The Major Project centers on a week-long visit in September by Dr. Nada Melhem, professor of infectious diseases and microbiology in the Division of Health Professions, Medical Laboratory Sciences, at the American University of Beirut.

The Iowa Global Health Network presents a Prairie Lights Reading by Saket Soni, author of The Great Escape, and co-founder and executive director of Resilience Force, a national nonprofit that advocates for the rising, and often migrant, workforce that rebuilds communities after climate disasters.

Iowa Global Health Network and International Programs are proud to sponsor the opening event for the FilmScene Science on The Screen series, "The Future is Now: Climate Change and the Global Water Crisis? Mad Max: Fury Road," taking place on March 22, from 6:30 - 9:30 p.m., at FilmScene (404 East College St., Iowa City), with a post-show reception. Tickets are $5.