Presented By: African Studies Center
ASC Fall 2023 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series
Presentation by the Fall 2023 UMAPS Cohort
Fall 2023 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series
Wednesdays, 3:30-6:00 PM (In-person presentations)
Kessler Student Center, Room 1040 (LSA Building)
Reception follows the presentations
These presentations feature the U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics, and to share their research with the larger U-M community.
November 01, 2023
Theoneste Hagenimana (Rwanda). Potential Health Risk of Acrylamide and Mitigation by the Use of Potato Peel Wastes in Fried Potato Products in Rwanda
Heitor Mutchamua (Mozambique). Properties of Green Coconuts Fiber For Fabrication and Reinforcement of Food Packaging Materials
Joseph Kachim (Ghana). “We are more than Settlers”: Negotiating Konkomba Citizenship and Belonging in Northern Ghana
Fatumah Mirembe (Uganda). BUTIRU: A Precolonial Iron Production Village in Eastern Uganda
November 8, 2023
Sola Edagbami (Nigeria). Lateral Growth Rooted Tree Optimisation Approach to Image Segmentation
Amaka Emordi (Nigeria). Child Neglect, Streetism, and Urban Violence: A Study of Skolombo Boys and Lacasera Girls of Calabar, Nigeria
Mundia Kabinga (South Africa). Rethinking Energy Systems and Transitions in Africa: The Case of South Africa's Rapidly Transforming Electricity Sector
Babalwa Magoqwana (South Africa). Consolidating the African Sociological Vocabularies from the Vernacular: Lessons from Southern Africa
Wednesdays, 3:30-6:00 PM (In-person presentations)
Kessler Student Center, Room 1040 (LSA Building)
Reception follows the presentations
These presentations feature the U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics, and to share their research with the larger U-M community.
November 01, 2023
Theoneste Hagenimana (Rwanda). Potential Health Risk of Acrylamide and Mitigation by the Use of Potato Peel Wastes in Fried Potato Products in Rwanda
Heitor Mutchamua (Mozambique). Properties of Green Coconuts Fiber For Fabrication and Reinforcement of Food Packaging Materials
Joseph Kachim (Ghana). “We are more than Settlers”: Negotiating Konkomba Citizenship and Belonging in Northern Ghana
Fatumah Mirembe (Uganda). BUTIRU: A Precolonial Iron Production Village in Eastern Uganda
November 8, 2023
Sola Edagbami (Nigeria). Lateral Growth Rooted Tree Optimisation Approach to Image Segmentation
Amaka Emordi (Nigeria). Child Neglect, Streetism, and Urban Violence: A Study of Skolombo Boys and Lacasera Girls of Calabar, Nigeria
Mundia Kabinga (South Africa). Rethinking Energy Systems and Transitions in Africa: The Case of South Africa's Rapidly Transforming Electricity Sector
Babalwa Magoqwana (South Africa). Consolidating the African Sociological Vocabularies from the Vernacular: Lessons from Southern Africa