Podcasts about collaborative studies

It's our season finale, gang. We'll hear from a fun student org and an alum whose career has gotten off to a hot start.In this episode: UNT Biomedical Engineering Society president Marc Anthony Torres and public relations chair Stephania Nava discuss their student org and some of the fun activities they enjoy. (1:03-10:17)UNT alumnus Kush Aggrawal, who graduated from UNT at Frisco's College of Applied and Collaborative Studies with a degree in Project Design and Analysis, discusses how UNT prepared him for his first job after graduation at Toyota and his current job at IBM. He also offers some practical advice to students - and their parents - looking at colleges and tips on succeeding in college. (10:18-34:09)Q&A: We talk about our summer plans and see what students are most excited about this summer. Tell us your summer plans by emailing us at podcast@unt.edu or calling 940-565-4341. (34:10-36:00)Helpful links:Follow our Podcast⁠Transcripts⁠Join the ConversationEmail us at podcast@unt.eduCall us at 940-565-4341Connect with us using #HFNT on X @UNTSocial or on Instagram @UNT

This week, we're catching up after Fall Break and talking about a cool new program being offered at UNT at Frisco, hearing from a student who balances studying business while being a ballerina and talking to an international studies student about her study abroad trip to Japan. In this episode: We speak to clinical professor Andrew Snyder from the College of Applied and Collaborative Studies about UNT's new Enology and Brewing minor offered exclusively at UNT at Frisco and get some tips on the best wine for holiday gift-giving. (1:38-17:08) Meet the Business Ballerina. G. Brint Ryan College of Business student Reece Domingue balances her passions of studying taxation and data analytics and teaching and perfoming ballet. She'll be performing in the Festival Ballet's production of The Nutcracker at UNT Dec. 13-15. (17:10-40:00) International studies major Emily calls in from her study abroad trip to Japan to tell us about her experience in the latest edition of our Eagles Abroad series. Learn more about UNT's Study Abroad program. (40:01-56:58) Q&A: The hosts and students share their dream study abroad destinations and what they'd like to study around the world. Share yours by emailing us at podcast@unt.edu or calling 940-565-4341. (56:59-1:00:07) Helpful links: Follow our Podcast ⁠Transcripts⁠ Join the Conversation Email us at podcast@unt.edu Call us at 940-565-4341 Connect with us using #HFNT on X @UNTSocial or on Instagram @UNT

The topic: As China's military modernization shifts the balance of power in East Asia, the naval forces of the U.S. and China find themselves facing off in tense encounters across the maritime routes off China's coastline. How can the dangers of military conflict and escalation be controlled as disputes related to the South China Sea, the East China Sea, and Taiwan play themselves out? What are the roles to be played by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other coalitions? Can a security architecture be constructed that reconciles the core interests of all players? Our guest: Professor Zhu Feng is Executive Director of the China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University. He writes extensively on regional security in East Asia and China-U.S. military and diplomatic relations. He is co-author of "America, China and the Struggle for World Order." Complete episode transcript: tinyurl.com/3v5gl9cm. The series: David Skidmore and Kyle Munson produced this podcast series in conjunction with Skidmore's Spring 2021 U.S.-China international relations course at Drake University. Your hosts: David Skidmore is a Professor of Political Science at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he has taught since 1989. Skidmore's teaching and research focuses on U.S. foreign policy and U.S.-China relations. During the 1996-97 academic year, he taught at the Johns Hopkins-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in Nanjing, China. He also served as a Fulbright Scholar based at the University of Hong Kong in 2010-2011. He is past Director of the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship (2002-2017) and the Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs (2012-2017), both at Drake University. Skidmore is author, co-author or editor of six books including a monograph titled The Unilateralist Temptation in American Foreign Policy (Routledge, 2011), and has published numerous articles or chapters in various academic journals and books. His most recent research focuses on China's Belt and Road Initiative. His editorial writing has appeared in Fortune, U.S. News and World Report, Salon, The Conversation, the Diplomat, Global Times and the Des Moines Register. Kyle Munson is a journalist, writer, podcaster, and content strategist who currently works in content marketing and financial services. He previously spent 24 years with The Des Moines Register/Gannett in a variety of roles, including eight years as columnist. In 2017 he was awarded a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to report on U.S.-China relations early in the Trump administration as Amb. Terry Branstad began his tenure in Beijing. That resulted in the project “Iowa in the Heart of China.” Munson also reported on Chinese President Xi Jinping's 2012 visit to Iowa. He has volunteered and served as a board member with Iowa Sister States, a nonprofit dedicated to citizen diplomacy. He currently chairs the board of the Western Iowa Journalism Foundation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/uschina/message

