Global Research

Global Research

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Lea Taylor picking chamomile flowers at Kevin Rohan Memorial Eco Foundation in Nepal. Photo Credit: Lea Taylor
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Lea Taylor is a rising 4th year student at UVA majoring in Global Studies and an intern at UVA Sustainability.

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Headshot of Spencer Phillips
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Spencer Philips joined Global Studies as an assistant professor in Fall 2021. With his experience in NGO leadership, start up and applied research, Philips likes to teach concepts and methods in ways that are grounded in, and applied to, real-world challenges.

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Sun through the columns of the Rotunda
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In Fall 2021, Center for Global Inquiry + Innovation in the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs announced a new round of grants to support global research for faculty and graduate students.

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Collage of animated people picture on puzzle pieces
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The Phase 2 of the pilot Global Mentors Program, which launched last year, will start with 10 global mentors during 2022 spring semester.

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University of Virginia
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Global Affairs asked two professors who have hosted Global Mentors in the inaugural year about their experience working with a mentor and their advice for faculty interested in participating in Global Mentors Program.

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Benjamin Hill headshot seated
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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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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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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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CGII Brown Bag 2021
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In an effort to highlight global research and the vibrant global scholar community at UVA, Center for Global Inquiry + Innovation in the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs has announced a new brown bag lunch series starting this fall.

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Zeweri Afghanistan
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Helena Zeweri joined University of Virginia as a Global Studies assistant professor in 2020. She currently offers courses on global migration, immigrant-led political activism, and humanitarianism.

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Gilman Scholarships
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In spring 2021, Center for Global Inquiry + Innovation in the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs announced a new round of grants to support global research for faculty.

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Basile Koechlin is a PhD student in Music from Geneva, Switzerland. His passion about the royal musicians in Uganda led him to UVA complete his doctorate.