Spring Commencement Honors 338 Graduates from 40 Countries
The Monterey Institute’s spring 2010 commencement ceremony on May 22 featured keynote remarks from Dr. Robert Gallucci, president of the MacArthur Foundation.
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UN Selects Six MIIS Students for Translation & Interpretation Internships
Six students from the Monterey Institute have been selected to join the first group of summer interns in the history of the United Nations’ Translation and Interpretation Services for a two-month intensive training program.
Leonard Spector of CNS Gives NPR Listeners a Chemistry Lesson on Uranium
The hosts of NPR´s “All Things Considered” called upon CNS Deputy Director Leonard S. Spector this morning to explain uranium enrichment to their listeners.
MIIS Professor’s Article Convinces Financial Times Columnist to Rethink Economics of Sweatshops
Financial Times columnist Tim Harford reacts to an article in the American Economic Review by Monterey Institute Professor Jason Scorse and Professor Ann Harrison of Berkeley examining what happens to sweatshop workers when multinational corporations increase factory wages.
CNS Director Meets With UN Secretary-General to Discuss Nonproliferation Education
James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Founding Director Dr. William Potter met with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon yesterday in New York to discuss nonproliferation education and the Monterey Institute’s new nonproliferation and terrorism studies degree.
Students Share First Place in MIIS Anti-Human Trafficking Essay Contest
MIIS students Shauna Kelly and Melissa Booth are the co-winners of the Institute’s 2010 Reverend Sloane Coffin Anti-Human Trafficking Essay Contest and will each receive a $750 prize.
Local NBC Affiliate Interviews MIIS Professor on Global Economic Volatility
Professor Moyara Ruehsen of the Monterey Institute was a featured guest on Monterey NBC affiliate KSBW’s morning newscast on May 7, offering commentary on Thursday’s stock market volatility and concerns about European debt.