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Friday, September 16

How Industrial Engineers, Trauma Surgeons, Ob/GYNs, And Social Scientists Can Work Together To Solve Wicked Problems in Africa
Celebrate Africa Seminar
Time:
10:00 am to 11:00 am
Presenter:
Dr. Bopaya Bidanda and Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana
Location:
The Global Hub at Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies, Center for Latin American Studies, European Studies Center, Global Studies Center, Global Hub, Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs and UCIS Engagement along with Community Relations, Office of the Provost, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, School of Social Work, School of Education, Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Africana Studies Department, Center for Global Health, Swanson School of Engineering, School of Nursing, Department of French & Italian, Department of Linguistics, Alumni Relations, University Honors College, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA), School of Music, School of Law, Deitrich School of Arts and Sciences and Dean of Students
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Anna-Maria Karnes
Contact Phone:
412-624-8143
Contact Email:
awk19@pitt.edu

As part of the Celebrate Africa event, join the Center for African Studies to hear from Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana, MD, Pitt Professor of Surgery, and Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Swanson School, as they discuss their cutting-edge work in Kenya building better blood banking systems to save lives.