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	News Release October 7, 2014 Juma receives Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize Calestous Juma, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Visiting Professor at MIT, received an LAAP Prize (Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize) for his leadership in socioeconomic development in Africa. The award will be presented to Juma in Nigeria on October 10, 2014, by the Millennium Excellence Foundation. Juma, a research affiliate at CIS, is among 16 recipients of this year's esteemed award.
	In the News September 30, 2014 3 Qs: Jim Walsh on the elusive US-Iran nuclear treaty Peter DizikesMIT News Can the U.S. and Iran reach a permanent agreement to restrict Iran’s nuclear program? For several months, the countries have operated under an interim agreement limiting Iran’s activities, but it expires this fall. MIT News spoke with Jim Walsh, research associate in MIT’s Security Studies Program and expert in international security and nuclear nonproliferation, about the prospects for a deal.
	News Release September 22, 2014 African technology and innovation leaders visit MIT High-ranking African leaders in science, technology and innovation will gather at MIT on Sept 23 and 24 to explore areas for mutual cooperation. The visit is a reflection of the rising interest among African countries in putting science and technology at the center of their development process. As part of their visit, the African leaders will participate in a Starr Forum event "Africa Rebooted: Science Technology, and Innovation in Development."
	News Release September 2, 2014 British journalist Louisa Reynolds joins CIS Louisa Reynolds, an independent journalist based in Guatemala City, Guatemala, has been selected as the 2014-15 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. Reynolds is the tenth recipient of the annual fellowship, which gives a woman journalist the opportunity to develop expertise while focusing on human rights journalism and social justice issues.
	In the News August 19, 2014 A farewell to arms Anne-Marie CorleyMIT Technology Review As the Cold War ended, MIT researcher Thomas Neff came up with a plan to fuel U.S. nuclear plants with uranium from Russian bombs. With more than a decade of quiet diplomacy, he pulled it off.
	Analysis + Opinion July 25, 2014 Putin in July (or the fight for Russia’s soul) Elizabeth A. WoodWashington Post The shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 has put Vladimir Putin in a bind, evidence that he has unleashed forces in Eastern Ukraine that he cannot entirely control. But he may have also unleashed forces in Moscow, which, while still not very strong, are beyond his control.
	Analysis + Opinion July 21, 2014 Smallpox: the long goodbye Jeanne GuilleminBulletin of the Atomic Scientists Last week, six vials of smallpox virus were discovered in a disused closet at the National Institutes of Health, where they had lain, forgotten and misplaced, for over 30 years.
	In the News July 17, 2014 Genetically engineering almost anything Tim De Chant and Eleanor NelsenNova When it comes to genetic engineering, we’re amateurs. Sure, we’ve known about DNA’s structure for more than 60 years, we first sequenced every A, T, C, and G in our bodies more than a decade ago, and we’re becoming increasingly adept at modifying the genes of a growing number of organisms. But compared with what's coming next, all that will seem like child's play.
	News@E40 July 17, 2014 In memoriam: JoAnn Carmin Associate Professor JoAnn Carmin passed away on July 15, 2014. Carmin had been on the faculty of MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning since 2003 and was the founding director of the Center's Program on Environmental Governance and Sustainability. "JoAnn was a great colleague, smart, savvy, and deeply committed to doing good in the world. She came to us with an idea for a new program, which she headed and made into a success—the Program on Environmental Governance and Sustainability. It was focused on student research, and I'm sure she made a huge difference in many students' lives," said John Tirman, executive director and principal research scientist at CIS.
	In the News July 17, 2014 3 Qs: Kenneth Oye on genetic engineering Peter DizikesMIT News Kenneth Oye, an associate professor of political science and engineering systems who studies government regulation and directs MIT’s Program on Emerging Technologies, is lead author of an article in Science today making the case that the U.S. government, and international groups, need to adapt their procedures to enable more robust discussion and evaluation on genetic engineering. MIT News asked him to discuss the topic.