A campus-wide colloquium highlighting University of Michigan’s ongoing research collaborations with partners in Ethiopia—featuring selected presentations and a poster session by U-M students and faculty.

The event will also showcase the country’s heritage including Ethiopian food.

3: 00pm » Welcome Remarks » A. Oveta Fuller, African Studies Center Director

3:05pm » Ethiopia: The Place and its People » Lello Guluma, U-M African Students Association

3:25pm » CIRHT: Inspiring and Supporting Integration of Contraception and Abortion Training into Pre-Service Education » Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, Center for International Reproductive Health Training

3:45pm » The Mapping Patterns of Land Cover and Hydrology to Improve Stormwater Management in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia » Larissa Larsen, Urban and Regional Planning Program

4:15pm » Poster Presentation Session
(Abraham Addisie, Computer Science; Berhanu Gebremeskel; Reproductive Health; Lia Tadesse Gebremedhin, Reproductive Health; Nancy Love, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Ben Rearick, Information Science; Sharmi Sen, Anthropology)

5:10pm » Video Presentation: U-M and AAiT: A Special Relationship

5:15pm » Visual Piety in Ethiopia » Raymond Silverman, History of Art and Afroamerican and African Studies

5:35pm » Closing Remarks » James Holloway, Vice Provost for Global Engagement and Interdisciplinary Academic Affairs

Reception » Catered by “A Taste of Ethiopia” Restaurant