Week of February 12, 2024 |
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Faculty, staff, and students: Please submit your accolades and accomplishments to Inside the Bush School. Fill out this form or contact Elaine Lippard, Britton Haynes, or your department staff to submit entries.
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Publications & Recognitions |
- On 6 Feb, Michael Reilly was the keynote speaker for a National Intelligence University course on Leadership & Management located at the National Security Agency in Ft Meade, MD. His lecture is titled “Leadership in the Intelligence Community.”
- Dr. Ki Eun Kang, ISTPP Fellow, and ISTPP Director Dr. Arnold Vedlitz have published a paper about public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Policy Studies. Their work, based on an NSF funded research project, aimed to understand how the general public views different PPP options and arrangements. The study's overarching results reveal a discerning perspective among the public in that respondents differentiate between various types of PPPs. Furthermore, it was observed that their preferences for specific PPP models are intricately linked to their opinions on policies related to community engagement in infrastructure projects.
- Dr. So-Min Cheong was appointed as a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)'s Technical Advisory Group on Climate Change, the Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region.
- Professor Andrew L. Ross, who is in residence at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), in X Theoretical Design—Director’s Office, under his joint appointment at LANL, was invited to speak at the Exchange Monitor’s annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit, which was held in Washington, DC, from 31 January to 2 February 2024. Dr. Ross spoke at the session on “Strategic Deterrence Initiatives.” He discussed “The Director’s Strategic Resilience Initiative: Resilience and Innovation,” the project he has been working on at LANL. Other speakers at the Summit included leadership of DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration, the directors of the three nuclear weapons laboratories, the leads of the weapons programs at each of the three laboratories, and officials from the Department of Defense, the Joint Staff, and the Department of State. Over 600 people attended the Summit.
- Dr. William Brown, CNP Director, was recently invited to speak on a live television interview and news interview in Zimbabwe after traveling to the country to complete a four-month engagement with the U.S. Embassy in Zimbabwe's Public Diplomacy (PD) program. He spoke with Zimbabwe Television (ZTN) and conducted a news interview with The Standard newspaper about NGO and CSO sustainability in Zimbabwe after recent legislation changes. During his visit, Dr. Brown met with five NGOs to gain valuable insight into their work and provide further guidance on operating sustainably. Read The Standard interview here.
- Benjamin Helms, Assistant Professor of International Affairs published War on Aisle 5: Causalties, National Identity, and Consumer Behavior, on February 1 in the Journal of Conflict Resolution. The article confirms that international events can shift individual values and influence real-world behavior.
- Dr. Mohammad Tabaar, associate professor in the Department of International Affairs, was featured in Foreign Affairs for his piece titled, Iran’s New Best Friends: The Houthis Have Become Key Partners in Tehran’s Quest for Regional Dominance.
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Watch for these upcoming events: |
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Monday, February 12 | 5p.m. - 6:30p.m. CT
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University invites you to join Alex de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at the Fletcher School, Tufts University, as he discusses “Genocide in Darfur, State Collapse in Sudan” on February 12, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
Register here to attend
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Thursday, February 13 |All Day
Engineering Education Complex / Zachary
The Texas A&M University System’s National Laboratories Office invites you to LANL Week, a Los Alamos National Laboratory networking and hiring event on main campus Tuesday, February 13, 2024, through Thursday, February 15, 2024. If you are interested in serving our country through scientific development and application, manufacturing, operations, or infrastructure, then come learn how you can put your experience to work.
Register here to attend
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Tuesday, February 14 | 12p.m. - 1p.m. CT
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
From a schoolhouse to the White House and now to the Fieldhouse, Dr. Allison Barber has a successful record of building brands and maximizing impact. The recipient of many awards, including the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service awarded by Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
View event information here.
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Tuesday, February 15 | 5:30p.m. - 6:30p.m. CT
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
The Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, the Intelligence Studies Program, and the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University invite you to join Michael Cohen and Christopher Preble, Ph.D. as they discuss the “Afghanistan Assumptions Project” on February 15, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
Register here to attend.
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Tuesday, February 20 | 1p.m. - 2:30p.m. CT
Virtual Event
A year after the Biden Administration's National Security Memorandum on agricultural security and resilience (NSM-16), the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs is convening stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to identify promising approaches for safeguarding our food system against biological threats and policy actions needed to support these efforts. The event will include a keynote address by David Stiefel, former Director for Biodefense at the US National Security Council, followed by a panel discussion on the potential for new technology to strengthen agricultural resilience with an opportunity for audience Q&A.
Register here to attend.
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February 26-27 | 5p.m. - 6:30p.m. CT
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
The Bush School’s Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy invites leaders to a conference to build relationships and collaborate across sectors to address social and policy issues in Texas communities. The event provides opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing, and strategy building to empower leaders to drive social change through university-community partnerships.
Register here to attend.
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February 26-28 | 5p.m. - 6:30p.m. CT
Feb 26. George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Feb 27-28 TEEX's Brayton Fire Training Field
Disaster PRIMR 2024 Conference presents opportunities to discuss and explore these challenges and identify innovative and meaningful strategies and techniques to mitigate them and improve the resilience of communities throughout. This year’s conference will focus on the challenges in rural and tribal communities, including heirs’ property rights and gentrification, the impacts of environmental-driven catastrophes, accessibility challenges, and many more.
*There will also be a career fair mixer for students at 5p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, at the event location for students to explore potential employment or graduate studies opportunities following graduation.
Learn more and register here.
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