Ashok Kuman Mirpuri, Singapore's ambassador to the United States since 2012, will be the featured guest today (Oct. 6) at a 嘿嘿视频 roundtable discussion on key issues affecting the Asia-Pacific region.
The discussion, organized by the , will be held from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m. in the Founders Room of the . Admission is free and open to the public; .
A career diplomat, Mirpuri has served as ambassador to Indonesia, and high commissioner to Malaysia and Australia.
Moderating the discussion will be Afra Afsharipour, a professor in the School of Law and affiliated with the Middle East/South Asia Studies Program. Afsharipour, whose interests include comparative corporate law, is secretary of the Association of American Law Schools' section on law and South Asian studies.
Panelists include:
- Katharine Burnett, director, East Asian studies
- Beth Greenwood, associate dean, International programs, School of Law and 嘿嘿视频Extension
- Darrell Hamamoto, professor, Asian American studies
- Linxia Liang, director, Asian international programs, Global Affairs
- Adrienne Mart铆n, associate vice provost, Global Affairs
The ambassador will also visit 嘿嘿视频' . The center is collaborating with the Singapore Green Building Council and Singapore鈥檚 Building and Construction Authority to develop a lighting efficiency demonstration and training center in Singapore.
Law professor named UN special rapporteur
Karima Bennoune, a 嘿嘿视频 law professor with expertise in international human rights, has been appointed as a special rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council, to advise the council on cultural rights.
She is set to take up her UN role on Nov. 1, while maintaining her position in the law school.
As a UN envoy, she will make official visits around the world; observe and report on the promotion and protection of cultural rights at the local, national, regional and international levels; identify possible obstacles to the promotion and protection of cultural rights; and make recommendations to the council on possible actions.
鈥淚 am truly delighted to have this opportunity to contribute to the advancement of human rights, especially in the current challenging global context,鈥 Bennoune said. 鈥淎s special rapporteur, I will work tirelessly to promote the human right to culture. The struggle to defend cultural rights is of global, national and personal significance everywhere.鈥
Bennoune is the author of Your Fatwa Does Not Apply Here: Untold Stories from the Fight Against Muslim Fundamentalism, published in 2013. Her TEDxExeter talk on the same subject in 2014 subsequently went online, where and has now surpassed 1.3 million.
Vet students run adoptathon, free clinic
The 鈥渙ath鈥 is the veterinarian鈥檚 oath and 鈥淥ur Oath in Action鈥 is the event that 嘿嘿视频 veterinary students and professionals will present this Sunday (Oct. 11): an adoptathon and free clinic from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This marks the second year in a row 嘿嘿视频 students have put on this event. This year鈥檚 is in a new location: under the pavilion at Central Park, Third and C streets, Davis.
Animal shelters and rescue organizations will participate in the adoptathon, which will feature a variety of species. Students will collect pet food and other supplies for donation to the organization that adopts out the greatest number of animals.
Students will work with veterinarians to provide free vaccinations and heartworm testing for adopted animals, and free exams and microchipping for other pets.
The day鈥檚 program also incudes an animal photo booth and other fun activities for the family.
The demonstration part of the program has been expanded to include agility and service dogs, a police K9 unit, large-animal rescue and pet CPR, as well as training and grooming.
is a program of the American Veterinary Medical Foundation, which provided grant support for the 嘿嘿视频 event last year and this year. Only eight projects won funding this year, nationwide.
Opening doors to health care professions
The 鈥 the largest conference of its kind in the country 鈥 will be held this weekend (Oct. 10 and 11). Organizers estimated attendance of more than 8,000: community college and university students, others who already have bachelor's degrees, and counselors
The program features sessions to help students from historically underrepresented communities see themselves in the medical and health professions and overcome obstacles that may stand in the way.
The student-run conference also explores health disparities and how the students can contribute to addressing them, and provides hands-on experiences 鈥 from handling horses to assisting in the emergency delivery of a baby mannequin.
Fair Wage/Fair Work: More information
嘿嘿视频 Human Resources and Contracting Services have developed webpages with information on UC's new Fair Wage/Fair Work policy, under which the university's minimum wage will rise in increments to $15 over the next two years.
Under the policy, the university established a $13-per-hour minimum wage effective Oct. 1, and has scheduled a bump to $14 on Oct. 1, 2016, and a bump tp $15 a year after that.
With some exceptions, the policy applies to all UC employees who are hired to work at least 20 hours per week, according to .
University contractors and subcontractors also must comply, with some exceptions. 嘿嘿视频 officials are communicating the new policy to vendors, and .
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