Global Working Groups
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Global Working Groups
Northwestern Buffett’s working groups are interdisciplinary research teams dedicated to generating and disseminating new knowledge on the critical global challenges of our time.
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Our Work and Impact
Northwestern University’s Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs brings together the brightest minds from across Northwestern University and around the world to address critical global challenges that cannot be solved from a singular disciplinary or geographic perspective. Our mission is to foster meaningful engagement across borders of all kinds. We create opportunities for dialogue across academic disciplines—the humanities, social sciences, business, law, medicine, the arts and more—and catalyze connections between researchers and experts from government, industry, nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations worldwide.
Building Sustainable Futures Webinar Series
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Building Sustainable Futures Webinar Series
Northwestern Buffett’s “Building Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges and Possibilities” webinar series spotlights current events and efforts to reach United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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Meridian 180
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Meridian 180
Northwestern Buffett’s Meridian 180 community brings scholars and experts together for multilingual dialogue across cultural and geographic borders. Meridian 180 members are scholars, lawyers, policymakers and activists committed to surfacing new approaches to addressing critical global challenges.
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Global Impacts Graduate Fellowships
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Global Impacts Graduate Fellowships
Our Global Impacts Graduate Fellowship Program provides Northwestern graduate students with dissertation research support, mentoring, and opportunities to explore career paths in international affairs, policy, and development.
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Global Engagement Studies Institute
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Global Engagement Studies Institute
Amid COVID-19, Northwestern Buffett’s Global Learning Office is offering a virtual version of its award-winning Global Engagement Studies Institute. The program offers Northwestern students opportunities to put international development theory into practice through remote internships with NGOs worldwide.
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Global Campus Collaborative Program
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Global Campus Collaborative Program
Northwestern Buffett is supporting Northwestern faculty members’ efforts to foster innovative international learning experiences using digital technologies.
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News
GlobeMed celebrates 15 years of lasting impact in global health equity
This year marks the 15th anniversary of GlobeMed, a Northwestern Buffett-supported student organization dedicated to mobilizing students and grassroots leaders to improve public health worldwide. Originally founded in 2006 by a group of Northwestern students seeking opportunities to contribute to global health equity, GlobeMed has grown into a network of thousands of students across 36 university-based chapters throughout the United States as well as grassroots organizations in Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Events
Northwestern Buffett Faculty Open House #1
September 23, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you working on a research problem of global consequence? Are you curious to consider new ways your research might af...
Northwestern Buffett Faculty Open House #2
September 28, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Are you working on a research problem of global consequence? Are you curious to consider new ways your research might af...
[New Frontiers in Global Research Series] The Aesthetics of the U...
September 30, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
This event is part of the Northwestern Buffett Institute's New Frontiers in Global Research Initiative, through which we...