“Deeply Divided”: Sri Lanka through the Eyes of Adele Barker

by Mandy Van Deven - India - During the year she taught Russian literature at the University of Peradeniya in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Arizona University professor Adele Barker found herself more comfortable in the role of perpetual learner than educator....

Posted by Mandy Van Deven on February 18, 2010 12:00 AM

Newly Developed Technologies Designed to Assess and Mitigate Geo-Hazard Risks Could Effectively Save Thousands of Lives in Southeast Asia and Beyond

by Imelda V. Abano Philippines "I was working on our small vegetable farm in our backyard when I felt the earth tremble. I looked up and saw the landslide coming towards me. • Typical home in the mountainous Mangyan village,...

Posted by Imelda V. Abaño on July 15, 2007 10:13 PM