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Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan

Harris Public Policy students visited Zaatari refugee camp as part of the 2018 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Jordan, where they met with Syrian refugees leading NGO programming within the camp.

Ramin Kohanteb/The Pearson Institute

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The Chicago Maroon / 10.28.24

Seventh Annual Pearson Global Forum Looks to Past Conflicts to Envision Future of Gaza, Sudan

“Negotiation and Agreement” was the theme of this year’s forum, which addressed who should be in the room for peace talks and why the language of negotiation matters.

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Panel at the Pearson Global Forum
New York Times / 10.14.24

Three Receive Nobel in Economics for Research on Global Inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences with Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson. 

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Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson at Nobel press conference.
U Chicago News / 10.14.24

James A. Robinson shares 2024 Nobel Prize for research on global inequality

Pearson Institute Director James A. Robinson shares the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking research on the root causes of global conflict and inequality, including what affects’ countries economic prosperity. 

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James A. Robinson

Ipsos

04.24.23

Researchers at Ipsos, the University of Chicago, and University of Michigan present new analysis on the lifesaving impact of public safety early warning systems in Ukraine

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Austin L. Wright's latest research examined the efficacy of air raid alerts in Ukraine. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences, discovered the response to the warnings waned as the war continued. 

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World Politics Review

04.21.23

ChatGPT and AI Will Make Humans More Necessary, Not Replace Them

Pearson Faculty Affiliate Paul Poast, in his latest for World Politics Review, writes why we don't need to be worried about ChatGPT. 

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The Economist

04.17.23

The world’s deadliest war last year wasn’t in Ukraine

The Economist discusses the alarming trend of conflicts lasting longer and uses research from Pearson Professor Chris Blattamn to underscore the consequences.  

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Western Wall

Harris Public Policy students visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem as part of the 2019 Pearson International Conflict Seminar to Israel and the West Bank.

Ramin Kohanteb / The Pearson Institute