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STS Initiative Receives $300k for Ethics Education in Science and Engineering

September 16, 2007

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a group of eight researchers, led by Professor Jane Fountain (political science and public policy), a $300,000 grant to create, implement and refine a series of international ethics modules for science and engineering students through the Science, Technology, and Society Initiative.

Professor Brenda Bushouse, was awarded the Ian Axford Fellowship in Public Policy to study early childhood policies in New Zealand

September 2, 2007

Brenda Bushouse, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, was awarded the Ian Axford Fellowship in Public Policy to study early childhood policies in New Zealand. She will be based in the Ministry of Education from February to August 2008 and will study the implementation of the 20-Hours Free Programme, a new subsidy program for preschool-age children. Professor Bushouse will compare the New Zealand subsidy program with state universal pres

Professor Sirupa Roy's "A Symbol of Freedom" awarded prize for best article

March 4, 2007

Srirupa Roy’s article, "A symbol of freedom – the Indian flag and the transformations of nationalism, 1906-2002," was one of two winners of this year's Article Prize awarded by the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (part of the American Historical Association). These awards go to an article published in the previous year "in any field of history, written by a woman." (Roy’s piece came out in the

Professor Dean Robinson and Professor Paul Rego have been nominated to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award

February 28, 2007

This year Professor Dean Robinson and Professor Paul Rego have been nominated to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award.

Haas to Participate in International Environmental Conference

January 24, 2007

Last September French President Jacques Chirac announced before the United Nations General Assembly: “We all know that uncontrolled human activity is bringing about a sort of slow collective suicide. Disaster can only be averted if nations can come together to support jointly agreed commitments." Chirac proposed creating a United Nations Environment Organization (UNEO), "the expression of the world's ecological conscience."

Professor Sheldon Goldman receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association's Law and Courts Section

December 3, 2006

Sheldon Goldman’s remarkable career is marked by inspired teaching, high scholarly achievement, exemplary mentoring, and committed leadership of our field.

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