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This three-day, international conference, which developed from conversations about regional nonproliferation policy, takes a wide view of Nuclear Issues in the Middle East and North Africa. It examines nuclear energy alongside nuclear weapons, and investigates the conceptual and material processes that enforce this divide. It broadens the regional scope to connect the Maghreb, the Levant, and further East, while also expanding the disciplinary purview to consider possible futures and trace historical roots. It explores ongoing changes in great power attitudes toward the region and the role of nuclear technologies in these shifts.

 When women mobilize to demand their rights, they challenge government policies and practices -- paving the way for greater accountability, justice, and equity for all.

Join the Foreign Policy Research Institute and speakers from the U.S. Army War College's Eisenhower Series College Program to discuss current national security issues, including India's role in the U.S.-China competition, foreign direct investment in U.S. real estate, and China's policy toward Taiwan. 

Sibelius’s Fifth surges with life. From its quiet expressive beginnings to the energetic and majestic finale, it’s a life-affirming work that will stay with you long after. The renowned British organist Wayne Marshall takes on Poulenc’s famous Organ Concerto that starts with earth-shaking chords and manages to balance the sacred and the secular all the way to its bold conclusion.

Join the Penn Institute for Urban Research for a panel discussion on China Urbanizing: Impacts and Transitions, edited by Weiping Wu and Qin Gao, recently published in collaboration with PennPress as part of  Penn IUR’s ongoing series The City in the Twenty-First Century.

Jeffrey Rosen and the Board of Trustees of the National Constitution Center invite you to the 34th Annual Liberty Medal Ceremony honoring Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny. President Zelenskyy embodies the spirit and purpose of the Liberty Medal award, which recognizes leaders who have furthered the ideals of freedom, equality, and the rule of law - the very values under assault in the wake of Russia's brutal invasion. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has served as the president of Ukraine since May 2019.

Lend your ears and sit or squat with the Global Water Alliance for World Toilet Day. A multi-disciplinary discussion on equity in sanitation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will be held. The event is in collaboration with the Global Water Alliance and The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The event is free to attend and food and drinks will be provided.

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On behalf of the Global Teach Connect Project Network and the UPenn Area Studies Centers, Drexel- SOE, and Abu Dhabi University collaborations and partnerships, we are inviting you to register and participate in our upcoming 4th Educational Summit on Reimagining Global Education and Teaching. 

We are also interested in co-sponsors to provide outreach, resources and any other effort to support this gathering of thought leaders in the globalizing educational opportunities.

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