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	précis November 1, 2010 End Notes End Notes features the professional achievements of our scholars, students, and staff. This includes recent awards, speaking engagements, and publications.
	News@E40 November 1, 2010 MIT-Germany Seed Fund launched MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) has launched the MIT Germany Seed Fund, made possible through generous support from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. The new fund will offer research-initiation grants to MIT faculty and their counterparts in Germany, and will encourage students to be actively involved in the collaborations. A specific focus will be on topics related to complex global issues—including health, the environment, energy and technological innovation.
	In the News October 26, 2010 UN women's resolution: an unhappy birthday Tracy Clark-FlorySalon The anniversary of a pledge to include females in peacekeeping brings reports of failure, more Congo rapes.
	Analysis + Opinion October 25, 2010 Wikileaks docs underestimate Iraqi dead John TirmanAlterNet Online For all their value, the newly leaked documents will, unfortunately, reinforce the inaccurate lower estimates of Iraqi mortality.
	News@E40 October 25, 2010 CIS/ICAN women's study released to UN A year-long study in six countries has found that the goals of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, enacted 10 years ago, have not been fulfilled and that implementation is generally poor. The U.N. itself, major industrial powers, other international organizations, and conflict states have all failed to include women in peace processes and peacebuilding, two key goals of the resolution. The study, “What the Women Say: Participation and UNSCR 1325,” was organized by the MIT Center for International Studies and the International Civil Society Action Network, a NGO based in Washington DC. The 50-page study and recommendations were released on Oct. 28, 2010, at the U.S. Mission to the U.N. Press Release \| Related Media: AP, New York Times, and Salon
	News Release October 25, 2010 Six-nation study finds promises on women’s security unmet A yearlong study in six countries has found that the goals of U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, enacted 10 years ago, have not been fulfilled and that implementation is generally poor. The U.N. itself, major industrial powers, other international organizations, and conflict states have all failed to include women in peace processes and peacebuilding, two key goals of the resolution.
	In the News October 14, 2010 China's dilemma George Gilboy and Eric HeginbothamForeign Affairs Social change and political reform.
	News@E40 September 28, 2010 PEGS names new fellows The Center's Program on Environmental Governance and Sustainability (PEGS) has named four MIT graduate students as its 2010-2011 fellows. The students will be working across the globe on issues related to environmental change and conflict. The faculty directors for this year's fellows are Professors JoAnn Carmin and Diane Davis, both from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning. Carmin directs the PEGS program at CIS and Davis is a member of CIS.
	News@E40 September 28, 2010 PEGS announces graduate fellows program The Center’s Program on Environmental Governance and Sustainability (PEGS) is initiating a new fellows program for graduate students at MIT. The award period runs from November 2010 through November 2011. Application materials must be submitted no later than 5 PM on October 15, 2010. The 2010-2011 theme is "Environmental Change and Conflict." The faculty directors for this year’s fellows are Professors Diane Davis and JoAnn Carmin, both from the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
	News@E40 September 10, 2010 Luce Fellowship deadline Oct. 18 Monday, October 18, is this year's deadline for the Luce Scholars Program. Young scholars from a wide variety of intellectual fields will be placed in 10-month internships in selected countries in East and Southeast Asia. The fellowship is aimed for those with no prior experience in Asia. Nominees must be American citizens not yet 30 years old on September 1, 2011, and who have earned at least a bachelor's degree or expect to receive one by September 1, 2011. More information is available here.