http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=45 CGS, a unit of International Programs and Studies, is designated a National Resource Center for the study of globalization under a Title VI grant of the Department of Education. The initiatives and resources of the Center are described in more detail on its home page. http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=45&eventId=148557&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 13:00:00 CST What could be wrong with bottled water and sunscreen? Many Americans today rightly fear that they are constantly exposed to dangerous toxins in their immediate environment: tap water is contaminated with chemicals; foods contain pesticide residues, hormones, and antibiotics; even the air we breathe, outside and indoors, carries invisible poisons. Yet we have responded not by pushing for governmental regulation, but instead by shopping. What accounts for this swift and dramatic response? And what are its unintended consequences? http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=45&eventId=144672&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Other Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:30:00 CST University of Illinois alums discuss their international careers using foreign language and area studies backgrounds. They will highlight different international career trajectories, how to get your foot in the door, FLAS fellowships, and other suggestions for rewarding international careers. AGENDA: Welcome and Introduction: Jamie McGowan, Center for African Studies Panelists: Amy Brimah, founding member of Brimah & Eisenhuth LLC Peter Rohloff, Executive Director, Wuqu' Kawoq: Strengthening Mayan Language and Medicine Matt Rosenstein, Associate Director, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Liz Thorstensen, Senior Economic Development Associate, International Economic Development Council 5th panelist, *details TBA http://illinois.edu/calendar/Calendar?calId=45&eventId=147799&ACTION=VIEW_EVENT Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 CST Ecuador, 2008 Every person has a voice. Every voice tells a story. Every story reveals a world. The Global Film Initiative proudly presents an extraordinary series of ten feature films that deliver a choice array of storytelling from regions not typically seen in mainstream cinema. For film synopsis please visit http://www.globalfilm.org/global_lens.htm