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	News@E40 April 11, 2012 MISTI adds MIT Korea and MIT Russia Working with a network of leading companies and universities, MISTI connects students with select hands-on professional and research internships around the globe. The two newest country programs are MIT Korea and MIT Russia. To help make an international experience available to every MIT student, MISTI internships are all-expenses-paid. Apply today!
	News@E40 April 1, 2012 CIS summer study grant Doctoral students in international affairs may receive up to $3,000 in summer support for dissertation research on a broad range of global issues. Grants may be requested either for fieldwork and/or archival research, or for home-based research and writeup. The main criteria for determining awards will be the importance of the research question and the quality of the research proposal, and the strength of the letter of support. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, April 3, 2012. More information about the CIS Summer Study Grant. For those applying, read the FAQ.
	Analysis + Opinion March 30, 2012 The lady’s leap of faith Christian CarylForeign Policy Why Aung San Suu Kyi's decision to participate in a flawed election could be the biggest gamble of her career.
	In the News March 30, 2012 The lady's leap of faith Christian CarylForeign Policy Why Aung San Suu Kyi's decision to participate in a flawed election could be the biggest gamble of her career.
	Analysis + Opinion March 10, 2012 Japan's roiling struggle forward Richard SamuelsBoston Globe A year after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, criticism continues on the government’s response to the disaster.
	News Release March 9, 2012 MIT Japan 3/11 initiative receives grant The MIT-Japan Program at the Center for International Studies is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the Japan Foundation's Center for Global Partnership for the MIT Japan 3/11 Initiative. The Initiative is MIT's response to the devastating March 2011 earthquakes and tsunami in the Tohoku region of Japan. The $69,000, one-year grant will be used for planning costs connected with the creation of a symposium and a community center in Minami Sanriku, Japan, a village virtually destroyed during last year's disaster.
	News Release February 16, 2012 Gradual versus binary drug licensing process A review paper published online in Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics promotes further exploration of adaptive licensing (AL) to identify serious safety issues earlier, improve the efficacy of drug therapies in use, and reduce the number of patients exposed to risks.
	Audit February 12, 2012 Cutting aid to Africa won't help gay rights Jackee Budesta Batanda, MIT Jackee Budesta Batanda was in residence at CIS as a Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow. She is a Ugandan journalist, writer, and entrepreneur. She is a senior managing partner with Success Spark Brand Limited, a communications and educational company, and a co-founder of Mastermind Africa Group Limited, a business-networking group.
	Analysis + Opinion February 11, 2012 Cutting aid to Africa won't help gay rights Jackee Budesta BatandaBoston Globe Despite its objections to anti-homosexuality bills, the United States is wrong to make LGBT discrimination the heart of its foreign aid policy. In cases where embargoes have been imposed on countries, it is ordinary people - not government officials - who face the brunt of the embargoes.
	News@E40 February 10, 2012 Meet the PEGS fellows The Center's Program on Environmental Governance and Sustainability (PEGS) offers fellowships for full-time graduate students enrolled at MIT. The theme for the current fellowship is synergies to promote environmental quality and sustainable development.