Due to economic development and globalization, cities continue to grow with predictions that 70 of the
world’s population will live in urban areas by the year 2050. This course, then, will view cities as hubs
where patterns, connections, discussions, and the processes shape such issues as social justice, economic
development, technology, migration, the environment among others. By examining cities as a lens, this
sequence of weekend courses encourages students to examine cities as a system for discussing social
processes being built and rebuilt. With an interdisciplinary focus, the course invites experts from the
University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon, and relevant fields more broadly.
This iteration of the course will explore such topics as: the influence of multinational corporations on
cities; the rise of privacy issues in relation to adoption of technology within cities and homes; the
replacement of human labor and access to employment; the role of technology on urban planning,
among others.
One-credit for PITT students / 3 units

12:00-12:10 - Welcome, Joseph S. Alter, University of Pittsburgh

12:15-12:35 - Making Ecology Developmental: A Global Geneology of China's Green Modernization, Jesse Rodenbiker, Cornell University and Rutgers University-New Brunswick

12:35-12:55 - Rubber's Reach: How Chinese rubber investments transform landscapes, livelihoods, and state control in China and Laos, Juliet Lu, UC Berkeley

12:55-1:15 - Discussion, Corey Byrnes, Northwestern University. Open forum Q/A.

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2:00-2:30 - Geopiety and the Rights of Nature--Unmaking the ChinAmeriComplex, Christopher Coggins, Bard College at Simon's Rock.

2:30-3:00 - Discussion, Jeffrey Nicolaisen, Duke University and Shiming Yang, University of Southern California. Open forum Q/A.

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12:00-12:10 - Recap and overview, Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh

12:10-12:30 - Equality of Life: A Buddhist Teaching for an Ecological Civilization, Jeffrey Nicolaisen, Duke University

12:30-12:50 - Rethinking the Nature-Culture Nexus in the Ethnic Rural Context of Southwest China, Luo Yu, City University of Hong Kong

12:50-1:10 - Discussion, Emily Yeh, University of Colorado, Boulder. Open forum Q/A.

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2:00-2:30 - Cemented River, Forced Migrants, and Rainbow Trout: A Multispecies Tale of the Xin'anjiang Hydropower Plant, Ling Zhang, Boston College.

2:30-2:50 - Discussion, Jesse Rodenbiker, Cornell University, and Weila Gong, Technical University of Munich. Open forum Q/A.

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This workshop will offer college and high-school language instructors training in applying the online teaching methodologies in language education and in identifying the most effective technology- and Internet-based tools for creating communicative, proficiency-based learning activities and assessments.

All sessions will be held online via Zoom.

Please register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtf-2vrDorHtJXSlAXBvsUAa4k8FS1hCpY

Workshop 1: "The Nuts and Bolts of Online Language Teaching"
Tuesday, May 26th, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Olga Klimova, University of Pittsburgh

Workshop 2: "To Zoom or Not to Zoom: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Activities in the Online Language Classroom"
Friday, May 29th, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Anna Dyer, University of Iowa

Workshop 3: "Engaging Students: Interactive Grammar and Vocabulary Activities using PowerPoint and Web-based Technology"
Tuesday, June 2nd, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Anna Dyer, University of Iowa

Workshop 4: "Project-based and Community-based Language Learning in the Online Environment"
Friday, June 5th, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Olga Klimova, University of Pittsburgh

12:00 - Recap and overview, James Cook, University of Pittsburgh

12:10-12:30 - Segmenting the South: China and India in the HFC Negotiations, Shiming Yang, University of Southern California

12:30-12:50 - "Elegant-Yet-Wild": An Interaction Between Nature and Culture in the Scholar's Studio, Yunshuang Zhang, Wayne State University

12:50-1:10 - Discussion, Christopher Coggins, Bard College at Simon's Rock. Open forum Q/A.

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2:00-2:30 - Imagined Islands and Coral Infrastructures, Corey Byrnes, Northwestern University.

2:30-2:50 - Discussion, Shiming Yang, University of Southern California, and Meng Zhang, Loyola Marymount University. Open forum Q/A.

