The Indian Room Committee and the Nationality Rooms are hosting its annual India Day on Sunday, August 16 This year’s theme is the celebration of Technology, Innovation and Development.
The program is:
11.45 ---Assembly for the Parade at Bigelow Blvd ( Cathedral of Learning).
12 Noon.--- Commencement of the Parade.
Parade route: From Bigelow to Bellefield to Fifth Ave.
1 PM --Hoisting of the Flags- US & INDIA.
followed by two hours of cultural program
We’d like to invite you to attend the tenth annual Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival from July 10th-19th. The festival is a showcase of Asian films and filmmakers with origins in Asian cultures. This year there will be 57 showings in three locations: the Regent Square Theater, the Melwood Screening Room, and the Melwood Classroom. The centerpiece film will be the official Pakistani entry to the Oscars Dukhtar. For more details, please visit www.silkscreenfestival.org.
The opening of an exhibition devoted to the longstanding collaboration and goodwill between the University of Pittsburgh and Wuhan University. Remarks will be given by Professor Han Jin, Chair of the University Council, Wuhan University; and Albert J. Novak, Jr., Vice Chancellor, University of Pittsburgh. Please RSVP to Lynn Kawaratani at lyk12@pitt.edu.
This lecture has been canceled.
Professor Nancy Qian will focus on the government control and bias on the controversial topic of air pollution in China are salient: that individuals do not downplay the credibility of repeated information, even when they know the information comes from one biased government source; and, that individuals have difficulty interpreting conflicting pieces of information: and, that individuals update their interpretation of information in very different ways. Implications for air pollution policies in China are discussed.
