College-bound minority students from Brashear High School learned about international studies and career opportunities through a panel session with Pitt study abroad returnees and breakout sessions with UCIS international studies advisors.
Qi is a key element in Chinese cosmology and is important for understanding how people practice Traditional Chinese Medicine and fengshui in Taiwan. As qi is an intangible, invisible concept, it is important to determine how people sense the existence of it. In response, Sung looks at material culture to examine new Taiwanese fengshui objects and modern diagnoses devices of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The theme for this year's annual interdisciplinary conference is "Beyond Physical Capital: The Role of Human and Social Capital in Indonesia Economic Growth."
This conference will consider a number of important concerns in Indonesia such as the effect of education and health policy on human capital investment and how anti-corruption law, good governance, and market regulations interact with cooperation, trust, and reciprocity. The conference is organized into two main sessions, plenary sessions by invited speakers and parallel sessions by presenter participants.
China's rapid development and Sino-American relations have a direct impact on the lives of just about everyone in the United States. CHINA Town Hall: Local Connections, National Reflections, is a national day of programming designed to provide Americans across the United States and beyond the opportunity to discuss these issues with leading experts.
Available for both undergraduates and graduate students, Boren Awards support the study of less-commonly-taught languages through study abroad. Applicants must demonstrate how their proposal and future goals are connected to a broad understanding of national security, and award winners must agree to a one-year government service requirement. The deadline for undergraduate applications in December 2nd.
Recent years have seen tremendous movement toward trilateral meetings and interaction in Northeast Asia. China, Japan, and South Korea have a permanent commission/relationship set up and headquartered in Seoul. The three are attempting to put together a trilateral Free Trade Agreement. Frequently, however, bilateral difficulties get in the way. What do these trilateral efforts mean for security, the global economy, and the future of this region? Join us for a panel discussion to explore these questions and more!
The panel will feature:
Abraham M. Denmark (China)
Sewickley Academy's professors, Michael -Ann Cerniglia (History), Joan Cucinotta (English), and Ronald Kinser (Biology, Global Health) will frame Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers in the context of Human Rights and Global Health and using social media to communicate needs and rights. They will share with our K-12 community on how they also used the book to look at globalization and consumerism.
We welcome all K-12 educators, business and community members to attend all or sections of the symposium for free. The symposium will open with two keynote lectures on Friday evening on an overview of the issues. This will be followed by instructional lectures on Saturday and Sunday on various themes impacting China by experts in the field.
China will soon have the world’s largest economy. But that’s the least important thing to know about China. Ma and Adams reveal why China’s economic growth will constrain it, not empower it–and why China’s future will be shaped by the same reality that has shaped it for millennia: scarcity. Everyone knows “the 21st century is China’s to lose”–but everyone’s wrong. Ma and Adams get beyond cheerleading and fear-mongering to tell the whole complex truth about China. These are truths you need to hear–whether you’re an investor, business decision-maker, policymaker, or citizen.
