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Northwestern Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

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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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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 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 ...
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Navigating the Geopolitical Stakes of Artificial Intelligence

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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...

Upcoming Events

Graduate Student Colloquium with Ely Orrego-Torres

May 15, 2025, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Online

PhD Candidate Ely Orrego-Torres (Political Science) will present her research on “In the Name of Religious Freedom: T...

Graduate Student Colloquium with Austin Bryan

May 20, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
720 University Place

PhD Candidate Austin Bryan (Anthropology) will present his dissertation research on what he describes as a "Global Me...

Buffett Book Talk: Heaven Has a Wall

May 21, 2025, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
720 University Place

Our national conversation about the border has taken a religious turn. When televangelists declare, “Heaven has a wal...

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