Category: Conferences/Seminars
Conversation with President in Residence Rupiah Banda May 3rd
An invitation to all Boston University Students
The African Studies Center invites you to join President in Residence Rupiah Banda, former president of Zambia and President-in-Residence at BU’s African Presidential Center, for an informal conversation.
Date: May 3, 2012
Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Place: African Studies Center, 232 Bay State Road, Room 505
Light refreshments will be available.
The Future of Nigeria Monday, April 23rd at Harvard University
Friends of Africa International is co-sponsoring a JFK Jnr Forum event on "The Future of Nigeria" with the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics and the Future of Diplomacy Project on Monday April 23, 2012 starting at 6pm.
A Panel Conversation on "The Future of Nigeria" with:
Ambassador Adebowale Adefuye Nigerian Ambassador to the US
Ambassador Walter Carrington US Ambassador to Nigeria (1993-97)
Monica Toft (moderator) Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Date: Monday April 23, 2012
Venue: JFK Jnr. Forum, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Time: 6pm
http://forum.iop.harvard.edu/content/future-nigeria (Please click for poster and to stream live on day of event if you cannot make it)
Global Health and Engineering Final Event of the Semester: April 27th in CT462/A at 4:30!
Join us for an hour of short presentations by students and staff from engineering and public health, followed by a cocktail hour for networking and discussions! For this event, we are excited to have:
- Clark Freifeld on the development of a global real-time disease outbreak monitoring system (Children's Hospital)
- Dr. Deborah Anderson on the design of topical microbicides for controlling STDs (BUMC, Microbiology)
- Dr. Muhammad Zaman on the Indigenous Innovation and Biomedical Engineering Education in Sub Saharan Africa (BU ENG, BME)
Where: CT462/A
When: Friday April 27, 4:30-6:30pm (refreshments served at 4:15pm)
Who: Anyone who is interested in learning about global health projects from engineering and public health standpoints!
Visit our site! http://blogs.bu.edu/ghecho/
Please RSVP here: http://blogs.bu.edu/ghecho/rsvp/ Thank you!
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Sponsors of GHECHo are:
Center for Global Health & Development (CGHD)
BU Photonics Center
BU School of Public Health
Dr. Cathie Klapperich (BU BME, ME)
Dr. Muhammad Zaman (BU BME)
Dr. Selim Unlu (BU ECE, BME, Physics)
Global Health Series: Challenges of Newborn Hypothermia in South Asia, April 11th at 4pm
GLOBAL HEALTH SERIES
Wednesday, April 11, 4:00 - 5:30 pm
Challenges of Newborn Hypothermia in South Asia
Karsten Lunze, Senior Fellow, Primary Care Academic Fellowship Program, Boston University School of Medicine
Luke C. Mullany, Associate Professor, Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Naganand Murty, Co-Founder and President, Technologies, Embrace
Kristian Olson, Clinician Educator Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Director of Education and Technology Innovation, MGH Center for Global Health, Program Leader, CIMIT Global Health Initiative , Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Chair: David Bloom, Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Harvard School of Public Health, FXB G11, Building Four, 651 Huntington Ave., Boston MA
Invitation to ReACH Panel (Raising Awareness for the Crisis in the Horn) on Somalia on April 11th at 4pm
You’re invited to join students at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) as they host a panel discussion on the health and human rights implications of the famine and war in Somalia in the global context of climate change and food insecurity.
Participate in the discussion - ONLINE!
Join in the discussion that will be live streamed from Feinstone Hall at JHSPH in Baltimore, MD starting at:
- 4:00pm EST on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
- Follow @ReACHFOA2012 for the live stream link through www.jhsph.edu
- You can also follow along on Twitter and submit questions to the panelists via Twitter using the hashtag #REACHFOA2012.
Expert Panelists – we have a great line-up for YOU!
The panel discussion will feature a host of experts that will highlight the food, social, and human rights crisis in Somalia and will be moderated by Dr. Robert S. Lawrence, Director of the Center for a Livable Future at Johns Hopkins. Panelists include:
- Alexander Vu, Director of International Emergency and Public Health Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University
- Steve Hansch, US Liaison at DARA International, Adjunct Professor at George Washington University
- Sirad Shirdon, Save Somali Women and Children
- Andrea Wirtz, Research Associate, Center for Public Health and Human Rights
- Sadia Aden, Writer and Human Rights Advocate
Get involved! - we hope to see YOU online on 4/11!
The ReACH panel event is part of the annual “Faces of Africa” week from 9th to 13th April, 2012, the signature event of the African Public Health Network at JHSPH. This year’s theme is “Africa: Solidarity of Lives, Sustainability for the Future” chosen to capture the contemporary public health challenges in Africa and to raise awareness of the health, human rights and development concerns of the Continent, as well as displaying her rich cultural heritage through fashion, dance, fabrics and cuisines.
* For more information on ReACH, or Faces of Africa, please contact Rahcyne Hill (rahill@jhsph.edu) or Chinemerem Onwuliri (conwulir@jhsph.edu)
Advancing Security, Dignity and Growth: The Role of the International Criminal Court in Ending Impunity and Fostering Greater Well-being: Friday, April 13th at 3pm
Advancing Security, Dignity and Growth:
The Role of the International Criminal Court in Ending Impunity and Fostering Greater Well-Being
The African Studies Center, the Center for Finance, Law & Policy, and the School of Law, announce the Bradford Morse Distinguished Lecture with the Honorable Fatou Bensouda, the newly named Chief Prosecutor of the ICC.
A new reality is emerging. Developing countries are establishing themselves as safe, stable places to live and work. While there is still much to be done in the struggle for Human Rights, the gruesome details of Human Rights abuses are becoming the exception, while societal and economic stability and growth are becoming the rule. In this context, the International Criminal Court plays a critical role in protecting and advancing environments conducive to human security, dignity and growth.
-Date & Time: Friday, April 13th, 3:00-5:00 PM
-Location: The Esplanade Room, Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Comm Ave, Boston
-Attendance is free to the public, but REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED:
http://www.bu.edu/buc/2012/04/02/special-guest-fatou-bensouda/
Career PREP Fall 2012 schedule is out!
Career PREP Overview_fall 2012
This program is designed for students after their first semester with less than 3 years of job search experience as well as more experienced students interested in refreshing their skills. Each session will give you tools and techniques to more effectively market yourself during the job search process. The cohort model adds to your learning, and assignments are required. Sessions are in class and online. Space is limited. Registration required by August 24, 2012: http://sph.bu.edu/careerprep.
