Holistic Approach to Understanding GRE Scores
In October 2008, the Graduate School held the second of four best practices seminars that are part of the Graduate School's Initiative to Optimize Doctoral Completion. Four faculty members shared ideas about strategies and criteria that they have used in their admissions process to increase the likelihood that the students who are admitted will successfully complete their degrees. Dr. Talmadge Guy from Adult Education spoke about a holistic approach to understanding GRE scores with uderrepresent
The Global Health Leadership Challenge
Drawing upon experience as Ethiopia's Minister of Health, Dr. Tedros, describes leadership principles necessary to understand health issues holistically, recognize the importance of evidence, communicate effectively with different stakeholders, and promote sustained commitment to improved health outcomes.
Global Health Leadership for a Changing World
Ms. Batson highlights the importance and key principles of global health leadership within the context of complex geopolitical change. As Director of the Global Health Initiative, Ms. Batson discusses the Obama Administration's six-year, $63-billion program which focuses on improving health through strengthened health systems, with a particular focus on improving the health of women, newborns and children. Using the U.S. example, Ms. Batson discusses how to leverage limited resources to achiev
Institute for Global Health interviews: Professor Peter Piot
Professor Peter Piot on Institute developments and upcoming Global Health Days. For more information please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/globalhealth
Institute for Global Health interviews: Professor Geoffrey Pasvol
Professor Geoffrey Pasvol discusses the aims of the Wellcome Centre for Clinical Tropical Medicine and future collaborations with the Institute. For more information please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/globalhealth
Global health lecture 2010 - Dr Richard Horton
Dr Richard Horton, Chief Editor, The Lancet gives keynote speech on global health and journalism. For more information please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/globalhealth
WSU Breaks Ground on School for Global Animal Health Building
Friday, June 25, 2010
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PULLMAN, Wash. -- Under a sunny sky, officials from Washington State University and the Gates Foundation broke ground on a 62,000-square-foot, three-story flagship research building for a new School for Global Animal Health. The first of its kind research facility will house a state-of-the-art infectious dis
Lifestyle or Global Business
Your personal goals need to match your business goals in order for your idea to take off. Lord Karan Bilimoria, Founder of Cobra Beer, discusses following his lecture at the CfEL Enterprise Tuesday 2008/2009 series.
Global Governance and Regulation - why?
In this podcast, Ngaire Woods, Christina Ward and Jeni Whalen discuss the causes of the current recession and asks why governments, financial regulators and banks failed to act responsibly and how we can act now to prevent the next financial crisis
24 - The Collapse of Communism and Global Challenges
HIST 202: European Civilization, 1648-1945 - Audio - 24 - The Collapse of Communism and Global Challenges - Yale University > YALE UNIVERSITY COURSES > HIST 202: European Civilization, 1648-1945 > Audio > 24 - The Collapse of Communism and Global Challenges
Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics: "The Economics of Climate Change: Risk, Ethics, and a Gl
The science of climate change structures the economics: risk of major damage and a global response must be at the core of an analysis of policy. History and wealth structure the ethics. The economics of climate change must, therefore, point to effective, efficient, and ethical, as well as collaborative, policy responses. This lecture will follow this analysis and describe a possible global deal or framework and how it might be built.
Lord Stern is I.G. Patel Professor of Economics and Governmen
Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics: "The Economics of Climate Change: Risk, Ethics, and a Gl
The science of climate change structures the economics: risk of major damage and a global response must be at the core of an analysis of policy. History and wealth structure the ethics. The economics of climate change must, therefore, point to effective, efficient, and ethical, as well as collaborative, policy responses. This lecture will follow this analysis and describe a possible global deal or framework and how it might be built.
Lord Stern is I.G. Patel Professor of Economics and Governmen
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey: "Building Global Peace: Turkish Reg
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pushed his counterparts around the world to pursue a "new global order" based on peace and trust rather than conflict in an address Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Princeton University.
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey: "Building Global Peace: Turkish Reg
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan pushed his counterparts around the world to pursue a "new global order" based on peace and trust rather than conflict in an address Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Princeton University.
The Global Migration of Skill
This lecture examined the growing phenomenon of international skilled migration with particular attention to its impact on developing countries. A framework was developed for understanding the…
Once Colonial, Now Global: India's Engagement with the West
Part of the South Asia Seminar Series
China's Policy Response to the Global Financial Crisis
Yu Yongding will be in Australia to deliver the Productivity Commission's Richard Snape Lecture for 2009. An Academician with Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, former Director-General of Institute of World Economics and Politics (1998- ), Professor with Post-Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, President of the China Society of World Economics (2001- ), Editor of China and World Economy, Associate Editor of Asian Economic Policy Review. He was formerly the academic member of
APW2010:Understanding the idea of an Asia Pacific Community
Professor Peter Drysdale (Crawford School of Economics & Government, ANU) has pursued a busy life as an academic researching the economies of East Asia, especially Japan, and advocating trade liberalisation, especially in the Asia Pacific. He will discuss how better understanding of the international economy is critical for anyone wishing to influence governments or to shape public debate. He has a PhD from the ANU.
Graduate Studies in International Affairs: Special Responsibilities -The United States in Global Gov
GSIA SPECIAL PANEL Special Responsibilities: The United States in Global Governance Speakers Mlada Bukovansky Mlada Bukovansky is Associate Professor of International Relations at Smith College. Her research focuses on the evolving norms and institutions of the international system, both current and historical. She has published articles in the journals International Organization, Review of International Studies, Review of International Political Economy, and International Relations. Her book, L
The global food crisis: How can we free the hungry billions?
The international community is facing the most pressing humanitarian and development challenges in global history which include the fate of an estimated one billion people who exist on less than $1.25 per day. Such challenges require all development actors to embrace a spirit of innovation and renewal and to think again about their approaches to human development. There is widespread support for overseas development assistance amongst the Australian public with some recent surveys suggesting tha
