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Strauss Center Announces Recipients of Pre-Doctoral Fellowships
The CCAPS program has awarded its 2012-13 pre-doctoral fellowships to Sam Barrett of Trinity College Dublin, Felix Iyalomhe of CÃ Foscari University of Venice, and Adriana Lins de Albuquerque of Columbia University. The three doctoral students will study under the CCAPS program and be in residence at the University of Texas at Austin for the…
Where Are Donors Working in Malawi? A New Dataset Sheds Light
This week, CCAPS and AidData published a first-of-its-kind geocoded dataset from the Government of Malawi’s Aid Management Platform. These data are also available through the CCAPS mapping tool, which enables users to overlay and visualize data on climate change vulnerability, conflict, and aid, and analyze how these issues intersect in Africa.
Former Strauss Center Speaker John Lewis Gaddis Wins Pulitzer Prize
John Lewis Gaddis, who spoke at a Strauss Center event last month, won a 2012 Pulitzer Prize for his biography of George Kennan.
Strauss Scholar Alan Kuperman Discusses the Risks of a Nuclear Iran
Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar Alan Kuperman wrote an Op-ed for the Los Angeles Times on the risks of a nuclear Iran. Kuperman writes that those not in favor of taking military action against Iran rely on the idea that the Iranian government is a rational actor and as such would never use nuclear weapons offensively…
Fellow Featured in Amarillo Globe-News
AJ Swope, Fellow and Executive Director of Class 4 Winds & Renewables, was recently featured in the opinions section of the Amarillo Globe-News. He argues that the potential failure by Congress to extend wind energy’s Production Tax Credit (PTC) could be a detriment to current and future wind energy projects.
CCAPS Program’s New Mapping Tool featured in Scientific American
The CCAPS program’s new mapping tool that links areas vulnerable to climate change and violent conflict throughout Africa is featured in this Scientific American article. The article notes that CCAPS developed this mapping tool in order to visually demonstrate the intersection between climate change vulnerabilities, conflict, and aid in Africa. Some of the goals of…
Jeremi Suri in the Game Changers Lecture Series
Strauss Center’s Mack Brown Distinguished Chair, Jeremi Suri, was featured in UT’s Texas Exes publication The Alcalde for his interview for the Game Changers lecture series. Suri discussed three elements he deems crucial for society to progress: dreaming, making connections, and improving.
John Losinger Featured on McCuistion TV
John Losinger, Fellow and Principal at Public Strategies Inc., was recently featured on McCuistion TV, a show on PBS affiliate KERA that is currently highlighting energy issues. John served on a panel with Texas energy giants Dr. Bernard Weinstein, Adjunct Professor of Economics and Associate Director of the Maguire Energy Institute at SMU, and Russel…
Strauss Center Summer 2012 Internships
The Strauss Center has two internship positions open for the summer of 2012. Students will work on creating short videos on Strauss Center programs and initiatives and reach out to former Crook Fellows for a progress report.
Reports by Graduate Students Examine Climate Change and Security in Africa
The CCAPS program released four student working papers today by Master of Global Policy Studies students at the LBJ School of Public Affairs. The graduate student work is based on collaboration with CCAPS researchers as part of a year-long Policy Research Project course on climate change and security in Africa at the LBJ School of…
