Guided Search: Research, Europe

Join us for this virtual lecture Tattoos for Human Health: The Future of Smart Tattoos, with Dr. Carson J. Bruns.

Why did the Soviet Union collapse? The dissolution of the USSR is particularly puzzling because China -- also a Marxist-Leninist autocracy -- managed to ditch its centrally-planned economy while maintaining an authoritarian political structure. Christopher Miller’s research in Soviet archives has found that Soviet officials closely followed Chinese policy, and directly copied many Chinese reforms.

The Center for the Study of Force and Diplomacy at Temple University is proud to present Dr. Michael S. Neiberg, “Neutral in Thought? Rethinking American Reactions to the European War, 1914-1917” as the first speaker in our Spring 2015 Colloquia series.

Featuring Michael S. Neiberg
Professor of History
US Army War College

7:30 am Breakfast, 8:00 am Briefing, 9:00 am Adjournment

This entire series (8 programs annually) is open to FPRI Members (and spouses) at the $500 level.
For others, admission is $100 per session for one person and a guest.
Reservations are required. RSVP: events@fpri.org or (215) 732-3774 x 200

On behalf of the Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, it is our great pleasure to invite you to the 2013 Russian-American Life Sciences Innovation Conference, which will take place at Dechert LLP located at the Cira Centre on the 21st floor of 2929 Arch Street in Philadelphia on March 13, 2014.

The Center for the Advanced Study of India at the University of Pennsylvania presents Dr. Nilanjana Gupta, Professor in the Department of English, and the Dean of Arts and Sciences at Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Dr. Gupta will present a brief survey of the Madrasa System of Education in Bengal, but will focus on the impact of British colonialism in shaping the contours of the "modern" educational system.

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at The University of Pennsylvania is proud to present Professor Andrew Wachtel in a discussion on "Central Asia and Nationalism in Comparative Perspective." Professor Wachtel is the President of the American University of Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, and Bertha and Max Dressler Professor in the Humanities, Northwestern University. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.