Creating a positive classroom culture at the beginning of the school year is an essential component of our work as educators. But this year, returning to school has been anything but typical, and the notion of building culture has become more complicated. How can we help students feel safe, accepted, and included?  Special guest: -- Matthew Mazzaroppi, Principal at the Morris Academy of Collaborative Studies

PANEL I (Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT) Overcoming Geopolitics: Why a P-5 Summit Is Urgently Needed Now Helga Zepp-LaRouche (Germany), founder and President, Schiller Institute Andrey Kortunov (Russia), Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Zhu Feng (China), Professor of International Relations and Executive Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University Dr. Edward Lozansky (U.S.), American University in Moscow; Moscow State University Martin Sieff (U.S.), I Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent, UPI; Senior Fellow, American University in Moscow James Jatras (U.S.), Former advisor, US Senate Republican Leadership Q&A, part 1 Marco Zanni (Italy), chairman of the Identity and Democracy faction of the European Parliament Colonel Richard H. Black (USA Ret.), former head of the Army's Criminal Law Division at the Pentagon; former State Senator, Virginia William Binney (U.S.), former Technical Director, National Security Agency, and others Q&A, part 2

When talking about Chinese international politics, the loudest voices are often western ones, and the Chinese perspective is limited to official party lines. In a rare interview, Professor Zhu Feng gives his thoughts on the US/China trade war, the South China Sea, China relations with Australia, and China's activity in the South Pacific. Guest: Professor Zhu Feng (Executive Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University) Interviewer: Dr Euan Graham (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia) Producer: Matt Smith Recorded 23 June, 2019.

When talking about Chinese international politics, the loudest voices are often western ones, and the Chinese perspective is limited to official party lines. In a rare interview, Professor Zhu Feng gives his thoughts on the US/China trade war, the South China Sea, China relations with Australia, and China's activity in the South Pacific. Guest: Professor Zhu Feng (Executive Director, China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea, Nanjing University) Interviewer: Dr Euan Graham (Executive Director, La Trobe Asia) Producer: Matt Smith Recorded 23 June, 2019.

Join us with guests Dr. David Lyerly, PhD , PhD - Co-Founder, CSO of TechLab and James H. Boone, M.S.,Director of Collaborative Studies, Senior Research Scientist at TechLab. Both guests will be discussing C.diff. (C.difficile) research,clinical assays for enteric and autoimmune diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases, CDI Guidelines. Dr. Lyerly, PhD and James H. Boone will also be discussing the symptoms and lab testing focused on a C. difficile infection. If you have specific questions to be shared with our guests during the show - please e-mail them ahead of time to info@cdifffoundation.org Thank you.

Join us with guests Dr. David Lylerly, PhD - Co-Founder, CSO of TechLab and James H. Boone, M.S.,Director of Collaborative Studies, Senior Research Scientist at TechLab. Both guests will be discussing C.diff. (C.difficile) research,clinical assays for enteric and autoimmune diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases, CDI Guidelines. Dr. Lylerly and James H. Boone will also be discussing the symptoms and lab testing focused on a C. difficile infection. If you have specific questions to be shared with our guests during the show - please e-mail them ahead of time to info@cdifffoundation.org Thank you.

Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Josh Steckel hear graduation updates from three of our Getting In seniors: Alessandra LePera, Jordana Meyer, and Ellis Wells.  The seniors share their favorite parts of the ceremonies and describe what it's been like to participate in the podcast. Plus, Julie and Josh answer a final round of listener questions. Listeners ask about: the value of high school leadership positions, when to consider transferring colleges, the misconceptions surrounding degrees and careers in the arts, and strategies for building a good relationship with your high school college counselor. Getting In expert Josh Steckel is a college counselor at the Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies and the author of Hold Fast To Dreams: College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty.   Getting In is supported by Squarespace, helping students create online portfolios and personal websites that show colleges who they are and what they can do. Learn more at Squarespace.com/gettingin Getting In is sponsored by Audible.com. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/college and use the promo code COLLEGE.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and Josh Steckel hear graduation updates from three of our Getting In seniors: Alessandra LePera, Jordana Meyer, and Ellis Wells.  The seniors share their favorite parts of the ceremonies and describe what it's been like to participate in the podcast. Plus, Julie and Josh answer a final round of listener questions. Listeners ask about: the value of high school leadership positions, when to consider transferring colleges, the misconceptions surrounding degrees and careers in the arts, and strategies for building a good relationship with your high school college counselor. Getting In expert Josh Steckel is a college counselor at the Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies and the author of Hold Fast To Dreams: College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty.   Getting In is supported by Squarespace, helping students create online portfolios and personal websites that show colleges who they are and what they can do. Learn more at Squarespace.com/gettingin Getting In is sponsored by Audible.com. Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/college and use the promo code COLLEGE.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Getting In senior Jonathan Diaz is a first-generation college applicant and he's grappling with some big questions. Should he leave his family? And wherever he gets in...will it be affordable? The support Jonathan is getting from his high school college office is critical and host Julie Lythcott-Haims gives us a closer look at Jonathan's progress this fall. We meet Jonathan's mother, Candida, a home health attendant and we listen in on a pivotal meeting Jonathan has with his college counselor Josh Steckel as he begins to nail down his list of schools. Josh Steckel, Jonathan's counselor at the Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies, is also the author of Hold Fast to Dreams: A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty. Send us an email or voice memo--to gettingin@slate.comOr, call our hotline and leave a message at (929) 999-4353. Getting In is supported by Squarespace, helping students create online portfolios and personal websites that show colleges who they are and what they can do. Learn more at Squarespace.com/gettingin Getting In is sponsored by Audible.com.Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/college and use the promo code COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Julie Lythcott-Haims and expert Josh Steckel-- a college counselor at the Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies and the author of Hold Fast to Dreams-- answer listener questions. The first question is from a parent who's child is applying early to a college that's "testing optional." She wonders if excluding test scores from the application could hurt her daughter's chances of acceptance. The second question is from a teacher who asks if recommendation letters are a waste of time. Next week on Getting In: The College Essay. Send us an email--or better yet, a voice memo--to gettingin@slate.comOr, call our hotline and leave a message at (929) 999-4353. Getting In is sponsored by Audible.com.Get a free audiobook of your choice at www.audible.com/college and use the promo code COLLEGE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zhu Feng, director of China Center for Collaborative Studies of the South China Sea at Nanjing University, discusses maritime issues involving China, including China’s island construction in the South China Sea, Chinese engagement in international boundary dispute mechanisms, and the effect of China’s relative size as a factor in maritime discussions.   Zhu Feng, who is also a senior researcher at the China Center for Peace and Development and a professor at Peking University’s School of International Studies, was interviewed in New York City by National Committee Senior Program Officer Haini Guo on April 18, 2015; he was in New York to participate in the National Committee’s U.S.-China Track II Dialogue on Maritime Affairs & International Law. Professor Zhu writes extensively on regional security in East Asia, the nuclear issue in North Korea and China-US military and diplomatic relations. Professor Zhu’s most recent book is: China-US Relations and the World Order (co-edited with Prof. G. John Ikenbery and Prof. Wang Jisi, MacMillan, 2014). The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations is the leading nonprofit nonpartisan organization that encourages understanding of China and the United States among citizens of both countries.