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Asia Over Lunch Lecture Series
This series of informal noontime talks showcases the current research of Asian Studies Center faculty and graduate students. All members of the Pitt community are cordially invited to attend. The Fall 2008 schedule is posted below.
For more information contact:
Jennifer Murawski
Asian Studies Center
Phone: 412-383-3062
E-mail: jennm@pitt.edu
All lectures are on Thursdays at Noon, in 4130 Posvar Hall.
ASIA OVER LUNCH is now a BROWN BAG LUNCH SERIES. Please bring a lunch if you'd like to eat during the talk!
Fall 2008 Schedule
September 25
Richard Scaglion, Professor, Anthropology
University of Pittsburgh
"
Why is Pacific Island Studies Part of Asian Studies?
Asian Connections in Pacific Prehistory"
October 2
Louise Comfort, Professor
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
"
Building Resilience through Sociotechnical Systems:
Early Tsunami Detection for Sumatra, Indonesia"
October 9
A.S.M. Ali Ashraf, PhD student
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh
"
International Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism:
A Comparative Case Study of Indonesia and Saudi Arabia"
October 16
Xiuying Zou, Public Services Librarian
East Asian Library, University of Pittsburgh
"Update on Chinese New Electronic Databases"
October 23
Wei Wang, PhD Candidate, Economics
University of Pittsburgh
"Health Care Financing and Delivery in China:
Problems, Controveries, Solutions"
October 30
Charles Perfetti, Professor, Psychology
Director, Learning Research and Development Center
University of Pittsburgh
"Reading and Writing Chinese"
November 6
Martha Chaiklin, Assistant Professor, History
University of Pittsburgh
"Simian Amphibians: The Mermaid Trade in Early Modern Japan"
November 13
Mason Kim, PhD Student, Political Science
University of Pittsburgh
"Globalization and Social Protection in South Korea and Singapore"