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Very happy to be able to spread some good news about #Yemen. Thank you @BuffettInst for this support: buffett.northwestern.edu/new…

TOMORROW (Thursday, August 20, 11 am - 12 pm CT): We are excited to host the next session of the Columbia-Northwestern-Vanderbilt Virtual Faculty Workshop on Energy, AI, and Space. This workshop brings together interdisciplinary scholars from around the world sharing cutting-edge scholarship on these timely and important issues. Register: lnkd.in/grSZAC6w Full program: lnkd.in/gKsJgeK4 August 20 presenters: Track 1 (AI, Data Centers, and Energy Systems) • Dr. Nishant Singh Rawat (Lloyd Law College - India), "Powering the Digital South: India's Data Centre Boom at the Intersection of Environmental Stress, Legal Vacuum, and Energy Justice" • Brigham Daniels (University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law), "Chasing Nuisance: Data Centers and Social License to Operate" Track 2 (Energy Geopolitics and Space-Energy Frontiers) • Rastone Lazaro (Environmental Conservation Initiatives Tanzania-ECOTA), "Nurturing Innovative and Sustainable Harnessing Technologies initiative (NISHATi)" • J.B. Ruhl (Vanderbilt University Law School), "Adaptive Management Goes to the Moon!" Our workshop began with an all-day session in July and continues monthly with hour-long sessions through December: Sept 9, Oct 21, Nov 18, Dec 15. You're welcome to drop into whichever sessions interest you. Cohosted by the Northwestern University Energy Innovation Lab, Columbia Law School's Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, and Vanderbilt University Law School's Energy, Environment and Land Use Program. #Energy #AI #Space #DataCenters #Geopolitics @NorthwesternU @vanderbiltlaw @ColumbiaLaw

PLEASE SHARE: Call for Papers & Registration Now Open! Inaugural Columbia-Northwestern-Vanderbilt Summer Virtual Faculty Workshop on Energy, AI, and Space on July 21, 2026 lnkd.in/grSZAC6w Abstract deadline: June 12, 2026 Join us for a works-in-progress workshop exploring cutting-edge scholarship on energy, AI, and space. We anticipate exploring issues around the data centers that power emerging technologies; new developments in geospatial data and space-based energy and data centers; and evolving geopolitics, markets, and investment. All disciplines welcome. The workshop continues in Fall 2026 with monthly sessions at 11 am to 12 pm CT on Thursday, Aug. 20; Wednesday, Sept. 9; Wednesday, Oct. 21; Wednesday, Nov. 18; and Tuesday, Dec. 15. Co-hosted by the @ColumbiaLaw Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, the @NorthwesternU Energy Innovation Lab, and the @vanderbiltlaw Energy, Environment, and Land Use Program. #EnergyInnovation #AI #Space

The choices this generation of global leaders make will be more consequential than ever. At the America at 250 Global Forum, the defining questions of our time—questions of democracy, human rights, immigration, global trade and economic disruption, technology and AI, global power, and the future of the international order—will be shaped. June 18 in Chicago. Join us: bit.ly/3Ptl195 #250GlobalForum #US250 #AmericaAt250

"A university is more than a sanctuary for talent; it is an agent of societal change," writes @brik_t, @NorthwesternU's 2023 @BuffettInst Visiting Professor of International Studies. Read his reflections on the 4th anniversary of Russia's war in Ukraine: aaup.org/academe/issues/wint…

Hey friends, I have a new book coming out this spring! A follow up to MOTHER COUNTRY RADICALS. I hope you'll check it out! Preorder now: wwnorton.com/books/978132408…

Congrats to NU undergrads Shraeya Iyer, Jeffrey Tu, & Isabel Su—presenting at NetSciX (Feb 17–20) in New Zealand, supported by @BuffettInst scholarship! Talk: A Multiplex Lens on Influencer Performance, Group Synergy, and Network Centralization Co-Authors: Megan Chan & @noshir

“We normally perceive development as a technology-based route,” says Sarah Norman—but real development is rooted in context, culture & history. That’s the vision behind @BuffettInst’s Elliott Scholars Program, blending theory + global internships. More: buffett.northwestern.edu/new…

Read about the first screening and discussion in our documentary series “Witness, Archive, Evidence: Documentary Cinema and the Politics of Memory in Turkey" in @thedailynu and... dailynorthwestern.com/2026/0…

What does the US military operation in Venezuela mean for the future of US–Latin American relations & international law? The @BuffettInst convened a faculty expert panel to share insights—read the short recap: buffett.northwestern.edu/new…

How can lessons from past peace agreements shape our approach to today's? The last panel of our spring symposium on negotiating peace featured lawyer Barney Afako, @PavloKlimkin, @KateFearonOSCE, & @pohrstedt on the precarious work of successfully implementing peace agreements.

Last year, @BuffettInst launched the Elliott Scholars Program to help students to bridge theory & practice in international development. Meet Mira, an inaugural Elliott Scholar who spent summer in Thailand with an Indigenous-led nonprofit. Read her story: buffett.northwestern.edu/new…

Some at our symposium on disinformation suggested the idea that fact-checking “doesn’t work” may be gaining traction. That alarmed @AngieHolan of @factchecknet. She argues for being more precise about what’s failing & explains who benefits when we’re not: poynter.org/fact-checking/20…

This November, ten @NorthwesternU students attended COP30, the @UN's annual climate change conference, in Brazil via a research seminar opportunity offered through @BuffettInst. This week, they presented their research and reactions. Read in @thedailynu: dailynorthwestern.com/2026/0…

Join @NU_GHS for a public lunch lecture to learn how the role of African intellectuals in early 20th century discussions among British colonialists and American progressives about Africans' health can offer lessons for global health today. Feb. 20 / RSVP: eventbrite.com/e/suffering-h…

A new feature story details the latest documentary film project from Buffett Faculty Fellow @Brent_Huffman, which focuses on urgent work being led by Yemeni women to save their cultural heritage. Read ⬇️