Jessica Ray named among Talented 12 ‘young stars’ by chemical and engineering newsmagazine

, 91Ě˝»¨assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been named a member of the 2020 of young chemists working to solve world problems by the weekly newsmagazine Chemical & Engineering News, or C&EN.

The honors, bestowed each year since 2015, highlight a dozen “rising young stars who are using chemical know-how to change the world.” Ray, who joined the 91Ě˝»¨in 2019, researches composites, surface chemistry and targeted removal and recovery of wastewater constituents. She is developing low-cost selective absorbents to remove toxic compounds from wastewater and improve drinking water.

The Talented 12 honorees will give short TED-style talks about their research during a two-day that will be part of the magazine’s free inaugural online Futures Festival Aug. 25 and 26.

The magazine is a publication of the Read an article about this honor and Ray’s work on the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering .

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Richard Ladner receives National Science Board 2020 Public Service Award

The National Science Board has named 91Ě˝»¨computer scientist recipient of its , honoring his career of contributions to increasing public understanding of science and engineering.

Ladner is a professor emeritus in the UW’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. The board, called the NSB for short, was created by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950. Its dual roles are to establish science policy and to serve as an independent body of advisers to the nation’s leaders. The award was established in 1996.

The board , who has championed digital accessibility and inclusivity, for “demonstrated exemplary science communication and diversity advocacy throughout his career and has been called the ‘conscience of computing.'”

Victor McCrary, NSB vice chair, said, “We cannot exclude anyone when it comes to the important pursuit of scientific advancement. Richard Ladner’s work has significantly enlarged the circle of perspectives at the bench, and by welcoming and empowering those with disabilities to fully contribute he has greatly enhanced and advanced our nation’s global leadership in science, engineering, and technology.”

Read more on the Allen School’s .

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Maryam Fazel chosen for inaugural Moorthy family endowed professorship

, 91Ě˝»¨professor and associate chair in the , has been named the first recipient of the new Moorthy Family Inspiration Career Development Professorship, for her work as a researcher and educator.

Fazel co-directs the 91Ě˝»¨ and holds adjunct appointments in the mathematics and statistics departments at the UW, as well as the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. Her research focuses on data science, robotics and controls.

The professorship, funded by an endowment established in 2019 by Ganesh and Hema Moorthy, recognizes the support they received from the family and in turn are passing on to other generations. Ganesh Moorthy, president and chief operating officer of Microchip Technology, earned a BA in physics from the 91Ě˝»¨in 1981 and has served on the department’s advisory board. Hema Moorthy, an electrical engineer, worked at Hewlett-Packard for many years.

The endowment supports faculty members who have shown significant promise early in their careers. Read more on the department .

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Jackson School gets $200,000 cybersecurity grant from Carnegie Corp of New York

The 91Ě˝»¨Jackson School of International Studies has received a $200,000 grant for cybersecurity research from .

The grant will support the expansion of the including its cybersecurity training program in the Jackson School’s , which was funded by previous grants by Carnegie. The aim is to bridge the gap between academia and the policy world.

, professor of international studies, is principal investigator for the grant. Other participating faculty are , and — all faculty members in the Jackson School. The grant will provide research opportunities for students as well.

Read more on the Jackson School .

Pam Schreiber, HFS director, named to housing association executive board

, who is executive director of 91Ě˝»¨Housing & Food Services and assistant vice president in the 91Ě˝»¨Office of Student Life, has a new role as well — she has been elected vice president to the executive board of the .

The executive board sets policy for the association — which is called ACUHO-I for short — and makes sure there are resources to serve the needs of its 17,000-some members, which represent 1.2 million on-campus students worldwide. Schreiber will be the board’s vice president in 2020, then serve a year as president-elect, and then a year as president.

Schreiber said as a board leader she “will focus on developing relationships grounded in trust and respect, and will practice listening carefully, especially to voices that have historically been silenced.”

She wrote in nomination documents for the position that her work in campus housing connects back to her own “transformational” on-campus experience as a first-generation college student.

“My commitment to the field is unwavering,” she wrote, “and I believe that transforming students’ lives remains our primary purpose.”

Schreiber joined the 91Ě˝»¨in 2009, from Florida Gulf Coast University.

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Dan Chirot of Jackson School, sociology receives honorary doctorate from University of Bucharest

, 91Ě˝»¨professor in the Jackson School of International Studies, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Bucharest, in Romania, for scholarship on that country and the Balkans.

He was given the honor in a ceremony on Oct. 10, during a three-day conference on “Thirty Years After: Post Communism, Democracy, and Illiberalism,” for which Chirot will be a keynote speaker. The title of his keynote talk will be “The Fall, Rise, and Decline of Democracy in Europe and the World.”

Chirot also will give a talk upon receiving the honorary degree — addressing an all-Romanian audience, which will be titled “Why 20th Century Romanian Sociology and History Are Relevant Today.”

Chirot, who is the Herbert J. Ellison Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, is also a professor of sociology. He founded the journal East European Politics and Societies and is the author of several books since his first, , was published in 1976. His next book will be “,” coming in 2020 from Princeton University Press.

, Jackson School director, said, “This is a wonderful and most appropriate recognition of Dan’s seminal work on Romania and the Balkans that date back to his graduate school days.”

