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NCR Faculty Invited to ISCE Luncheon Discussion
(Greater Washington DC Metro Area)
All NCR faculty are invited to a luncheon discussion hosted by Karen Roberto, director, Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment (ISCE) and David Orden, director of the ISCE Global Issues Initiative (GII) in the National Capital Region. Roberto and Orden will present an overview of ISCE and GII and share their forward looking plans. Several faculty involved in ISCE-supported activites will briefly discuss their experiences and accomplishments. There will also be an open discussion on how the Institute can be more effective in supporting research consistent with its mandate.
Since it was launched in 2006, ISCE has fostered an interactive and interdisciplinary environment for research and creative efforts in the social sciences, humanities, and arts at Virginia Tech. A number of NCR faculty have been involved in diverse ISCE-supported activities, including the Summer Scholar's Program, special research grants, Community Particpatory Health Research projects, the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) Geopolitics at Virginia Tech workshop, and occasional lectures hosted jointly with the Government and International Affairs (GIA) graduate program.
GII has undertaken an active research program addressing agricultural trade and development issues, including the World Trade Organization negotiations and the complex issues of trade measures related to human, animal, and plant health and safety.
Please RSVP for this event, open to all NCR faculty, by Monday, September 20.
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