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20 September 2019
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ALLISON CARNEGIE WROTE A PIECE IN THE WASHINGTON POST ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REVEALING US INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS

Political Scientist Allison Carnegie co-authored an article in the Washington Post regarding the impact of the Trump administrations' habit of sharing of US intelligence details in international diplomatic discussions. The piece examines the impacts of these revelations on future diplomatic and intelligence efforts.

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20 September 2019
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PAMELA H. SMITH PUBLISHED A NEW VOLUME OF ESSAYS WITH UNIV OF PITTSBURGH PRESS

Historian Pamela H. Smith published Entangled Itineraries: Materials, Practices, and Knowledges across Eurasia, an edited volume of twelve essays that traces the pathways of diverse materials, techniques, and knowledge systems across Eurasia, from 800-1800. The collection grew out of a collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin.

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05 September 2019
By harlowe

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics, and Culture 2019-2020 Graduate Fellowship

Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics, and Culture 2019-2020 Graduate Fellowship

Columbia University’s working group on Precision Medicine: Ethics, Politics, and Culture (PMEPC) is seeking graduate fellows for the 2019-2020 academic year. Graduate students from any of Columbia’s schools whose work is related to any aspect of precision medicine are invited and encouraged to apply.

 

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11 July 2019
By iserpws

China Blacks Out Tiananmen Coverage in Massive Media Lock down

VOA's Mandarin Service and news agencies contributed to this report. 

The Chinese government on Tuesday went to extraordinary lengths to block media coverage and social media participation marking the 30th anniversary of the crackdown on pro-democracy protests on Tiananmen Square — even as dozens of ceremonies commemorating the event were held worldwide and in Hong Kong.

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11 July 2019
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Who Should Receive Reparations for Slavery and Discrimination?

The idea of reparations—real compensation made to the descendants of slaves or the victims of legalized discrimination—has gained traction since the publication, in 2014, of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s influential article “The Case for Reparations,” which appeared in The Atlantic. But even among proponents of the concept, the ideas about what reparations would mean vary wildly. Questions linger about the intended recipients.

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