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	News@E40 March 4, 2024 CIS welcomes Ukrainian scholars to MIT Center for International Studies The Center is thrilled to welcome three of four Global MIT At-Risk Fellows (GMAF) on campus. The newly launched GMAF program is designed to provide sanctuary to scholars around the globe whose lives and academic freedom are under threat. The pilot program is offered through the MIT-Ukraine Program and is focused on Ukrainian researchers and faculty. Our spring 2024 Ukrainian scholars include: Liudmyla Huliaieva, an economist, whose research and activism focuses on the economic adaptation and survival of Ukrainian women migrants in time of war; Dmytro Chumachenko, a multidisciplinary scientist working and the intersection of computer science and public health; and Kateryna Lopatiuk, an urban researcher, who aims to foster an ecosystem conducive to transitioning Ukraine to a circular economy in a range of fields, especially in the context of the post-war reconstruction. Read their full bios and learn more about GMAF here.
	News Release March 2, 2024 New pledge expands MIT-Netherlands Program Center for International Studies The Center for International Studies is delighted to announce a new pledge agreement between MIT International Science & Technology Initiatives (MISTI) and the Netherland’s Ministry of Economics and Climate Policy. The agreement was signed on March 1 at a ceremony held at the MIT Museum.
	In the News March 1, 2024 Developers got backing for affordable housing. Then the neighborhood found out. Jason DeParleThe New York Times Quoted: “A lot has changed in American life over the past 50 years, but the hostility to affordable housing has remained surprisingly durable,” said Justin Steil, associate professor of law and urban planning and steering member of the Inter-University Committee on International Migration.
	In the News March 1, 2024 Climate change and military power: Hunting for submarines in the warming ocean Andrea Gilli, Mauro Gilli, Antonio Ricchi, Aniello Russo, Sandro CarnielTexas National Security Review Quoted: "In his prominent work Restraint: A New Foundation for US Grand Strategy, Barry Posen summarizes a widespread view among traditional security studies scholars, noting that there 'might be an argument that such problems [like climate change] strongly affect the sovereignty, territorial integrity, power position, and safety of the United States…[but] this needs to be demonstrated, not assumed.'"
	In the News March 1, 2024 A careful rethinking of the Iraq War Peter DizikesMIT News The Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science Roger Petersen's new book details military operations and political dynamics in Iraq, shedding new light on the challenges of state-building.
	In the News February 28, 2024 Learning and listening in Amazonia Talia KhanMIT Technology Review Talia Khan, a former MISTI MIT-Brazil student, documented their experience returning to the Amazon rainforest with 80 fellow MIT musicians.
	In the News February 28, 2024 'Tech Titan' aims to serve Julie FoxMIT Technology Review Former Neuffer Fellow, Sudhakar Kesavan, spent nearly 40 years at consulting firm ICF, serving as CEO from 1999 to 2019, and recently created the MIT-IIT Kanpur Seed Fund to foster more collaboration between India and MIT.
	In the News February 27, 2024 Japan’s national security strategy: The role of alliance and partnerships Stimson Chikako Kawakatsu Ueki, visiting scholar at the MIT Security Studies Program, will discuss on the impacts of Japan’s National Security Strategy on Tokyo’s security cooperation with Washington and other like-minded partners.
	In the News February 23, 2024 Nourishing the mind, hand, and stomach Angelina ParrilloMIT News MIT senior Branden Spitzer explains how his love of food and cooking unlocked his interest in materials science and engineering. Through MISTI, Branden has spent time in the UK, Brazil, and South Africa, and is studying in Denmark this semester.
	In the News February 23, 2024 How misinformation and disinformation spread, the role of AI, and how we can guard against them Taylor McNeilTufts Now Director of the Seminar XXI program, Kelly M Greenhill, shows how to tell the true from the false, and what it means for politics.