The Canberra Times (1/12/24) reports that Vando Celestina Emmy Rabi, who emigrated from South Sudan in 2019, has won the Young Canberra Citizen of the Year award. Ms Rabi lost both her parents at a young age and moved to Australia aged 15 to live with her aunt. She is the executive youth leader at

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ANU School of Demography Seminar Presenters David Lucas & Helen Ware Date Tuesday, 29 October 2024 Time 1:00pm–2:00pm AEDT  (UTC+11) Location Room 4.69, RSSS Building, ANU, 146 Ellery Crescent, Acton ACT, and via zoom   Abstract In 2009 a survey of population scientists ranked Professor John Caldwell, universally known as Jack, as the most respected

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2024 Robin-Griffiths Lecture: Kinship  Professor Sandra Swart (Stellenbosch University) Thursday 24 October 20246-8pm AEDTLevel 1, Auditorium (1.28)RSSS Building (146)  https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com.au%2Fe%2F2024-robin-griffiths-lecture-kinship-by-professor-sandra-swart-tickets-1022196626627&data=05%7C02%7Cdavid.lucas%40anu.edu.au%7C6c0fbd7f8f154781900a08dcee2e725a%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C638647130596922706%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=TSPNSPL04gotEo4lJLkBc63r4EqVcXanhXPHBbTy8GM%3D&reserved=0 Our earliest roads were elephant paths. Even today, in Africa’s most impenetrable undergrowth, it is the trails maintained by elephants that enable human mobility. Hacking back the overgrowth of time and following one historical track,

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Elijah Buol, who is currently completing a doctorate in law at the ANU, was appointed CEO of Act for Peace in 2024. https://actforpeace.org.au/articles/new-incoming-ceo-to-champion-the-voice-of-displaced-people/

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Bad news for ANU students and many others. According to The Canberra Times of 30 May 2024 Fekerte Tesfaye is to close her restaurant after introducing Ethiopian cuisine to Canberra over 30 years ago. The closing date is not stated.

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Demographer Audrey Kalindi has been awarded her doctorate for her dissertation: “Population Level Burden and Inequities in Maternal Health Care Utilisation in Zambia” The Dean of CASS  has announced that ‘Associate Professor Bernard Baffour has been appointed as Associate Dean for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA). Bernard moves into this role, having been a

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Public lecture by Prof Mike Savage, London School of Economics ‘using recent research in the UK and South Africa, Professor Savage focusesspecifically on how legal devices underwrite wealth accumulation., Tuesday 23 April 20245.30 pm – 7.30 pm AEST    Light refreshments will be served at 5.30Level 1 Foyer and Auditorium (1.28)RSSS Building, 146 Ellery Crescent

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Audrey Kalindi will co-author a paper on ‘Disaggregated Level Child Comorbidity in Zambia: Application of Small Area Estimation method’ at the Population Association of America 2024 Annual Meeting, April 18 , Columbus, Ohio.https://submissions.mirasmart.com/PAA2024/ViewSubmissionFile.aspx?sbmID=5002&mode=html&validate=false 

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‘Does China’s BRI and Private Investment Abroad Help Industrial Development in the Third World? Tenuous Technology Transfers Between China and Ethiopia’ Speaker Dr Liang Chen Hosted by Australian Centre on China in the World Date and timeThu 14th Mar 2024, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm AEDT LocationSeminar Room + Online, Australian Centre on China in the

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See Susan’s biography in yesterday’s post. The Thursday talk on campus is on ‘Transforming irrigation in southern Africa’  Join from the meeting link https://aciar.webex.com/aciar/j.php?MTID=mb04a4f41c0c57e31bbe3e46f68ab0097 From Susan.O’Connell @aciar.gov.au Join by meeting number Meeting number (access code): 2650 838 7290Meeting password: GPqpyMPM352 Tap to join from a mobile device (attendees only) +61-2-9338-2221,,26508387290## Australia Toll Join by phone

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