On behalf of the American Center for Mongolian Studies Cultural Heritage Program in collaboration with BioRegions International, I am pleased to announce an open poster symposium an upcoming conference “Transdisciplinary Research in Mongolia: Bridging the Cultural-Natural Science Divide” on June 16th, 2017 at the American Corner, Natsagdorj Library, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. This conference will explore the strategies […]
Background: Childhood mortality has decreased significantly in Mongolia since 1990. Diseases that can be treated with surgery – injuries, congenital anomalies, some infections – are increasing in importance as result of successful efforts to treat and prevent respiratory infections, diarrhea, and other common conditions. Children have unique diseases and physiology that require specially trained providers, […]
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS 4th Oxford Interdisciplinary Desert Conference 8-9 June 2017 School for Geography and the Environment University of Oxford https://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/events/deserts/ Email: [email protected] Deserts and drylands encompass 40% of the globe and shelter two billion people. Arid regions are home to the major religions, valued natural resources, scarcity, wealth and poverty, and face issues that […]
Mongolian rangelands, which make up about 65 percent of the country’s land, support the livelihood of herders and diverse wildlife populations. However, climate change and rapid increase in the number of livestock, currently estimated to be more than 60 million, are putting pressure on the rangeland and causing increased desertification and extreme climatic events, such […]
In recent years, there have been several cases of unlawful possession and sale of Mongolian cultural heritage--most notoriously of the T. Baatar dinosaur by an American fossil hound, but also, regretfully, of artifacts by staff at Mongolian institutions. In response to these cultural heritage crimes, a strict inventory system has been put in place which […]
Please join us for our Annual Meeting, coming up on Friday, March 17th, 2017! This year’s meeting will be in Toronto, in conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) annual meeting at the Sheraton Centre Toronto (123 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario). Our event will be at 7:30pm, Friday, March 17th, in the Provincial […]
Cold Climate Housing Research Center: Solutions for the Circumpolar North The Cold Climate Housing Research Center is an industry-based nonprofit corporation created to facilitate the development, use, and testing of energy-efficient, durable, healthy, and cost-effective building technologies for people living in cold climates. The purpose of this presentation is to share our story with the […]
The Khusugtun Ethnic Band - Хөсөгтөн хамтлаг is an internationally recognized band that performs traditional music from Mongolia. They will be performing two shows at the Rubin museum in NYC on March 10th, 2017, at 6:30 and 9:00pm. They are especially renowned for their a capella arrangements using “khöömei” or “throat-singing,” which is an UNESCO […]
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 subjects that study human culture including archaeology, anthropology, history, literature, linguistics, religious studies, and others. Articles will be selected by the ACMS Cultural Heritage Program […]
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 subjects that study human culture including archaeology, anthropology, history, literature, linguistics, religious studies, and others. Articles will be selected by the ACMS Cultural Heritage Program […]
