Chris Barrett (Dyson/Brooks) analyzes climate impacts on Mongolian rangeland this month in Science. He joins Muna Ndulo (Law) on October 22 to debate the future of international aid.

In this NPR interview, classicist Mike Fontaine (IES) describes how ancient comedians challenged political leaders and sometimes suffered serious consequences. 

Facing an exit ban from the Chinese government, Peidong Sun (EAP) resigned her tenured position and fled to France. Her new book collects interviews with French China scholars she conducted in the aftermath.

“What is happening to the kidneys of sugarcane workers is not a result of climate change. It is climate change,” writes LACS director Alex Nading in his new book.

In this op-ed, Cornell Law professor Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer (Migrations) shares firsthand insights into the conditions immigrants face when detained in Upstate New York.

Matthew Evangelista (PACS) writes about antinuclear activism at the end of the Cold War in his latest article in the Journal of Cold War Studies. 

Natasha Suresh Raheja (SAP) discusses the relationship between Christians and Hindus in South Asia in this interview with Phil Gayle.

In this op-ed, Isabel Perera (IES) examines the consequences of a recent executive order that urges local authorities to force mentally ill homeless people into hospitals.

Tao DuFour and Natalie Melas received Migrations funding for their film exploring the intergenerational experiences of Caribbean environments, shot over two seasons in Trinidad and Tobago. 

Inspired by Einaudi conferences, the volume is edited by DTR faculty lead Ken Roberts (LACS), Valerie Bunce (IES), Tom Pepinsky (SEAP), and Rachel Beatty Riedl (IAD).