Cuba as Sustainability Lab: Observations on Agriculture, Food, Health and Community in a Time of Change (2015-05-06)

Dr. Handel Hanson Professor, UMD Geography Department Director, UMD Sustainable Agricultural Project speaks on Cuba as Sustainability Lab: Observations on Agriculture, Food, Health and Community in a Time of Chang

Afro-Indigenous Hondurans in Resistance: U.S. Drug War, Violent Displacement, and Migration (2015-10-15)

Lecture by Alfredo Lopez, Ofraneh, The Black Fraternal Organization of Honduras, titled Afro-Indigenous Hondurans in Resistance: U.S. Drug War, Violent Displacement, and Migratio

CELL5M: A Multidisciplinary Geospatial Database for Africa South of the Sahara

Spatially-explicit data is increasingly becoming available across disciplines, yet they are often limited to a specific domain. In order to use such datasets in a coherent analysis, such as to decide where to target specific types of agricultural investment, there should be an effort to make such datasets harmonized and interoperable. For Africa South of the Sahara (SSA) region, the HarvestChoice CELL5M Database was developed in this spirit of moving multidisciplinary data into one harmonized, geospatial database. The database includes over 750 biophysical and socio-economic indicators, many of which can be easily expanded to global scale. The CELL5M database provides a platform for cross-cutting spatial analyses and fine-grain visualization of the mix of farming systems and populations across SSA. It was created as the central core to support a decision-making platform that would enable development practitioners and researchers to explore multi-faceted spatial relationships at the nexus of poverty, health and nutrition, farming systems, innovation, and environment. The database is a matrix populated by over 350,000 grid cells covering SSA at five arc-minute spatial resolution. Users of the database, including those conduct researches on agricultural policy, research, and development issues, can also easily overlay their own indicators. Numerical aggregation of the gridded data by specific geographical domains, either at subnational level or across country borders for more regional analysis, is also readily possible without needing to use any specific GIS software. See the HCID database (http://dx.doi.org/10.7910/DVN/MZLXVQ) for the geometry of each grid cell. The database also provides standard-compliant data API that currently powers several web-based data visualization and analytics tools

Keep Calm and Carry on Relaxing around the World (2015-04-28)

Need some time to de-stress before the end of the semester? Do you want relaxation tips from cultures around the world? Join us for Global Cafe Duluth: Keep Calm and Carry On, Relaxation Around the World to learn and engage in calming activities from all over the globe. From yoga to meditation to games and more, you can pick up some ideas to get you through to the end of the semester. There will also be refreshments and a chance to socialize.UMD International Education Office; International Student Services; The Royal D. ALworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies; Office of Cultural Diversit

Energy Transition in Minnesota & Beyond! (2014-12-03)

"Energy Transition in Minnesota & Beyond!" - Presented by Ellen Anderson, Executive Director of the University of Minnesota's Energy Transition LabThe Energy Transition Lab leverages University expertise in law, policy, and other disciplines, in partnership with the public, private, community, and nonprofit sectors, to help solve our biggest energy challenges for the future. This lecture is part of the Alworth Institute's Year-Long Lecture Series, Taking Action: Facing the Challenge of Global Climate ChangeRoyal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies, UMD Sustainability, St. Louis River Allianc

Lessons for Today's World from the US Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (2015-12-09)

Japanese students discuss the history of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima & Nagasaki from an unorthodox perspective. Watch a short video clip of interviews with survivors followed by a short discussion and Q&A session concerning the topic. Speakers: Hitomi Nakamura: main organizer/ senior at UMD from Fukushima, Japan and Yuta Uchida: co-organizer/senior at UWS from Hiroshima, JapanRoyal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studie

The American Red Cross Responds to the Global Refugee Crisis: Working to Reconnect Families (2016-03-03)

This poster provides information about 2 events taking place at UMD: Where does Justice fit in the Climate Change Adaptation Puzzle?: Live YouTube Lecture with Jack DeWaard and Beth Mercer-Taylor (2016-03-02) and The American Red Cross Responds to the Global Refugee Crisis: Working to Reconnect Families with PJ Doyle (2016-03-03).Royal D. Alworth, Jr. Institute for International Studies and UMD Office of Diversity and Inclusio

Refugee for 30 Minutes: Exhibit of Refugee Information and Experiences (2016-02-10)

Alworth Institute Special Event; Presented by UWS Political Science Students in cooperation with the Northland Chapter of the American Red Cros

Art and Heritage in Urban Renewal: The Seaside Town of Folkestone, UK (2019-10-31)

Thursday; October 31, 2019; 12:00 PM; Library Rotunda; Free and open to the public; A CLA Passport Event; Presented by Dr. William Henderson, Alworth Institute International Associate and former Director of the Alworth InstituteUsing the seaside town of Folkestone in the U.K., former Alworth Institute Director, Dr. Willie Henderson, will illustrate the connections amongst the Triennial Festival, the heritage of the Great War, and the successful establishment of a vibrant Creative Quarter, for the significant changes of perception of Folkestone, both within the town and nationally. The development of the once decayed Harbour area has something in common with the regeneration of Canal Park in Duluth, though the methods are different. Art works by international artists such as Yoko Ono, Spencer Finch, and Antony Gormley, remain as part of the legacy of previous Triennial Festivals