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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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Nobel Prize winner Beatrice Fihn discusses abolishing nuclear weapons in the age of the Ukraine war

May 23, 2023

Beatrice Fihn, former executive director of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, gave a talk at Northwestern’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs on Monday....

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Princeton graduate student talks anti-caste futures for Race, Caste and Colorism Project

February 5, 2023

Princeton University anthropology Ph.D. candidate Nikhil Pandhi spoke on intersections of anti-caste activism, pain and literature at an event hosted by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs’ Race,...

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Global health studies prof discusses significance of Iran protests, future of the movement

November 2, 2022

Global health studies Prof. Elham Hoominfar discussed the recent protests in Iran in a Wednesday lecture hosted by Northwestern’s Buffett Institute for Global Affairs.  Since the death of Mahsa Amini,...

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TikTok’s global chief security officer Roland Cloutier addresses Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

April 12, 2022

When the Biden administration publicly shared Russia’s plan for a war in Ukraine weeks before the invasion, social media platforms like TikTok started planning their cybersecurity responses, according...

Northwestern hosted the U7+ Alliance Presidential Summit Tuesday, with leadership from 48 universities across 17 countries engaging in discussions around intergenerational justice.

Northwestern hosts intergenerational justice summit with university presidents

November 25, 2020

University President Morton Schapiro said his “faith in this current generation of young people” gives him hope during a Tuesday summit with university presidents across the globe. “They need...

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