Ben Kieffer speaks with guests about how the last year has changed global politics and what may be next.

Today marks one year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and experts from across the Midwest are gathering in Iowa City tonight for a panel discussion about the war and what may be next for that region — and for the world.

Christopher Harris, Janaína Oliveira, and Cristiane Lira, organizers of the 2022-23 Obermann Humanities Symposium and International Programs Major Projects Award, talk about what makes this multi-day event unique.

Through panel discussions, interventions, film screenings, and artists’ performances, the symposium aims to incite, inspire, and engage the audience in response to the films, performances and theorizations of Afro-Brazilian film, history, and culture.

KGAN covered the upcoming UI panel hosted by the European Studies Group to discuss the one-year anniversary of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Attendees will learn the basics of study abroad, discover scholarship opportunities, and hear from study abroad returnees! 

Lisa Heineman, co-director of the Jewish Studies Network, discussed her course "Jews, Judaism, and Social Justice" in a recent roundtable in the Association for Jewish Studies Perspectives.

Originally from Saudi Arabia, Daws chose to pursue her undergraduate studies in STEM at the UI because she was intrigued by the research facilities and resources the UI offered to its students. 

The talk, "Making the State, Making Agricultural Subjects: International Law and Transnational Governmentality in India," will be presented by Dr. Ali Malik.

Three global health researchers from the University of Iowa will present their work and its relevance to the global sphere.