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Cave 10: Myth, Mystery, and the Artisans of Ellora

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 3009

Ellora, Western India, is a World Heritage Site with thirty-four magnificent Hindu, Buddhist and Jain temple-caves excavated and sculpted from the mountain’s rock. Ellora Cave 10, a 7th-century Buddhist chaitya hall, or shrine, features a towering seated Buddha sculpted with … Read more

Early Childhood Development in Rural China: Evidence from the Qinling Cohort Study

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

A growing body of cross-disciplinary research suggests that human capital deficits in early life negatively affect later life outcomes and that interventions in early childhood can substantially improve health and productivity in adulthood. Given this evidence – and growing recognition … Read more

Computational Methods for Asian Studies: Examples from Digital Sinology

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 1005 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Like many fields in the Humanities, Asian Studies is undergoing a process of rapid digitization, and students and researchers of Asia are increasingly relying on digitized data sources. A broad range of developments ranging from the compilation of large-scale digital … Read more

China Threat: A Real Threat or an Imagined Fear?

FedEx Global Education Center, Room 4003 Chapel Hill, NC, United States

As China’s economy and military power are growing fast and the Chinese government takes a more assertive approach to both domestic and international affairs, China is increasingly perceived as a threat to America’s national interests and security. Is China by … Read more

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