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23
Apr

"The Evolution of Conflict in the Lower Courts"; Deborah Beim, Yale University

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Beim studies American politics in general and judicial politics in particular, with a focus on interactions between the U.S. Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeals.
23
Apr

The Annual William Cook Lecture - "Blackness and Poetry"

4 pm - 5 pm
Poet Fred Moten 2014 National Book Award Finalist, author of "In the Break: The Aesthetics of the Black Radical Tradition" (University of Minnesota Press), as well as many others.
23
Apr

The Effects of Warfare and Homicide on Population Growth in Prehistory

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Bob Kelly - University of Wyoming Are Warfare and Homicide Responsible for the Low Population Growth Rates of Prehistoric Hunter-Gatherers?
23
Apr

The Best Way to Improve Healthcare is to Improve Computers

4:15 pm - 5:15 pm
Harold Thimbleby, Professor of Computer Science, Swansea University, co-sponsored by the CS Colloquium. Part of "The Human Factor in Security Technology" speaker series.
23
Apr

China at the Crossroads? Reform Challenges Ahead, David Shambaugh

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
China expert and GWU Prof. Shambaugh surveys the main challenges facing China at present & assesses the steps the government is taking to meet them through new reform policies.
23
Apr

"Hello Kitty as Global Phenomenon"

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Lecture by Dr. Christine Yano (Anthropology, U of Hawai'i) and author of _Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty's Trek Across the Pacific_ (Duke UP, 2013). Co-sponsor: Japan Institute.
23
Apr

"Sociology and the Study of Mental Health Inequalities"

4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Jane McLeod, Prof. of Sociology, Indiana U. Bloomington This talk will discuss how to extend the study of mental health inequalities by drawing from general sociological research.
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