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Join us for a presentation by Dr. Diego Chaves-Gnecco (Salud Para Niños Program Director & Founder and Associate Professor at the School of Medicine) focused on the effect(s) Covid-19 will have on the Latino community and what we can do to help

Presentation Objectives:

1. Review demographic characteristics of Latinos in the U.S. and in Pennsylvania
2. Review epidemiologic characteristics of COVID19 in Latinos
3. Learn why Latinos are especially vulnerable to COVID19
4. Learn what academia and community members can do to support/help the Latino community
a. Advocacy
b. Community resources

Diego Chaves-Gnecco MD, MPH is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, associate faculty at the Center for Latin American Studies and Director and Founder of the program SALUD PARA NIÑOS. Dr. Diego obtained his title as a Medical Doctor from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá Colombia. He completed his residency in Pediatrics at Hospital Universitario San Ignacio, Clínicas Infantiles Cafam and Colsubsidio being Chief Resident during his last year. In 1998, Dr. Diego came to Pittsburgh as a Visiting Instructor at the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Center for Clinical Pharmacology where he worked until 2002. He obtained a Master degree in Public Health from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH), in 2000. In 2002, he started his residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh and joined its Community Oriented Residency Education (CORE) program, an area of concentration in the pediatric training program that aims to train leaders in community health and child advocacy. As part of his CORE training, in the summer of 2002 Dr. Diego created the First Pediatric Bilingual-Bicultural Clinic in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Since its creation, this clinic has expanded to the program Salud Para Niños (Health for the Children). Dr. Diego completed his fellowship in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics in 2008 at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Dr. Diego has been honored with several recognitions for his work and to his services to the community.

12:00-12:10 - Recap and overview, Joseph S. Alter, University of Pittsburgh

12:10-12:30 - Sustaining the Market: Forestry and Timber Trade in China, 1700-1930, Meng Zhang, Loyola Marymount University

12:30-12:50 - Local Leadership in An Authoritarian State: The Boundaries of Local Authority in China's Low-carbon Energy Transition, Weila Gong, Technical University of Munich

12:50-1:10 - Discussion, Ling Zhang, Boston College. Open forum Q/A.

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2:00-2:30 - Natural infrastructure in China's era of ecological civilization, Emily Yeh, University of Colorado, Boulder.

2:30-2:50 - Discussion, Juliet Lu, University of California, Berkeley, and Yu Luo, City University of Hong Kong. Open forum Q/A.

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Reduce your stress, find more balance, join us for an online tai chi session with Dr. Margarita Delgado Creamer, Religious Studies, University of Pittsburgh. To register, click here.

To register visit: https://forms.gle/iPBpDbixJiGTySYR7

This workshop will offer college and high-school language instructors training in applying the online teaching methodologies in language education and in identifying the most effective technology- and Internet-based tools for creating communicative, proficiency-based learning activities and assessments.

All sessions will be held online via Zoom.

Please register here: https://pitt.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtf-2vrDorHtJXSlAXBvsUAa4k8FS1hCpY

Workshop 1: "The Nuts and Bolts of Online Language Teaching"
Tuesday, May 26th, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Olga Klimova, University of Pittsburgh

Workshop 2: "To Zoom or Not to Zoom: Synchronous vs. Asynchronous Activities in the Online Language Classroom"
Friday, May 29th, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Anna Dyer, University of Iowa

Workshop 3: "Engaging Students: Interactive Grammar and Vocabulary Activities using PowerPoint and Web-based Technology"
Tuesday, June 2nd, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Anna Dyer, University of Iowa

Workshop 4: "Project-based and Community-based Language Learning in the Online Environment"
Friday, June 5th, 4:30-6:30pm EDT (3:30-5:30pm CDT)
Facilitator: Olga Klimova, University of Pittsburgh

Join the Asian Studies Center for a fun Jeopardy game about food in Asia in the #globaltieswecare virtual hangout on Saturday, June 6th at 9 pm. To register, click here.