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Apr 2022
The Case for a New Development Paradigm in Africa
UMD’s Alworth Institute for International Studies hosts Dr. Raymond Gilpin, chief economist and head of the strategy, analysis and research team at the Regional Bureau for Africa, United Nations Development Program, for an in-person lecture in UMD Life Science 175 and via Zoom at z.umn.edu/GilpinS22. Gilpin will offer "The Case for a New Development Paradigm in Africa," a perspective on the continent's economic future and the role the United States might play. At UNDP, Gilpin provides leadership on all matters…
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Irreconcilable Differences: Russia’s War Against Ukraine and the Question of Sovereignty
Dr. Markian Dobczansky, associate director of the European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and an associate of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, speaks on the historical roots of Russian and Ukrainian sovereignty claims and how that knowledge can help develop a better understanding of the current situation between the two countries. The lecture will be held in the University of Minnesota Duluth's Life Sciences Building, room 175. It might seem obvious why Russia looms so large in…
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State of the Steelhead
Gitchee Gumee Trout Unlimited is partnering with UMD Fly Fishing Club to bring the State of the Steelhead featuring Jason Swingen with JS-Outdoors. Jason is an avid outdoorsman, engaged in several community clubs and a fly fishing guide. He will share his techniques in chasing spring steelhead along Lake Superior’s tributaries.
Find out more »Jun 2023
Dr. James Paruk: Loon Lessons
James D. Paruk is one of the world’s leading experts on the Common Loon. Paruk has studied breeding and wintering loons in several states and Canada for 30 years. He recently wrote a book entitled, Loon Lessons: Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver published by the University of Minnesota Press. The book provides the most current detailed account of what we know about loon biology, behavior, and conservation. Currently, he is a Professor of Biology at St. Joseph’s College…
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