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The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs advances research and teaching about the world beyond the borders of the United States.

We are a beacon for cutting-edge international scholarship and global engagement across Northwestern’s twelve undergraduate, graduate and professional schools.

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Journalists and subject matter experts gather for a workshop at Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law to learn about SMART’s capabilities and offer feedback on the tool.

Empowering Journalists to Decode Social Movements: The Buffett Global Working Group Behind New AI System

The Buffett Institute’s AI & Social Movements Global Working Group brings together experts from engineering, law, and the social sciences to understand how ethically to leverage AI in tracking soci...
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Buffett Q&A: Reflections from Our Inaugural Buffett Undergraduate Research Fellows

Launched in 2024, the Buffett Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program enables Northwestern undergraduates to make meaningful contributions to a faculty mentor’s international research project. He...
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Buffett Q&A: Northwestern Students Research Climate Governance & Solutions at COP29

Supported by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, Northwestern’s undergraduate and graduate student delegates attended the 29th Conference of Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Co...

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Buffett Fall Symposium

November 7, 2025, All Day
720 University Place

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