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In the NewsApril 28, 2021Sparking studies and conversations in SpainBrigid McMahanMIT News“Meeting with the students [virtually] to discuss the challenges I had prepared was so inspiring because I saw the interest in science sparking during our conversations,” reflects Erick Eguia, a junior studying brain and cognitive sciences. Eguia had the unique experience of taking part in a longstanding MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) program in a new way—over Google Classroom to a group of eager students in Spain. |
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News@E40April 27, 2021Samuel Leiter wins foreign policy essay contestSamuel Leiter, a student in the Security Studies Program, won the 2021 Student Foreign Policy Essay Contest sponsored by The John Quincy Adams Society and The National Interest. This year’s contest offered students a choice of three prompts, all of them either being ripped from the headlines or related to relevant U.S. foreign policy issues. |
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In the NewsApril 22, 2021A unique partnership continues to thriveMISTIMIT NewsThis year’s 25th anniversary of the European Career Fair took place online Feb. 25, and MISTI was virtually present to help celebrate. Breaking last year's record with more than 3,900 candidates signed up, ECF 2021 was also the largest single career fair event at MIT during this academic year in terms of attendance. |
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In the NewsApril 21, 2021Justin Steil wins Edgerton Faculty AwardMIT NewsJustin Steil, associate professor in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, has been named a recipient of the 2020-21 Harold E Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. Steil, a research affiliate at CIS, examines the intersection of urban policy with property, land use, and civil rights law. |
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In the NewsApril 21, 2021Can the United States work with India to counter China?Emily TamkinNewStatesmanVipin Narang quoted: And on a practical level, “You can’t unwind trillions of dollars of front-line equipment that come from Russia,” said Vipin Narang. “You need spare parts for that, you need maintenance for that.”...“For Biden, it’s not a winning hand, especially for Democrats in Congress, to paint it as an alliance of democracies,” Narang said. “If this is about China, let’s just say it’s about China.” |
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Analysis + OpinionApril 21, 2021Russia: A problem, not a threatJoshua ShifrinsonNewsweekTo be sure, Russia is a destabilizing force in Europe and the Middle East, led by a government with a horrible civil liberties and human rights record. Nevertheless, these issues do not require the U.S. to treat Russia as an adversary or a threat to core American interests. Instead, Russia is a problem child in international relations that can, and should, be coolly managed. |
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In the NewsApril 20, 2021Covid-19: All-adult vaccine ploy on day of ingratitudeGS Mudur, JP Yadav The TelegraphVipin Narang quoted: “India doesn’t have nearly enough supply to vaccinate everyone over 18 starting 5/1, especially since those approved are double dose. GoI knows this. So it buckpasses to states, rich ones will hoard, poor ones will die. And Modi will wash his hands of a colossal federal failure,” MIT associate professor Vipin Narang tweeted. |
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In the NewsApril 18, 2021Covid-19 disparities and policy preferencesNPRNPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Evan Lieberman about the study he co-authored looking at how sharing information about the pandemic's racial disparities affect peoples' policy opinions. |
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In the NewsApril 15, 2021Miliband receives the Robert A Muh Alumni AwardSHASSRt Hon David W Miliband SM ’90, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), has been recognized with the 2021 Robert A Muh Alumni Award. The biennial award recognizes the tremendous achievements of MIT degree holders who are leaders in one of the Institute’s humanities, arts, and social science fields. Miliband is being recognized for his long and distinguished political career in the United Kingdom and his leadership in addressing the global refugee crisis. He earned an SM in political science at MIT as a Kennedy Scholar and more recently served as a Robert E Wilheim Fellow at the MIT Center for International Studies. |
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In the NewsApril 14, 2021Sought-after ambassador posts unfilled under Biden. Will they go to political allies or veteran diplomats?Deirdre Shesgreen and Courtney SubramanianUSA TodayM Taylor Fravel quoted: M Taylor Fravel, an expert on China with MIT's security studies program, said the Biden administration may have good reason to hold off on its ambassadorial nominations, noting the wide range of legislative priorities the White House is juggling. “It's America's most consequential diplomatic relationship at the moment, without a doubt,” Fravel said. “If you get China wrong, you get many other things wrong. If you get China right, you solve a lot of other problems.” |