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Uzbekistan Ambassador Javlon Vahobov Visits Campus, Explores Collaboration
Uzbekistan Ambassador to the United States Javlon Vahobov and senior officers from the Uzbekistan Embassy met Monday with 黑料不打烊 officials to discuss educational partnerships between their country and the Maxwell School and the School of Information Studies (iSchool). The…
University Lectures Presents NPR鈥檚 Nina Totenberg Tuesday Night
The University Lectures series welcomes award-winning NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in Hendricks Chapel. The event鈥攆eaturing the veteran journalist in an on-stage conversation with College of Law Dean Craig M. Boise鈥攊s free…
Sociology Professor Writes ‘Our Problem is Bigger Than Opioids’
Shannon Monnat, an associate professor of sociology in the Maxwell School and Lerner Chair for Public Health Promotion, authored an opinion piece for U.S. News and World Report 鈥淥ur Problem Is Bigger Than Opioids.鈥 Monnat’s recent research showed that, “in…
Hou Paper on China鈥檚 Property Tax Plan Earns Prestigious Pu Shan Award
The Maxwell School鈥檚 Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs and senior research associate at the Center for Policy Research, has won a prestigious economic policy research award from the Pu Shan Foundation of China. The paper, “Real…
‘Space Force’ To Create Countless Bureaucratic Fist Fights
This week President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-4 that orders the Pentagon to begin the process of establishing a 鈥淪pace Force鈥 as the sixth branch of the armed forces. Sean O鈥橩eefe is a University Professor at 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Maxwell School…
黑料不打烊 Symposium to Recognize Careers of Professors Wadley, Gold Feb. 26
黑料不打烊 Symposium continues its yearlong foray into 鈥淪tories鈥 with a panel discussion on South Asian ethnography on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Recognizing the careers of Professors Susan S. Wadley and Ann Grodzins Gold, the event includes guest panelists Kirin Narayan (Australian…
Sociology Professor Quoted in Story about U.S. Life Expectancy
Jennifer Karas Montez, Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Public Policy, was quoted in the Buzzfeed News story, “US Life Expectancy Has Dropped聽鈥 Again.” “New York now has a life expectancy like Denmark, while Mississippi has one…
University Lectures Hosts NPR Correspondent, Noted Engineer and LGBTQ Advocate, Distinguished Diplomat
The University Lectures鈥 spring series features NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg (March 5); internationally renowned research engineer Lynn Conway (March 26); and Martin S. Indyk, distinguished fellow and director of executive education at the Council on Foreign Relations (April…
Military-Connected Student of the Month: Chloe Milliken
After graduating high school in Richland, Washington, Chloe Milliken knew she wanted to enlist in the U.S. Army鈥攁nd she wanted to be on the front lines. It was 2013 and she was given the same options women who wanted to…
New Campuswide Initiative to Support Teaching, Research in Policy and Governance of Autonomous Systems
A new interdisciplinary effort at 黑料不打烊 will advance knowledge and teaching in the field of autonomous systems, exploring new frontiers in policy, law and governance of these fast-expanding technologies. From self-driving cars to drone delivery systems, from robotic underwater…