Public Health Efficiency in a Democratic v. Nondemocratic State
Malachi C. Nkosi writes: In March 1994, Ramesh Govindaraj and Ravindra Rannan-Eliya published research in comparing public health in respect to democratic and nondemocratic states. Their conclusion, after monitoring child mortality and life expectancy in response to differing governmental structures and income, yielded results in favor of those living in democratic states. They found that […]
Privacy and Progress in Whole Genome Sequencing Webinar
Prerana Bhattacharya writes: Imagine your child is ill. You’ve taken him to many specialists, and each one shrugs at your case before referring him on to another physician. You’ve searched hospital after hospital, spoken to physicians from around the globe, and even tried your luck on WebMD, yet nothing works. Your child’s symptoms continue intensifying, […]
Public Education Reforms Matter
Olamide Orebamjo writes: When I first began my research on the effect of affirmative action ban under represented minority students, I had what is called “tunnel vision.” I was only focused on researching universities that had banned this policy in their admission processes and the results of that. However, as I dug deeper into this […]
Voter ID Laws: The Minority Perspective
Jared Ham writes: In researching voter ID laws and their effect on voter turnout, particularly that of minority groups (e.g., African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans), I found very little literature that discussed the perspective of those who voter ID laws affect the most. The literature broadly categorizes the people affected by voter ID laws; […]
Interview with Member of PRS Legislative Research
Ratnika Prasad writes: In my first post, I had mentioned some statistics that I had gathered from PRS Legislative Research to introduce the idea of the decline of the Lok Sabha, India’s national legislature. For my second post, I decided to try speaking with an employee at PRS in order to get a better understanding […]
Sino Cyber War
Zoe Valette writes: China is sparking concern and making headlines worldwide with its growing cyber war capacities—which many have deemed a “formidable concern”[1]—the strategic location and expanse of its territory, which it is now pushing to expand in the Senkaku island disputes,[2] the dynamism, depth, and national fervor of its people, its recent naval and […]
Looking For An Internship
For incoming students. 1. Decide what kind of internship you want. That means both type (environmental, finance, diplomatic, education, etc) and venue (government, non-profit, private). CAPS students should look for a China-related internship. 2. Use a variety of resources to find potential internships. Start with 10-15 possibilities. Some of the major resources include: A. The […]
Friday Presentation
In preparation for the guest speaker on Friday (at noon), please take a look at the following: Chollet Biography Appointment DOD Org Chart Think about a question that you’d like to ask ASD Chollet.
Choose Options For Your Conference Presentation Time
Rebuilding Haiti?
Gabriela Babin writes: On January 10, 2013 the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars marked the third anniversary of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti by inviting the Haitian Ambassador to the US, Paul Altidor, to identify the remaining challenges in Haiti’s reconstruction. In this two-hour seminar, Altidor, along with the Pan American Development Foundation’s Habitat […]
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