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Rotunda Students walking
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A new fellowship launched by International Students and Scholars Program and Contemplative Sciences Center hopes to encourage and enable international students to play a leading role in making UVA a place where international students can thrive.

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Jefferson and Rotunda
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Benjamin Hill is a fourth-year student studying Global Development Studies and Religious Studies. Outside of his studies, the Filipino-American born and raised in Northern Virginia loves reading, comics, growing plants, and singing.

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UN Flags
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The Biden administration took office in January vowing to substantially strengthen U.S.

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Tayyab Safdar Headshot While Speaking
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In this episode, M. Tayyab Safdar talks to Emily Mellen about his research on South South Cooperation and UVA's multifaceted BRI project which includes a bibliography project, a speaker series and research.

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Kwame Otu
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What does a project with workers at sites receiving electronic waste from Europe and North America (e-waste) in Ghana have in common with efforts to assess the impact of rural hospital closures in the United States or work to document the journey of

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Marcel Durieux talking to doctors in Tanzania. Photo Courtesy of: Marcel Durieux
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Marcel Durieux is a professor in Anesthesiology and Neurological Surgery at the University of Virginia Health and has worked on number of global health projects in East Africa, all involving training in anesthesiology.

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Global Week 2021: Oct 23-30
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Many exciting programs are in the pipeline for this year’s Global Week which will be celebrated from October 23-30.

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Global Week 2021: Oct 23-30
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For many years, UVA has celebrated Global Week each year in late October to bring attention to the many opportunities for, and benefits of, global engagement – a celebration that takes on special significance this year as we begin to emerge back into the world from more than a year

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Tibetan Studies
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The University of Virginia has been selected to host the 2022 International Seminar of Young Tibertologists. This will be the first time an American university has been selected to host this prestigious week-long conference.

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Matias Vilaplana Stark using Virtual Reality Goggles
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Matias Vilaplana Stark is a doctorate student in McIntire Department of Music at the University of Virginia.