Upcoming Lectures
Russian Leaders: From Gorbachev to Putin 
Dr. Marina Oborotova, CFIS-AIA
May 22, 2018 (Tue) 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Albuquerque Journal Auditorium
7777 Jefferson NE
Russia is in the news again and will stay there for as long as we can see. We need to look at the country again trying to understand its political trajectory from 1985 to 2018. Dr. Oborotova will tell the story of Russia’s evolution focusing on three recent Russian leaders – Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin. +More Info
US: Dealing with International Organized Crime – Italy, Asia, Colombia and Mexico 
Mike Gallagher, Investigative Reporter at Albuquerque Journal
June 3, 2018 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 pm
UNM Continuing Education Conference Center
1634 University Blvd. NE
From the olive groves of Sicily to the jungles of Columbia to the teeming streets of Bangkok, United States diplomats and law enforcement have worked successfully with their counterparts in foreign countries to fight organized crime groups trafficking in large quantities of illegal drugs. Now the United States, including New Mexico, is faced with the largest opioid epidemic in the nation’s history. As it confronts multiple organized crime groups supplying heroin and other illegal drugs from Mexico, will the United States be able to use lessons from the past to fight the increasing threat of Mexican drug cartels? +More Info
Curanderismo: The Revival of Traditional Medicine Using Herbs and Rituals 
Cheo Torres, UNM
June 10, 2018 (Sun) 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
ABQ Museum of Art & History
2000 Mountain Rd NW
“Curanderismo” is an ancient healing tradition that dates back to the arrival of the Spaniards to the New World in 1519. Curanderos, or faith healers, blended Old World and Native American medicinal plants and belief systems to secure their place in the new world including what is now Texas and the Southwest. In this talk, he will trace the history of curanderismo, from Mayan to Aztec to modern-day healers and discuss the revival of traditional medicine in the Southwest and Mexico. +More Info
