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SU Hult Prize winners announced, history major leads winning team
The Hult Prize, known as “the Nobel Prize for student startups,” seeks out game-changing student social enterprises that compete to solve the world’s toughest challenges. Junior history major William Lee Mendes McKnight's Farm to Flame Energy, which aims build more sustainable rural economies by harnessing energy from locally grown crops, qualified to the regional finals.
Corri Zoli participates in UN counterterrorism conference
Corri Zoli, a research assistant professor in the Maxwell School, provided insights on data-driven approaches to understanding terrorism, radicalization and countering violent extremism at two United Nations Counter Terrorism Executive Directorate workshops.
Fulbright recipient from Maxwell flourishes in living, learning abroad
Mitra explains how trade spurred growth in Asia at ADBI conference
"There is a mechanism that will distribute gains from trade in a more inclusive way," said Devashish Mitra, Gerald B. and Daphna Cramer Professor of Global Affairs, "that, over time, will build the support for globalization."
Maxwell geography student pursues research through NSF-funded program
“For those interested in digging deeply into a topic that they are passionate about or looking for a chance to try graduate school before deciding to apply, REU [Research Experiences for Undergraduates] programs are a good choice,” says geography student Hamish Gibbs.
Cameron MacPherson '16 BA (IR) named as SU's first Mitchell Scholar
A graduate student in Pan African studies has been named a recipient of the George J. Mitchell Scholarship for graduate study in Ireland. He is one of 12 U.S. students selected from more than 300 applications for the award. With the award, he will study intercultural theology at Trinity College, Dublin.
In Memoriam: History Professor Cissie Fairchilds Remembered for Generosity, Spirit
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Gueorguiev book China's Governance Puzzle reviewed in Foreign Affairs
"The authors skillfully blend the latest statistics on corruption with illuminating case studies to argue that enlisting the Chinese public to monitor the bureaucracy would yield better results than continuing the current heavy-handed crackdown that targets corrupt individuals one at a time," claims a review of a book co-authored by Associate Professor of Political Science Dimitar Gueorguiev.
Maxwell student reflects on Critical Language Scholarship experience
Giovanna Saccoccio is a senior majoring in international relations and in public relations. Last spring, she earned a prestigious Critical Language Scholarship that allowed her to study Turkish intensively through an immersive experience abroad in Azerbaijan this past summer.
Maxwell X Lab innovates policymaking through behavioral science