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Israel Today: A lecture series by from the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies

During Winter Quarter 2016, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies.

The lecture series is entitled “Beyond the Binary: Israel Studies Today� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region’s history. All lectures are free and open to the public.

During Winter Quarter 2016, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Stroum Center for Jewish Studies will host three scholars who represent new approaches in the growing field of Israel Studies. The lecture series is entitled “Beyond the Binary: Israel Studies Todayâ€� to reflect the fact that these researchers are going beyond standard divisions in the field. Their work, ranging from disability studies to sociolinguistics and the history of medicine, offers alternative perspectives on the region’s history. All lectures are free and open to the public.

Diplomacy in the Earth’s orbit

±Ê°ù´Ç´Ú±ð²õ²õ´Ç°ùÌý says that space is “a sort of new frontier in terms of U.S. foreign policy, but also the global community.” She aims to “bridge the bridge the gap between what academics know and what policymakers might want to know.”

We the people: Race & equity at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ

The Race & Equity Initiative builds on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµâ€™s longstanding commitment to inclusion and social justice. The Initiative centers on creating an inclusive experience for students, faculty and staff, addresses institutional bias and racism, and engages our communities to help us work through our shared challenges for a world of good.

Twenty-seven Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty listed among ‘world’s most influential scientific minds’

The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ is home to 27 researchers included on Thomson Reuters’ list of “The World’s Most Influential Scientific Mindsâ€� for 2015, which was released Jan. 14. The distinction, based on an analysis of over a decade of research paper citations among 21 general scientific fields, is meant to recognize scientists who are most cited by their peers.

“The awe-inspiring research being done every day at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ aims to create change and make the world a better place,â€� Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ President said. “This recognition of so many of our faculty members as being among the world’s most influential minds is not surprising, but does serve as a reminder of the global impact of their innovative research and scholarship.â€�

In Washington Post op-ed, professor addresses ethics and climate change

In his recent op-ed in The Washington Post, Professor of philosophy  argues that climate change is a pressing ethical challenge. He writes, ‘Climate change presents a severe ethical challenge, forcing us to confront difficult questions as individual moral agents, and even more so as members of larger political systems. It is genuinely global and seriously intergenerational, and crosses species boundaries. It also takes place in a setting where existing institutions and theories are weak, proving little ethical guidance.’