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Nutrition and Child Health SymposiumNutrition and Child Health Symposium

Time: 8:30 am

8:30am-12pm The Harvard Nutrition and Global Health Program Harvard Global Health Institute DR. MARY E. PENNY Senior Researcher, MBChB Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Perú This symposium will highlight current research in global health and nutrition, with a focus on child health and under nutrition. Attendees will be exposed to current and important research related to nutrition and global health. The event will feature a number of presentations on current research by a visiting speaker, Harvard faculty, and current postdoctoral students. LOCATION: Harvard School of Public Health, Kresge Building, Room G3, 677 Huntington Avenue, Boston. INFORMATION: For more information, please contact elizabeth_jackson@harvard.edu
“God gave her a Mercedes Benz” Screening “God gave her a Mercedes Benz” Screening

Time: 6:00 pm

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study Colorful markets of Africa are often dominated by strong older women who control prices and determine who can buy their goods. These women are affectionately referred to as “Mama Benz” because each has a chauffeur-driven Mercedes Benz. This film focuses on one woman who presides over the cloth market in Lomé, Togo. LOCATION: Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Radcliffe College Room, 10 Garden Street, Cambridge. INFORMATION: For more information, please call (617)495-8647
KONY 2012 Film Screening & DiscussionKONY 2012 Film Screening & Discussion

Time: 7:30 pm

The Invisible Children Road Crew will be visiting Harvard to screen KONY 2012 and KONY 2012 Part Two. After the film, we will hear from Adonga Quinto, a former LRA child soldier who was abducted by Kony. The night will end with a Q&A. When: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 – 7:30pm until 8:30pm Where: Radcliffe Gymnasium (in Radcliffe Yard), 18 Mason St, Cambridge, MA, 02138 More information can be found here: http://www.facebook.com/events/298639710208331/

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KONY Panel and DiscussionKONY Panel and Discussion

Time: 12:30 pm

12:30pm-2:00pm Panelists: Dr. Patrick Vinck, Research Scientist, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative Dr. Thomas Burke, Director of the Division of Global Health and Human Rights at MGH After watching the KONY documentary do you still have questions and thoughts you’d like to share about the events highlighted in KONY 2012? Come join the Committee on African Studies for lunch and hear from faculty with experience on the ground in Africa as they share their perspective and answer questions from the audience. Location: Locke Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge

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The Coup in Mali: A Lunchtime DiscussionThe Coup in Mali: A Lunchtime Discussion

Time: 12:30 pm

Please join us for lunch and scholarly conversation on the situation in Mali, its causes, and its consequences at 12:30pm. Locke Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge Rsvp to Megan Shutzer (mshutzer@fas.harvard.edu)

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Book Talk by Professor Roger OwenBook Talk by Professor Roger Owen

Time: 5:00 pm

The Middle East Initiative at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Outreach Center for Middle Eastern Studies You are invited to attend a book talk by the A J Meyer Professor of Middle East History, Professor Roger Owen, on his new book The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life (2012). LOCATION: Room 102, Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 38 Kirkland Street, Cambridge INFORMATION: For more information, please contact cmesoc@fas.harvard.edu

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AAAS Medal Ceremony and Graduation PartyAAAS Medal Ceremony and Graduation Party

Time: 4:00 pm

Wednesday, May 23, 2012 – 4:00pm – 6:00pm Details TBA Location: Thompson Room, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge

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	Committee Meetings
	General
	Graduate Student Workshops
	Harvard Africa Seminars

Calendar developed and supported by Kieran O’Shea