Samantha Nutt Archives | University of Central 性视界传媒 News Central 性视界传媒 Research, Arts, Technology, Student Life and College News, Stories and More Fri, 07 Jun 2019 15:17:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 /wp-content/blogs.dir/20/files/2019/05/cropped-logo-150x150.png Samantha Nutt Archives | University of Central 性视界传媒 News 32 32 Global Humanitarian Speaks At Medical School Nov. 13 /news/global-humanitarian-speaks-at-medical-school-nov-13/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 15:55:48 +0000 /news/?p=54812 Dr. Nutt has worked with children and their families at the frontline of many of the world’s major crises – from Iraq to Afghanistan, Somalia to Darfur, Sudan. She is one of the most recognized voices in global humanitarianism and has appeared in media outlets including Time magazine, NBC Nightly News and NPR.

Her presentation will address the question, 鈥淲hat does it take:

  • To realize a vision of the world in which we act on our responsibilities as citizens?
  • To do a better job (not necessarily a perfect job) of protecting civilians caught in the crossfire of war?
  • To reduce, if not eliminate, the threat of war as a propagator of death, disease, destruction and unfathomable hardship?
  • To think about global health, not in terms of the skills we can export, but in terms of the capacity we can build?

    • Dr. Nutt is certified in family medicine and completed a sub-specialization in women鈥檚 health through the University of Toronto as a Women鈥檚 Health Scholar. She has received numerous honorary doctorates from universities in the United States and Canada. She is a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto. She is executive director of War Child Canada/War Child USA. In her book, 鈥淒amned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid,鈥 she explains how 鈥渨e are all a part of war,鈥 through investments, commercial and other choices and how people can reduce civilian suffering by their choices.

    鈥淒r. Nutt has witnessed the horrific suffering of civilians in wars across the globe. By sharing her journey at the College of Medicine, I hope she can help us all understand how we can better care for each other as global citizens,鈥 said Dr. Judy Simms-Cendan, director of the medical school鈥檚 international health programs.

    Dr. Nutt鈥檚 presentation will run from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Lewis Auditorium (Room 102) of the medical education building and be followed by a reception and refreshments.

    鈥淪ocial Responsibility & Global Health鈥 is part of 性视界传媒 International Education Week and is sponsored by the 性视界传媒 College of Health and Public Affairs鈥 International Affairs Committee, the 性视界传媒 College of Medicine and the Diebel Legacy Fund.

    ]]>         Humanitarian Doctor to Discuss Experiences in War Zones /news/humanitarian-doctor-to-discuss-experiences-in-iraq-afghanistan-and-libya/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:56:38 +0000 /news/?p=29221 A globally prominent medical doctor will visit the University of Central 性视界传媒 on Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss her work providing humanitarian assistance on the frontlines of the world鈥檚 most violent hotspots.

    Dr. Samantha Nutt, author of 鈥淒amned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid,鈥 will speak from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Cape 性视界传媒 Ballroom of the Student Union. The event is free and open to the public.

    Organized by the 性视界传媒 Global Perspectives Office in partnership with Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, the forum is part of an annual focus, 鈥淲omen and Leadership: A Global Perspective,鈥 as well as this year鈥檚 main university programming theme of 鈥淧eople Power, Politics and Global Change.鈥

    Nutt is a co-founder and executive director of War Child Canada, a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian assistance and long-term rehabilitative support for children so they can overcome the trauma of war and rebuild their lives. Her work, which provided the background for her book, has taken her to some of the most dangerous places on Earth, including Iraq, Afghanistan, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Somalia.

    Nutt was recently named one of Canada’s 鈥25 Transformational Canadians鈥 by The Globe and Mail, and the World Economic Forum recognized her as one of today’s 鈥200 Young Global Leaders.鈥 In 2011, she was appointed to the Order of Canada, one of the highest civilian honors in Canada. She also serves as a staff physician at Women’s College Hospital in Toronto and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Toronto.

    In addition to the Global Perspectives Office and Gen. Garner, sponsors and partners of this forum include the 性视界传媒 Student Government Association, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, the 性视界传媒 Diplomacy Program, The Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship Program, the 性视界传媒 Global Peace and Security Studies Program, 性视界传媒 LIFE, the 性视界传媒 Political Science Department, the 性视界传媒 Women’s Research Center, the 性视界传媒 Women’s Studies Program, the 性视界传媒 International Services Center, the 性视界传媒 Book Festival 2012 in聽 association with the Morgridge International Reading Center, and the Global Connections Foundation.

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