"Shale Gas: From Poland to Pennsylvania," the Pulitzer Center's joint reporting initiative with Calkins Media, publisher of shalereporter.com, examines the debate surrounding shale gas and the tangled mix of hopes, hype and concern in Eastern Europe and the US.

The Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins University will be hosting the Secretary General of the European Parliament, Klaus Welle, and will be videoconferencing with numerous schools throughout the United States for a discussion on the Eurozone Crisis, and its effects on Europe and Europe’s international relationships.

Looking for support for summer research abroad? Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to attend this information session to learn about two funding sources for summer research abroad. Dr. Sally Newman, editor of the Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, will discuss the Newman Award for International Intergenerational Initiatives, and Jennifer Creamer, Associate Director for Academic Affairs, UCIS will discuss the International Studies Fund (ISF). Pizza served!

Urbanized is about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. Over half the world's population now lives in an urban area, and 75% will call a city home by 2050. But while some cities are experiencing explosive growth, others are shrinking. The challenges of balancing housing, mobility, public space, civic and economic development, and environmental policy are fast becoming universal concerns.

Jon McCourt has been a community Peace Activist and a member of the Peace and Reconciliation Group in the City of Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland for over 30 years. As a young man he went on the first Civil Rights March in Derry in October 1968. He has been actively engaged in almost every aspect of the conflict that arose as the result of that march. He was involved in the events that have come to be known as Bloody Sunday when British soldiers clashed with civil rights protestors January 30, 1972.

Patricia Guy, a Diplomat in Residence for the State Department, will visit the University of Pittsburgh to talk about the State Department’s internship program, and will provide information and answer questions about careers and job possibilities with the Department of state.

Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World”, Dave Zirin writes about the politics of sports for the Nation Magazine. He is their first sports writer in 150 years of existence. Winner of Sport in Society and Northeastern University School of Journalism's 2011 'Excellence in Sports Journalism' Award, Zirin is also the host of Sirius XM Radio’s popular weekly show Edge of Sports Radio. He has been called “the best sportswriter in the United States,” by Robert Lipsyte. Dave Zirin is, in addition, a columnist forSLAM Magazine and the Progressive.

Join us for a light dinner and discussion about the book In the Country of Men, by Hisham Matar. "This powerful novel about a 9-year-old boy and his absent father offers an unnerving portrait of life in the Libya of Muammar Qaddafi. “

The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Sami Hermez, Visiting Professor of Contemporary and International Issues, Global Studies Center. The CERIS faculty book discussion is open to all educators and graduate students. There will be a light dinner served at 5:30 PM with book discussion to begin at 6:00 PM.

Documentary spanning 5 years of the struggle of one Palestinian villager against the Israeli Separation Barrier threatening his village, from the point of view of the 5 cameras destroyed in the process of making the film (Emad Burnat & Guy Davidi, 2011, 94 min.)

A psychological drama set in a Palestinian household occupied by the Israeli army, focusing on the reactions of the 7 family members (Saverio Costanzo, 2004, 90 min.) English subtitles.