The mountain landscapes used by the endangered snow leopard (Panthera uncia) and their prey is increasingly subject to human pressures. Humans are at the centre of major threats to the […]
For many late 19th and early 20th century thinkers, the modern condition was one synonymous with increasing rationalization and secularization. They predicted a growing ‘disenchantment of the world,’ a banishing […]
President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj will give a special lecture at the University of Pennsylvania at 4:00pm on Friday, September 23rd, 2016. The University of Pennsylvania […]
“The Green Eyed Lama” “The year is 1938. The newly-installed Communist Government of Mongolia, under orders from Moscow, launches a nation-wide purge. Before it’s over, nearly tenth of the country’s […]
This group will meet every other Monday evening at 6 pm to discuss (in English) an article that was assigned and distributed the week before. “Humanities” describes a range of […]
Learning from Nature Learning from Nature is a new way of understanding the place of human beings in the world. It is also the first step for inquiring about the […]
Dawn V. Rogala, Ph.D. Paintings Conservator, Smithsonian’s Museum Conservation Institute Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) was intellectually and physically situated at the nexus of Abstract Expressionist experimentation. Many of the condition problems […]
“The year is 1938. The newly-installed Communist Government of Mongolia, under orders from Moscow, launches a nation-wide purge. Before it’s over, nearly tenth of the country’s population is murdered. Sendmaa, a […]
The Origins of Horse Herding and Transport in the Eastern Steppe In the dry steppes of eastern Eurasia, domestic horses (E. caballus) provide the economic and cultural foundations of nomadic […]
This group will meet every other Monday evening at 6 pm to discuss (in English) an article that was assigned and distributed the week before. “Humanities” describes a range of […]
