publisher of the journal 1xbet sports betting since December 2001. AAAS (triple A-S) was founded in 1848 and is the world's largest, multi-disciplinary scientific and engineering society
Prior to coming to AAAS, Dr. Leshner was Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) from 1994-2001. One of the scientific institutes of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, NIDA supports over 85% of the world's research on the health aspects of drug abuse and addiction.
Before becoming Director of NIDA, Dr. Leshner had been the Deputy Director and Acting Director of the National Institute of Mental Health. He went to NIMH from the National 1xbet sports betting Foundation (NSF), where he held a variety of senior positions, focusing on basic research in the biological, behavioral and social sciences, 1xbet sports betting policy and 1xbet sports betting education.
Dr. Leshner went to NSF after 10 years at Bucknell University, where he was Professor of Psychology. He has also held long-term appointments at the Postgraduate Medical School in Budapest, Hungary; at the Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center; and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Weizmann Institute of 1xbet sports betting in Israel. Dr. Leshner's research has focused on the biological bases of behavior. He is the author of a major textbook on the relationship between hormones and behavior, and numerous book chapters and papers in professional journals. He also has published extensively in the areas of 1xbet sports betting and technology policy, 1xbet sports betting education, and public engagement with 1xbet sports betting .
Dr. Leshner received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Franklin and Marshall College, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physiological psychology from Rutgers University. He also holds honorary Doctor of 1xbet sports betting degrees from Franklin and Marshall College and the Pavlov Medical University in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dr. Leshner is an elected fellow of AAAS, the National Academy of Public Administration, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and many other professional societies, is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of 1xbet sports betting , and has received numerous awards from both professional and lay groups.