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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...

Buffett Q&A: Professor Sara Huston on Leveraging DNA Technology to Reconnect Families During Crises

For our inaugural Buffett Q&A, we spoke with Sara Huston, Genetics Ethicist at Lurie Children's Hospital and Research Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School ...

Navigating the Geopolitical Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

from Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering

The Buffett Institute's winter quarter symposium on AI and Geopolitics convened leading strategists, researchers and policymakers to discuss the transformative opportunities and profound challenges...

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Navigating the Geopolitical Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

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Biya's Regime: Chronicles of the Shipwreck of the Cameroonian Nation with Haman Mana

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Buffett Q&A: Northwestern Students Research Climate Governance & Solutions at COP29

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Navigating the Geopolitical Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

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America’s Soft Power & Reputational Security in Crisis? Nicholas J. Cull in Conversation with Erik C. Nisbet

Biya's Regime: Chronicles of the Shipwreck of the Cameroonian Nation with Haman Mana

Bookman's Alley Mural Opening

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