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Global Health explores the risks and opportunities of globalization for the health of the world population, including the increased spread of diseases across borders and oceans, and the enhanced ability to alert populations and health organizations about epidemics. It also addresses international emergency response systems for health epidemics in different parts of the world.
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Global Economy
Global Economy explores the changing reach and nature of economic flows and political organization under conditions of globalization, raising issues such as international economic growth and crisis, global competition.
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Global Security explores international, ethnic, and religious conflicts, and considers ways of preventing and resolving conflicts, including negotiation and fostering of deeper cross-cultural understanding. It raises issues such as the role of the United Nations, armed intervention, non-governmental organizations, humanitarian relief, terrorism, international law, and diplomacy.
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Global Society
Global Society explores how our understanding of who we are changes under globalization, exploring issues such as race, religion, nationality, history, and gender. It addresses the interchange of ideas between cultures, movements of people, international rights, and other factors impacting cultural development in different parts of the world.

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Global Studies Mini Courses: Muslims in a Global Context and BRICS Today
One credit mini-courses organized by Global Studies Center and Carnegie Mellon University. Students can take these courses for credit and the community and K-12 educators can attend at no charge.

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Upcoming Events

Monday, June 17

Presentation -- From Tribes to Treadmills: A Case Study on Gym Users Mentality in Modern Bedouin Society
Elizabeth Mitgang
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
110 Parran Hall
Global Studies Center

Student presentation as part of research defense for a Bachelor of Philosophy -International and Area Studies/Global Studies track.

Presentation -- From Tribes to Treadmills
Elizabeth Mitgang
11:30 am
110 Parran Hall
Global Studies Center
Free

Elizabeth Mitgang will defend her BPHIL-International and Area Studies Thesis entitled "From Tribes to Treadmills:
A Case Study on Gym User Mentality in Modern Bedouin Society."

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