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Lecture by Professor Lorenzo Nigro: Excavations at Mozia, Sicily

Mozia is a very small island close to Marsala at the Western cape of Sicily. A Phoenician trade port since the 8th century BCE, Mozia was connected to the Elymi and the Greek colonies of Magna Graecia. From the 6th to the 4th century BCE, Carthage took advantage of Mozia’s strategic position; thereafter Sicily became totally Roman after the Punic Wars. Professor Nigro’s excavations have brought to light the city walls, a Tofet burial site, and recently the sacred area of Kothon.

24 Oct 2018, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Under the Tuscan Sun: Between Archaeology, History and the Future

A Ciao Philadelphia event. Dr. Richard Hodges, President of the American University of Rome, is delighted to present his current dig in Tuscany in collaboration with fellow archaeologist, Dr. Peter Gould. Dr. Hodges first began excavating in Maremma, Tucscany, 35 years ago, and has been closely linked to the project ever since.

23 Oct 2018, 18:00
140 S. Broad St
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A sustainable diet

Sustainable Diets: contending and entangled pathways. A guest lecture by Harriet Friedmann

Critical approaches to the sustainability of food systems have come from many directions: consumption, marketing, procurement, processing, and farming. Sustainable diets offer a promising way to integrate health of people and the health of ecosystems. Since it is clear that the dominant pathway of the food system has led to diets that are unsustainable for human bodies and for landscapes, this talk explores contending ways to link health and environment. It includes some of the ways to make this link for theory, policy, and practice, focusing on relations of power that these approaches express or hide.
 

18 Oct 2018, 18:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Let's Go to Guantanamo! An On-the-Ground Perspective on the 9/11 Trial

This talk focuses on the military commission trial for Khaled Sheikh Muhammad and four other men accused of responsibility for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a case often referred to as "the trial of the century." Lisa Hajjar will offer a first-hand perspective on what it is like to go to Guantanamo (in her case, as a journalist), and the critical and contentious issues that this case raises. These include not only how the government is striving to pursue accountability for 9/11, but also the fact that all five defendants were held for years in secret prisons and tortured by the CIA. Because of the important role played by the CIA, everything surrounding this case is shrouded in secrecy and complicates the legal process.

11 Oct 2018, 12:30
Via Pietro Roselli, 4
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Who Creates Change? Why Silicon Valley Needs More Social Entrepreneurs

Kicking off her term as The American University of Rome's Social-Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Laura Weidman Powers will present a lecture on and discuss the role of social entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley with fellow entrepreneur and AUR visiting professor, Kyla Fullenwider. 

4 Oct 2018, 18:30
Via Calandrelli, 25
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Kate Walsh, star of Grey's Anataomy

An evening in Conversation with actress Kate Walsh

Please note: this event is now sold out. No further registrations are possible.

 

3 Oct 2018, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 4
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Making a Living: early Maya economy and society

Norman Hammond is a British archaeologist, academic and Mesoamericanist scholar, noted for his publications and research on the pre-Columbian Maya civilization.

27 Sep 2018, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Map of the middle east

Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Trump. A guest lecture by MEP Anders Vistisen

Anders Vistisen is a member of the European Parliament from Denmark. He serves as Vice Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, ERC Coordinator on the Special Committee on Terrorism, and is a member of  the Delegation to the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee.

24 Sep 2018, 19:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 16
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Orientation Week at AUR. 27 August - 2 September 2018

We are excited to welcome you on campus and introduce you to college life at AUR. The following guide will give you a detailed description of the mandatory events taking place during Orientation Week.  We have carefully organized a series of events so you can enjoy AUR to the fullest, academically and socially.  You will explore the neighborhood and get to know your peers along the way! We encourage you to ask any staff or faculty anything you may not be clear on, we are all here to help and make you feel welcome to our community.
 
Arianna D’Amico
Director of Admissions & Financial Aid

1 Sep 2018, 9:00
Via Pietro Roselli, 4
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Prossimo test gratuito per l'inglese / Next Free English Test

Il programma AUR Intensive Academic English Bridge è stato studiato appositamente per gli studenti che soddisfano i requisiti universitari, ma trarranno vantaggio dall'ulteriore sviluppo dell'inglese accademico.

30 Aug 2018, 16:30
Via Pietro Roselli, 4
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