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.

Professor Bergsten developed and for 20 years administered the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, which has been held annually for the past 22 years in Vienna, Austria. Nearly 300 law schools from approximately 70 countries participate in the Vis Moot each year. During his lecture, he will discuss the genesis of the Vis Moot and how it serves as a platform for legal education. Following his lecture, Ronald A. Brand, Chancellor Mark A.

This is the second in a series of three workshops designed specifically for instructors of less-commonly-taught languages. This workshop offers the opportunity to examine the differences between exercises and tasks, explore the benefits of using tasks in teaching, and adapt textbook exercises to tasks. Participants will walk away with the knowledge needed to design effective tasks that motivate students to learn.

A faculty and curriculum enrichment workshop sponsored by the international and area studies programs of the University Center for International Studies (UCIS) at the University of Pittsburgh. This is the first in a planned series of annual workshops aimed at internationalizing college campuses in the Western Pennsylvania region, with support from the Title VI National Resource Center program of the U.S. Department of Education. Participation by faculty from minority-serving institutions and community colleges is particularly encouraged.

Master Drummer Ega Robot joins the University Gamelan as they play the gamelan music of the Sundanese people, an ethnic group that inhabits roughly the western third of the island of Java.

Please come join us for food, fun, and friends. Learn about opportunities in Academic Year 2015.

Please RSVP by April 13, 2015 to Somkiat Kamolpun at sok30@pitt.edu or 412-980-6916.

Join Rowena Xiaoqing He of Harvard University for a lecture based on her newly published book. "Tiananmen Exiles" was selected as one of the TOP FIVE books China in 2014 by ChinaFile, a project of the Center on the US-China Relations at the Asia Society.

Books will be available for purchase.

My talk discusses how and why repetition operates in the Japanese language. Interestingly linguists of various persuasions have intensively analyzed deletion in language but they seldom dealt with repetition in language. Kuno (1978:8) defined the function of deletion as “lowering redundancy of a sentence by deleting information known to the listener”. It sounded as if the function of repetition were only elevating redundancy level of information.

A celebration of the international achievements of the Class of 2015. The UCIS Graduation Ceremony recognizes students who have attained a Certificate or a Bachelor of Philosophy in International & Area Studies.