Past Events

Saturday, April 6

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: Short Film Competition

Our Short Film Competition buzzes and hums under the umbrella of the Carnegie Mellon International Film Festival. But we bring a lot of excitement to the Festival season on our own!

2:00pm to 4:00pm
Regent Square Theater

Friday, April 5

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: The Chambermaid

Director Lila Avilés's compelling debut follows Eve, who works long hours as a maid at a luxurious hotel in Mexico City.

7:00pm to 9:00pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU

Thursday, April 4

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: Pause

Elpida has reached a critical juncture in her life: menopause.

6:00pm to 9:00pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU

Whose Narrative? Re-examining War Memorials in East Asia and the U.S.

Intended as a workshop to foster critical thinking skills, this program will feature presentations by two scholars who work on similar issues in entirely different parts of the world. Dr.

5:30pm to 8:30pm
4130 Posvar

The Human Right to Water:Threats from Privatization in Pittsburgh and the World

Emanuele Lobina, Department of International Business and Economics, University of Greenwich and Public Services International, provides a global look at the forces shaping today's heightened debat

12:00pm to 1:30pm
4130 Posvar

Wednesday, April 3

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: My Friend the Polish Girl

MY FRIEND THE POLISH GIRL borrows from cinema verite and video bloggers to create a rare naturalism in style and performance.

6:00pm to 8:00pm
Carlow University, Gailliot Center

Tuesday, April 2

Historical Epidemiology and Global Disease Challenges

Historical epidemiology-the study of past disease control interventions and their impacts on the dynamics of disease transmission-holds the promise of creating a more robust and more nuanced founda

6:30pm to 8:00pm
Public Health G23 (Public Health Auditorium)

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: Rafiki

The first Kenyan film to screen at Cannes & banned in its home country, RAFIKI bursts onto the screen with fresh energy.

4:00pm to 6:00pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU

Monday, April 1 to Tuesday, April 2

Defining the Neglected Tropical Diseases: Research, Development, and Global Health Equity, 1970-present

The "neglected tropical diseases" (NTDs) are a cluster of infectious diseases categorized by their impact on an estimated one billion people in 149 countries worldwide.

Sunday, March 31

FACES OF WO/MEN Film Screening: Girls Always Happy

Wu is in her mid-twenties and lives with her mother in a traditional one-story house in one of Beijing’s hutongs. Both consider themselves to be writers, but success has so far eluded them.

4:00pm to 6:00pm
McConomy Auditorium, CMU