2023 Annual Community Event

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

2023 Annual Community Event

Our Intricate Brain: Insight to Impact

Message from CU President Todd Saliman

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"The Ludeman Family Center for Women’s Health Research is a point of pride for the University of Colorado. As a leader of innovation in the field of women's health and sex differences research, scientists are improving the lives of women and their families around the world. In combination with community outreach and mentorship, the Ludeman Center is building the future of women's health and sex differences research — a profound legacy of impact. This important work is possible because of the vision and generosity of our supporters, and we are excited to see the Ludeman Center progress."

Welcome to the 2023 Annual Community Event for the Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research! Thanks to your incredible generosity, we can bring this virtual program to our community — sharing Our Intricate Brain: From Insight to Impact.

The Ludeman Family Center for Women's Health Research Annual Community Event has served as the Ludeman Center's signature educational and fundraising event for 19 years. It began as a small gathering in the basement of the Tattered Cover bookstore and has grown to a sold-out luncheon and now includes a livestream event without geographic boundaries. This event focuses on educating the community about important health issues and highlighting women's health and sex and gender differences research. Attendees and sponsors appreciate the unique evidence-based research and scientists featured at the event.

This livestream is brought to you by the generosity of our sponsors. A special thanks to Arrow Electronics for once again being the Presenting Sponsor of the 2023 Annual Community Event.

Healthy women. Healthy world.

2023 Annual Community Event Keynote Speaker Shankar Vedantam

Creator, Host and Executive Editor of the Hidden Brain podcast and radio show and the CEO of Hidden Brain Media.

Shankar Vedantam is the host and executive editor of the Hidden Brain podcast and radio show, as well as the CEO of Hidden Brain Media.

From 2011 to 2020, Vedantam was a social science correspondent for NPR. Before joining NPR, Vedantam spent 10 years as a reporter at The Washington Post. From 2007 to 2009, he was also a columnist, and wrote the Department of Human Behavior column for the Post.

Vedantam is the author of the book The Hidden Brain: How our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars and Save Our Lives. He is also the co-author, along with Bill Mesler, of Useful Delusions: The Power and Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain. Vedantam has served as a lecturer at many academic institutions, including Harvard University and Columbia University.