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BTPI will Research Relationship Between Bitcoin and Financial Freedom

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May 15, 2024

Sarah Kreps, PACS

The Brooks School Tech Policy Institute (BTPI) has announced a $1M project to study financial freedom in countries with authoritarian governments. Led by BTPI Director Sarah Kreps, John L. Wetherill Professor in the Department of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, the research will employ quantitative and qualitative approaches to understanding the use of Bitcoin and stablecoins by individuals around the world. 

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Immigration Influx: The Future of Boom Towns

July 9, 2024

1:00 pm

Cities around the globe are experiencing a large influx of migrants, with metropolises like New York City and London consistently ranking among the top destinations for those seeking a better life. Yet the impact of immigrants on these cities' populations is multifaceted.

Economically, migrants contribute to the labor force but can also add strain on public services. Socially, migration enriches the cultural fabric of cities, but it can also lead to social tensions, especially in areas with high concentrations of migrants. The large influx of migrants across the U.S. is bound to be a major political focus of the 2024 presidential election.

Join us as Matt Hall, Director of the Cornell Population Center, talks about the future shift in the demographics of some of the world’s major cities. He will discuss what he calls “boom towns” and highlight cities that are becoming major destinations for immigrants from Central America and Eastern Europe.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Why immigration has become an international topic of discussionWhich cities have been defined as “immigration boom towns”The factors that lead to certain cities becoming major landing spots for migrantsHow the demographics of major cities are shifting as a result of incoming migrantsSPEAKER

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Global PhD Research Scholars

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May 17, 2024

Awardees Receive Support for International Fieldwork

Seven PhD students will conduct up to a year of fieldwork—in Hungary, Senegal, Indonesia, and beyond. Meet the new Global PhD Research Scholars.

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How to Assemble an AAS Panel

May 31, 2024

8:00 pm

A workshop by GETSEA.

Have you always wanted to present a paper at the Association for Asian Studies annual meeting? But you can’t find a panel that fits your work, and you don’t know how to gather other scholars to create a panel of your own?

Join GETSEA for an informal discussion with Tom Pepinsky (Cornell), Trude Jacobsen Gidaszewski (NIU), and Chris Hulshof (Wisconsin-Madison) about the process of assembling a panel to submit to AAS.

After the discussion, we will move into breakout rooms for possible panel matchmaking. So, please come with a short description of the topic you are interested in presenting at AAS (a general idea is fine as well. It doesn’t need to be a finished proposal).

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Southeast Asia Program

May 2024 Einaudi Center News

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May 15, 2024

Faculty and Student Kudos and a Farewell

Learn about Einaudi's faculty seed grant awards, CRADLE's new Law and Economics Papers, and over 100 students conducting international research this summer with Einaudi support.

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Fulbrighters Head to 14 Countries for Research, Teaching

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May 15, 2024

Seventeen Cornellians will go abroad next academic year to fourteen countries, thanks to the support of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Cornell's 2024–25 Fulbright students include six alumni, eight undergraduate students, and three graduate students whose time abroad will increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. 

Nine of this year's Fulbright awardees will travel to Asian countries, with a particular concentration headed to South Asia. Three of the four national research awards to Nepal this year were given to Cornell applicants.

Alumni Awardees

Madeleine August

Madeleine August

Sri Lanka

Project Title: On Generosity and Refuge: Sri Lankan Ambalamas

Field of Study: Architecture


Alexandra Maz Do

Alexandra (Maz) Do

Indonesia

Project Title: Ordinary Fruit

Field of Study: Literatures in English


Alexis Fintland

Alexis Fintland

Spain

English Teaching Assistant

Field of Study: Labor and Industrial Relations

 

 


Ainav Rabinowitz

Ainav Rabinowitz

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Project Title: Domestic Violence Through the Lens of Activists: A Case Study of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Field of Study: Political Science


Hannah Russell

Hannah Chow Russell

Mexico

Project Title: Mexico Binational Business Program

Field of Study: Economics


Audrey Su

Audrey Su

Norway

Project Title: Researching and Educating the Public on the Effect of Toxicants in Large Marine Mammals

Field of Study: Interdisciplinary Studies


Mika Ulmet

Mika Ulmet

Nepal

Project Title: Promoting the Preservation and Consumption of Nepal's Indigenous Grains

Field of Study: Global Development


Undergraduate Awardees

Benjamin Dever-Mendenhall

Benjamin Dever-Mendenhall

Slovak Republic

English Teaching Assistant


Soomin Kwon

Grace Kwon

South Korea

Project Title: Sustainable Empowerment through Employment for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities

Field of Study: Labor and Industrial Relations


Max Link

Max Link

Taiwan

English Teaching Assistant


Elizabeth Taber

Elizabeth Taber

Nepal

Project Title: Municipal Waste Management Policy Analysis

Field of Study: Public Policy


Ricco Venterea

Ricco Venterea

Italy

Project Title: Developing a Web Application for Cosmic-ray and Space Physics Data

Field of Study: Astronomy


Desai Wang

Desai Wang

Singapore

Project Title: Assessing Urban Outdoor Affordance Using Biometric, Environmental, and Survey Data

Field of Study: Urban Planning


Ashira Weinreich

Ashira Weinreich

Nepal

Project Title: Women as Healers in the Bioculturally Diverse Himalayas of Manaslu Conservation Area

Field of Study: Interdisciplinary Studies


Angela Yuan

Angela Yuan

Sweden

Project Title: Bees in Cities: The Relationship Between Urban Bees and Impervious Surfaces

Field of Study: Environmental Studies


Graduate Awardees

Matthew Duggan

Matthew Duggan

Netherlands

Project Title: Mapping Soniferous Ichthyofauna Assemblage of Deep Coral Reefs

Field of Study: Natural Resources

 


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Tamar Law

Indonesia

Project Title: Mangroves for the Future: Restoration, Climate Mitigation, and Blue Carbon in Indonesia

Field of Study: Global Development


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North America’s Biggest City Is Running Out of Water

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May 9, 2024

Victoria Beard, SEAP/GPV

“There is an element of climate change that’s contributing to these conditions that we find ourselves in, but there’s also a very strong human-built environment element — a governance element, a politics element, and a mismanagement element of both the natural and the human environment,” says Victoria Beard, professor of city and regional planning.

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