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SIS Announces Winners of SIS Innovative Scholar and Research Catalyst Awards
Anthony Fontes, Susanna Campbell, and Sarah Snyder are the 2026 winners of the SIS Innovative Scholar and Research Catalyst awards.
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Seray Yalaz, Bidding for governance: rebel vs. state labor-retention strategies in conflicts
Seray Yalaz's new co-authored article in the Journal of Peace Research examines the competing bids of rebel organizations and state authorities over the rights to extract and market natural resources.
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Hansong Li, The Arctic world in Fridtjof Nansen's international thought
Professor Hansong Li's new research article in Political Geography revisits the ideas of Fridtjof Nansen to shed light on today’s growing political tensions in the Arctic.
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ISA 2026 Conference in Columbus Highlights SIS Faculty and PhD Student Research
SIS professors and PhD students presented their research and connected with scholars from across the globe at the 2026 International Studies Association conference in Columbus.
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SIS and YPFP Host Inaugural Research Symposium
On March 21, SIS and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy hosted the inaugural the inaugural SIS-YPFP Research Symposium, “Reimagining Foreign Policy in a Transforming World.”
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Jennifer Eburuoh, Understanding Narratives in the Farmer-Herder Conflicts of Northern Nigeria
First year PhD student Jennifer Eburuoh has a new co-authored article in African Conflict & Peacebuilding Review.
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Maria De Jesus, The Role of Mobility in HIV Intervention Engagement and Community Mobilization among Female Sex Workers Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic
Maria De Jesus's new co-authored article in AIDS and Behavior explores the role of mobility in influencing female sex worker social capital outcomes.
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Sara Nawaz, Thinking at the megaton scale: Community reflections across three different marine carbon-dioxide removal strategies
Sara Nawaz's new co-authored article in Energy Research & Social Science examines public reflections on three depictions of marine carbon dioxide removal deployed at ‘scale’ in British Columbia.
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Natalia Piland, Drawing systems of stewardship to guide action and reveal critical relationships of care
CECE Postdoctoral Fellow Natalia Piland is the lead author of a new paper in the journal Earth Stewardship.
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Natalia Piland, Public participation in tropical conservation and environmental management research: Towards a locally grounded and reflexive practice
CECE Postdoctoral Fellow Natalia Piland is the lead author of a new paper in the journal Biotropica.
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