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New Books in Asian Studies: The Sound of Salvation with Guangtian Ha

In this upcoming edition of the 2022 New Books in Asian Studies series, the Sigur Center will host a discussion of The Sound of Salvation: Voice, Gender, and the Sufi Mediascape in China with author Guangtian Ha, Assistant Professor of Religion at Haverford College. The event will be moderated by Eric Schluessel, Assistant Professor of History and International Affairs at GW.

Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Dementia

Join the GW Institute for Brain Health and Dementia for a presentation on "Modifiable Risk Factors Associated with Dementia" by Dr. Loretta DiPietro, a professor in the MISPH Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences. This presentation is part of the Institute's University Seminar Series on "Addressing Dementia Across the Public Health Spectrum."

Ruth Ben-Ghiat on "Personality Cults and the Authoritarian Playbook"

As part of its program on "Truth and Lies," The GWU Humanities Center welcomes NYU Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat (history and Italian studies) for her distingusied (online) lecture on "Personality Cults and the Authoritarian Playbook."

Ukrainian Perspectives on the Current US-Ukraine-Russia Crisis

Western experts and journalists have been widely discussing the current tensions around Ukraine. Yet, Ukrainian voices are often missing from the conversation. This panel gives the floor to Ukrainian scholars Volodomyr Dubovyk, Tetyana Malyarenko, Olexiy Haran, and Oxana Shevel who will offer their perspectives on the current crisis.

Lumbering State, Restless Society: Egypt in the Modern Era with Nathan Brown, Amr Adly & Mona Atia

Lumbering State, Restless Society offers a comprehensive and compelling understanding of modern Egypt. Nathan J. Brown, Shimaa Hatab, and Amr Adly guide readers through crucial developments in Egyptian politics, society, and economics from the middle of the twentieth century through the present.

Southeast Asia and the Future of the Rules-Based (Liberal) Order

On February 11th, the Sigur Center for Asian Studies will host Benjamin Ho, Assistant Professor at the China Programme of the S.

Physical Activity and Brain Health in Older Adults

Join the GW Institute for Brain Health and Dementia for a presentation on "Physical Activity and Brain Health in Older Adults" by Dr. Kirk Erickson, the Director and Principal Investigator of the Brain Aging and Cognitive Health Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh and Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition. This event is part of the Institute's University Seminar Series on "Addressing Dementia Across the Public Health

Information Session: Islamic Studies (MA and Graduate Certificate)

Join an online session with Professor Mohammad Faghfoory of the GW Columbian College's Department of Religion to learn about how our graduate degree programs in Islamic Studies can take your career to the next level. You will also have the opportunity to ask any questions you have about our program and the application process.

Bigger Data About Smaller People: Investigating Children's Language Learning at Scale

Every typically developing child learns to talk, but children vary tremendously in how and when they do so. What predicts this variability? In this talk, Michael C. Frank describes his efforts to create predictive models of early language learning. This goal has led him to create open data resources like Wordbank, childes-db, and Peekbank that capture data from tens of thousands of children learning dozens of different languages.

Webinar: CCAS Tips and Best Practices for Applying to Graduate School

Hear from our experienced admissions team who will provide some helpful tips on making your graduate school application to the GW Columbian College of Arts and Sciences stand above the rest!

The session will be full of helpful insights to:

Visions of Beirut: The Urban Life of Media Infrastructure with Hatim El-Hibri and Will Youmans

In Visions of Beirut Hatim El-Hibri explores how the creation and circulation of images have shaped the urban spaces and cultural imaginaries of Beirut. Drawing on fieldwork and texts ranging from maps, urban plans, and aerial photographs to live television and drone-camera footage, El-Hibri traces how the technologies and media infrastructure that visualize the city are used to consolidate or destabilize regimes of power.

This is How They Tell Me the World Ends

Join us for a conversation with leading cybersecurity expert, award-winning journalist, and bestselling author, Nicole Perlroth, on her new book, This is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyber-Weapons Arms Race (Bloomsbury, 2021). What is the global cyber-weapons arms trade? In what ways is it altering the balance of global politics?

Information Session: Art Therapy (MA)

Join us online for an information session discussing the field of art therapy and GW's master's program. The GW Art Therapy Graduate Program trains exceptionally skilled therapists whose professional practice is grounded in a broad understanding of the most current clinical art therapy, counseling and trauma theories.

Information Session: Art Therapy (MA)

Join us online for an information session discussing the field of art therapy and GW's master's program. The GW Art Therapy Graduate Program trains exceptionally skilled therapists whose professional practice is grounded in a broad understanding of the most current clinical art therapy, counseling and trauma theories.

Information Session: Art Therapy (MA)

Join us online for an information session discussing the field of art therapy and GW's master's program. The GW Art Therapy Graduate Program trains exceptionally skilled therapists whose professional practice is grounded in a broad understanding of the most current clinical art therapy, counseling and trauma theories.

Information Session: Art Therapy (MA)

Join us online for an information session discussing the field of art therapy and GW's master's program. The GW Art Therapy Graduate Program trains exceptionally skilled therapists whose professional practice is grounded in a broad understanding of the most current clinical art therapy, counseling and trauma theories.