Dozens of little-known California oil spills have earned companies millions of dollars (commentary by Deborah Gordon)
September 18, 2020 The Desert Sun
Strong Leaders
Research Matters
Update on COVID-19 Training for Health Care Workers
A Message from Director Ed Steinfeld
Standing in Solidarity
Interdisciplinary Focus
Undaunted by the Pandemic, the New MPA Cohort Is Off and Running
In The News
An all-electric Houston would save lives and money: Report (interview with Deborah Gordon)
September 16, 2020 Governing
Work from home is ending. But the pandemic is still here. (written by Emily Oster)
September 16, 2020 Bloomberg
News from Watson
Deconstructing the Concept of Development
July 14, 2020
Watson’s Latest Cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows Departs for Dynamic Academic Opportunities
July 6, 2020
Virtually United
May 19, 2020
Research Briefs
Prerna Singh Selected as Recipient for Rapid-Response Grant on Covid-19
September 18, 2020
Opportunities
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Events
September 21
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II ─ We Can Not Accept This Anymore: The Price of Inequality
4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
September 23
All In: The Fight for Democracy Panel Discussion featuring Stacey Abrams
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
September 24
Michael Isikoff ─ Disinformation, Conspiracy Theories, and The U.S. Election
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Student Experience
Students Produce Policy Videos on the Geopolitics of Oil and Energy
July 15, 2020
Webcasts
The Wars Are Here: How Our Post-9/11 Wars Helped Militarize Our Police
September 16, 2020
Zahra Ali – Women and Gender in Iraq
September 15, 2020
Challenges to Global Anti-Black Racism: A Conversation
July 16, 2020
Current Research
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