Innovation
December 18th, 2012
Former fellow launches innovation project for refugees
in the newsAlexander Betts, a former postdoctoral fellow at CISAC, launched the Humanitarian Innovation Project (HIP) at the University of Oxford this past Fall. HIP takes a new approach to humanitarianism-- tapping into the skills and talents of refugees and their communities to build sustainable livelihoods. Read more »
August 21st, 2012
Chenoweth wins APSA Woodrow Wilson Award
Visiting scholar Erica Chenoweth and co-author Maria Stephan won the American Political Science Association's 2012 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Award for their book, "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict."
June 18th, 2012
Forrest warns of potential blow to American scientific exceptionalism
in the news: The Huffington Post on June 18, 2012Next year's proposed cuts in federal funding for scientific research and development could be as high as 8 percent, seriously impacting research in agriculture, energy and medicine. CISAC Postdoctoral Fellow Robert Forrest outlines how cuts would "profoundly inhibit innovation and deal an astonishing blow to American exceptionalism."
May 3rd, 2012
Despite questions over US-Afghan pact, Stanford professor remains optimistic
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, CISAC in the newsPresident Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan this week to sign the Strategic Partnership Agreement reaffirmed America’s commitment to secure and rebuild the country beyond the 2014 troop withdrawal. Stanford Law Professor Erik Jensen argues that staying the course will have positive outcomes for generations of Afghans to come. Read more »
April 9th, 2012
Researchers call for policy, aid and innovation to help world’s poorest
CISAC, CDDRL, FSE, FSI Stanford, CHP/PCOR NewsBill Gates spoke to a Stanford audience about the importance of foreign aid and product innovation in the fight against chronic hunger, poverty and disease in the developing world. FSI senior fellows Larry Diamond, Jeremy Weinstein, Paul Wise and Walter Falcon share their own ideas about how to secure the most fragile nations. Read more »
February 6th, 2012
Q&A: Stanford’s Cuéllar and US diplomat on human rights and the Internet
CISAC, FSI Stanford NewsU.S. Ambassador Eileen Donahoe recently brought fellow diplomats to Stanford to meet with scholars, human rights activists, and Silicon Valley leaders to address questions engendered by a free and open Internet. She joins CISAC’s Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar for a discussion about the potential and challenges facing the online frontier. Read more »
November 29th, 2011
Richard Rhodes chronicles the life of scientist and star Hedy Lamarr
CISAC, FSI Stanford AnnouncementIn his new book, Hedy's Folly: The Life and Breakthrough Inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the Most Beautiful Woman in the World, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author explores the life and times of the Hollywood celebrity whose inventions helped make GPS, Wi-Fi, and radio-guided torpedoes a reality. Rhodes, the author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb and more than 20 other books, is a CISAC affiliate. Read more »



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