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Addressing Global Challenges Through Innovative Research
July 30, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT
The second installment of International Insights, Addressing Global Challenges Through Innovative Research, is on Thursday, July 30 at 8:30 AM ET. Join us as we speak with Jamie Monson, Director of MSU’s African Studies Center, and Laurie Medina, Director of MSU’s Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, to explore MSU’s unique approach to research partnerships and international research projects conducted by faculty and students.
The dialogue will be hosted on Zoom through Michigan State University. Pre–registration is required.
Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_U8V-hkFtQv6cFV4RTQOtgg
Speakers:
Jamie Monson, Ph.D.Director, African Studies Center
The African Studies Center offers a global approach to the study of Africa, while engaging in cutting edge research addressing the complex, interlocking challenges confronting the African continent today.
Laurie Medina, Ph.D. Director, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies supports scholarship on Latin America and the Caribbean by catalyzing interdisciplinary collaborations on campus and forging partnerships with institutions in the region.
About International Insights
Learn about Michigan State University’s international research, teaching, and outreach through the International Insights dialogue series. Since the first international students enrolled in 1873, MSU has been internationally engaged, with a legacy of global collaboration in pursuit of innovation. MSU’s vibrant and diverse community of students, scholars, staff, and scientists creates new knowledge, and explores innovative and practical solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. Informative and conversational, each dialogue will highlight opportunities to become involved in and support this meaningful work at MSU.