With each global health crisis, the interconnectedness of populations around the globe becomes more pronounced. Diseases not only affect the health of communities, but they have a profound impact on political, economic, and social stability within countries and regions. This course engages the interdisciplinary nature of global health by approaching the issue through the lens of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) developed by the United Nations. The SDGs range in focus from good health and well-being to gender equality to clean water and sanitation to affordable, clean energy. By engaging the ways that health has a stake in these goals, the course will bring the expertise of faculty from the University of Pittsburgh and CMU as well as practitioners to understand and address the issue surrounding global health from a myriad of perspectives and avenues. With an applied focus, the course will assist students in engaging and advocating for a community on a global health issue through a policy memo. This iteration of the course will examine gender equality and SDG #5.
Events in UCIS
Friday, November 1 until Sunday, May 3
Monday, November 18
Polish and Ukrainian Culture Clubs Present
Pierogies for Parkinson's
Flavors include: Apple Cinnamon, Potato Cheddar, Sweet Potato Garlic
6 for $6 and a dozen for $10
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20% of the proceeds will go to the Parkinson's Foundation!
Philipp Kröger is a historian of Modern Central Europe and is completing his Ph.D. at the University of Augsburg, Germany. His presentation ties into his current work on the German state's statistics of nationality on its eastern border from the late-19th-century to WWII.
Join us for our first Pizza and Politics lecture of the year and enjoy some free lunch and a great lecture!
Learn about the latest Development in Latin America from experts in the field.
For more information, email: clas@pitt.edu
Lunch will be provided.
Join us at the Pitt Global Hub for a special performance by the Pittsburgh Recorder Consort, in partnership with the Nationality Rooms exhibition of musical instruments currently on display at the Hub.
Come listen to music from around the world and hear pieces from early Baroque and Renaissance to modern tunes from America. Recorders are more than the little plastic instruments you might have played in grade school. Come and enjoy the full range of sound from an ensemble of recorder enthusiasts who also learned to play to play on those little plastic sopranos!
Improve your Russian, meet other Russian students, prepare for oral exams and learn more about Russian culture!
Recent government and nonprofit professionals will discuss their interest in, pursuit of, and perspective on international and global employment. Discussion Style workshop.
Panelists:
Cyndee Pelt
Chief of Staff, CFO’s Office, University of Pittsburgh
Former Senior Advisor – Democracy, Human Rights, & Governance, Office of Foreign Assistance Resources, U.S. Department of State
Ryan Stannard
Regional Recruiter, Peace Corps
Former Teacher Collaboration and Community Service Volunteer
Darcy Fyock
Recent U.S. Foreign Affairs Officer, Diplomatic and Consular Service, U.S. Department of State
Former Teacher, Northern Virginia School Districts
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