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Step in the right direction
Obama's Russian meeting may have opened a new chapter in U.S./Russian relations
July 8,
2009 -- President Barack Obama met this week with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitri Medvedev. While the two sides did not see eye-to-eye on all topics, they did mutually agree to dispose of 34 tons each of weapons-grade plutonium, an initiative started in the 1990s and never completed. It's a step in the right direction, says an expert on Russian identity at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Unrest in Russia
Russia views U.S. missile defense in Poland as antagonistic, says expert
Aug. 22,
2008 --
Russia's leaders and its population tend to view current developments in Poland through the lens of a basic Russian national narrative that focuses on Russia as a target of invasion by foreign enemies, claims James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis. Wertsch was interviewed on this subject and on the Georgia/Russian conflict recently on KMOX radio. The interview is available here.
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Fighting in Georgia
U.S. policy of 'overpromising' support for Georgia helped fuel Russian conflict, expert suggests
Aug. 12,
2008 --
Ambiguous U.S. policies toward emerging democracies in former Soviet states may have set the stage for the brutal military conflict that erupted this week between Russia and its neighboring Republic of Georgia, suggests James V. Wertsch, an expert on post-Soviet democracy movements at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Quincy Jones among recipients
Washington University to award six honorary degrees at 147th Commencement
May 1,
2008 -- Six distinguished individuals, including a pioneer of women in medicine and a multimedia entrepreneur, will receive honorary degrees May 16 during Washington University's 147th Commencement ceremony. The university also will bestow academic degrees on more than 2,500 students during the ceremony, which begins at 8:30 a.m. in Brookings Quadrangle.
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Opening bell
Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and McDonnell Scholars to ring Wall Street's opening bell March 10
March 7,
2008 -- On Monday, March 10, Washington University in St. Louis Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, McDonnell International Scholars Academy director James V. Wertsch and 10 students from 10 different countries will ring the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell at 9:30 a.m. EST. The students are all members of WUSTL's McDonnell Academy.
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About Himadri Pakrasi
I-CARES Director Himadri Pakrasi is leading biochemical researcher
June 4,
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The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) at Washington University will operate under the direction of Himadri B. Pakrasi, Ph.D., the George William and Irene Koechig Freiberg professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and professor of energy in the School of Engineering.
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I-CARES
Washington University in St. Louis to invest $55 million in renewable energy research initiative
June 4,
2007 --
Washington University in St. Louis is creating a new International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) to encourage and coordinate university-wide and external collaborative research in the areas of renewable energy and sustainability — including biofuels, CO2 mitigation and coal-related issues. The university will invest more than $55 million in the initiative, according to Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.
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I-CARES
Corporate leaders will provide advice, and faculty will comprise a steering committee
June 4,
2007 -- The International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) at Washington University in St. Louis will be shaped and supported by advisory and steering committees comprised of both internal and external leaders, Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton announced.
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MAGEEP
I-CARES will work with the McDonnell International Scholars Academy
June 4,
2007 -- The newly established International Center for Advanced Renewable Energy and Sustainability (I-CARES) at Washington University in St. Louis will encourage international collaborative research on energy and environmental issues by working closely with a global partnership of leading universities forged recently by the University's McDonnell International Scholars Academy.
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Call for action
Universities must tackle global energy, environmental woes, says international call to action
May 7,
2007 -- Proclaiming that "energy and environmental issues represent the greatest challenges of this century," Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton today joined presidents of six other premier research universities in calling for universities worldwide to marshal their resources for a global effort to secure a brighter, sustainable future. Plans for collaborative academic programs involving education, research, university operations, social sciences and policy studies are detailed in a statement issued May 7.
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