The African Studies Center (ASC) sponsors conferences, lectures, exhibits, film series, and cultural performances throughout the year. These events are designed to foster understanding of Africa among members of the U-M community and the public and to advance the exchange of resources and knowledge between U-M and its partners in Africa.
In addition to our yearly programming, ASC considers funding requests to cosponsor lectures, events, performances, and activities that coincide with the our mission to promote a broad and deep understanding of the region. Request to cosponsor an event»
ASC Winter 2026 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series: Innovations and Methods for Advancing Health and Reproductive Justice in Africa
Tata Coulibaly, Kassim Tawiah, Brigitte Irankunda
This series features the Winter 2026 University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and their scholarly work. The talks prepared and presented by each visiting scholar are designed to promote dialogue on topics and to share their research with the larger U-M community.
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Innovations and Methods for Advancing Health and Reproductive Justice in Africa
Tata Coulibaly (Côte d’Ivoire) | “Evaluation of a non-invasive urine-based test for early prostate cancer detection in Côte d’Ivoire”
Kassim Tawiah (Ghana) | “Modelling of Years of Cohabitation, Total Number of Children, and Number of Living Children of Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana Using Trivariate Poisson Regression Model”
Brigitte Irankunda (Rwanda) | “Evaluating The Current Approaches and Challenges in The Management of Second-Trimester Abortion In Rwanda: Policy, Practice and Facility Readiness”
Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | Innovations and Methods for Advancing Health and Reproductive Justice in Africa
Tata Coulibaly (Côte d’Ivoire) | “Evaluation of a non-invasive urine-based test for early prostate cancer detection in Côte d’Ivoire”
Kassim Tawiah (Ghana) | “Modelling of Years of Cohabitation, Total Number of Children, and Number of Living Children of Women of Reproductive Age in Ghana Using Trivariate Poisson Regression Model”
Brigitte Irankunda (Rwanda) | “Evaluating The Current Approaches and Challenges in The Management of Second-Trimester Abortion In Rwanda: Policy, Practice and Facility Readiness”
Please register to attend: https://forms.gle/89CYfCjPpTrJAyGEA
| Building: | Weiser Hall |
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| Event Type: | Conference / Symposium |
| Tags: | African Studies, African Studies Center, Discussion, engineering, Health |
| Source: | Happening @ Michigan from African Studies Center, International Institute |
