| by Stephen Diehl and Andrew Cassel
A team of 13 Middlebury Institute students took the top prize in the Department of Homeland Security’s Invent2Prevent competition, which challenged them to innovate against violence and terrorism.
| by Jason Warburg
A two-year, salaried fellowship at a government agency awaits eight Middlebury Institute students who won Presidential Management Fellowships this year.
| by Stephen Diehl and Andrew Cassel
A fourth-semester International Policy and Development student, Patton is gaining professional experience through her practicum with the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs.
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Nonproliferation and Terrorism Studies professor Dr. Jeffrey Lewis and a team of students noticed the Russian invasion of Ukraine on Google Maps hours before it was officially announced, the Washington Post reports.
In a San Francisco Chronicle opinion article, Jason Scorse, director of the Institute’s Center for the Blue Economy and David Helvarg, executive director of Blue Frontier, argue that sanctioning Russia’s oil and natural gas exports is crucial to the U.S. response to the crisis in Ukraine.
| by Matthew Jennings
Clara Clymer MAT ’22, writes about what led her to the field of translation and the experience of translating and publishing Simone Veil’s consequential 1974 speech delivered before the French National Assembly in favor of legalizing abortion in France.
| by Clara Clymer
Middlebury Institute alumna Carol Lin shares how her practicum at Sciences Po Bordeaux turned into a full-time job; Sciences Po Bordeaux students take advantage of Middlebury Institute offerings during their exchange semester.
