A neat project highlight today from Fletcher’s Russia & Eurasia Program, a research center whose work has been very much in the news over the past year. The student-led Ukraine Digital Verification Lab has harnessed freely available social media activity and satellite imagery to produce reports on infrastructure damage, specifically documenting attacks on schools and educational facilities.
Read moreThe Center for International Environment & Resource Policy (CIERP, in local parlance) is one of Fletcher’s most active research centers. It’s the intellectual home base for a major portion of the curriculum, houses the Climate Policy Lab, and offers a variety of opportunities for students interested in climate, energy, and sustainability issues to get involved in its work.
Read moreThe Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies is a home for all Fletcher students interested in the Middle East and North Africa, and one of the premier centers for studies of the region in the Boston area.
Read moreRegular readers might have a bit of familiarity with the Corruption, Justice, & Legitimacy (CJL) Program, a great example of the different ways current students get involved in research projects at Fletcher outside of the classroom.
Read moreFletcher will be well-represented at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) taking place in Glasgow between October 31 and November 12.
Read moreLongtime readers may have some familiarity with the Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy (CJL) Program, which is occasionally highlighted in this space. It’s part of the work of the Henry J. Leir Institute for human security, one of Fletcher’s very active research centers, The CJL Program is a great example of the ways students get involved in scholarly research while here. It was a great pleasure to hear recently from current MALD student Rosemary Ventura, who shared some details about her current work with CJL.
Read moreAn update today from Fletcher’s Digital Planet research project, whose work I’ve touched upon before in this space. The project just released its Digital Intelligence Index, a survey of 90 countries measuring the robustness of digital economies.
Read moreIt was a delight to hear recently from second-year MALD student Neiha, who provides an update on the variety of human security research with which she’s been involved at the Henry J. Leir Institute, Fletcher’s research center dedicated to human security topics.
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A quick note today about some neat breaking news that found its way to me recently: The Leir Institute, Fletcher’s research center specializing in human security, has been accepted as a member of the OSCE Network of Think Tanks and Academic Institutions.
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Readers familiar with Fletcher may have stumbled upon the work of the Institute for Business in the Global Context (IBGC) at some point. It’s one of the busiest research centers at the school, and also houses the MIB program. IBGC researchers have been investigating various aspects of emerging digital economies for years now, including research into the “ease of doing digital business,” mobile payments, and cashless economies.
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