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William Catterall named among inaugural fellows of pharmacology society

The has named , professor of pharmacology in the 91Ě˝»¨School of Medicine, a member of its inaugural class of fellows, established this year, honoring its most distinguished members.

The society, called ASPET for short, has 5,000 members worldwide who conduct pharmacological research and work for academia, government or industry; these include neuroscientists, toxicologists, chemical biologists, cardiovascular scientists, pharmacists and more.

Selection as a fellow, the society’s website states, goes to members who have demonstrated excellence in their contributions to “advance pharmacology, through their scientific achievements, mentorship and service to the society.”

Twenty-two individuals were named fellows for 2019, and will be recognized at the society’s business meetings and noted in the society’s quarterly publication, “” magazine.

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Information School’s Jacob O. Wobbrock, student co-authors, honored for paper

A paper by , professor in the 91Ě˝»¨Information School, and a team of undergraduate researchers has won the Douglas Engelbart Award for Best Paper at , an annual conference of the .

Wobbrock collaborated with a team of undergraduate students on the paper “.” The paper was selected from 102 submissions in all, 30 of which were accepted for the conference.

Co-authoring the paper were Anya Hsu, and Michael Magee of the iSchool and Marijn Burger of 91Ě˝»¨Bothell, all of whom have since graduated. The paper, Wobbrock said, showed that “the perceived credibility of online news pages is significantly affected by visual design elements even apart from actual content, which has implications for consumers and purveyors of real and fake news.” The conference was held Sept. 17 to 20, in Hof, Germany.

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The discussion will be from 3 to 4 p.m. March 6 in the Husky Union Building’s South Ballroom, and is free and open to the public. 91Ě˝»¨Provost Mark Richards will moderate, and Jackson School Director , professor of international studies, will give opening remarks.

The school is hosting the event in cooperation with the , a nonpartisan public policy and research organization which aims to increase the American public’s understanding of critical national security issues.

In addition to Gov. Inslee, other participants are:

• Gen. , U.S. Marine Corps, who retired after 30 years of service in a variety of command and staff positions and has expertise in military and defense issues and national security strategy.
• , USN, who retired after a 40-year career of military and strategic leadership with the U.S. Navy. He led U.S. and Allied forces in eight separate commands and played a leadership role in military and diplomatic matters at the highest levels of the government.
• Former New Jersey , who led the state from 1994 to 2001 and served as head of the Environmental Protection Agency administrator in the of President George W. Bush, from 2001 to 2003. She currently is president of The Whitman Strategy Group, a consulting firm that specializes in energy and environmental issues.

Cheney is chief executive officer of the American Security Project, and Fallon and Whitman are on the organization’s governing board.

“Climate change alone will not cause wars, but it serves as an ‘accelerant of instability’ or a ‘threat multiplier’ that makes already existing threats worse,” the American Security Project states on its website.

“Too many governments are not prepared for these threats, either because they do not have the resources or because they have not planned ahead. We must address the threats of climate change — both by reducing emissions and by increasing resiliency. Failure to do so will make solving every other security challenge of the 21st Century nearly impossible.”

Sponsors are the Jackson School, the American Security Project, the and the Seattle-based .

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For more information, contact Monique Thormann, Jackson School director of communications, at 206-685-0578 or thormm@uw.edu. Event participants will be available to press from 4 to 4:15 p.m.

Faculty at the UW’s and will explore these issues in a series of public lectures and discussions through spring quarter.

The series “” will be moderated by , professor and director of the Jackson School.

The lectures will be held Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in Room 220 of Kane Hall, starting March 27, and all are open to the public. For students, the series is a 2-credit lecture class.

The lectures are as follows:

March 27: Japan, with .
April 3: Two Koreas, with .
April 10: Indo-Pacific strategy challenges, with .
April 17: Migration, with .
April 24: Global energy challenges, with .
May 1: Online disinformation, with .
May 8: Israel/Palestine, with .
May 15: The European Union, with .
May 22: Putin and Russia, with .
May 29: The Kurds, and a general discussion with Kasaba.

All the speakers are faculty members in the Jackson School except Starbird, who is a professor of human centered design and engineering.

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For more information about the series, call 206-543-6001 or write to jsisadv@uw.edu.

This 10-part series examines the ongoing impact of the 2016 election on countries and regions worldwide. Each week, Jackson School faculty experts will explore perspectives from Europe, Asia, Mexico, Russia and the Middle East as well as questions of climate change and historical context in the U.S. presidency.

“” lectures will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday afternoons in room 110 of Kane Hall, and all are open to the public. Jackson School Director will be moderator for these events.

The schedule is as follows:

Oct. 2: Trump and the World — a Historical Perspective, with , assistant professor of international studies
Oct. 9: The Middle East and Israel, with , professor of international studies
Oct. 16: Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Gulf, with , affiliate professor of international studies
Oct. 23: The US-Mexican Border, with , associate professor and chair of the
Oct. 30: India, with , associate professor, director of the
Nov. 6: China, with , professor of international studies
Nov. 13: The Korean Peninsula, with , professor of international studies
Nov. 20: The International Climate Regime, with , professor of international studies and director of the
Nov. 27: Russia, with , professor of history and international studies.
Dec. 4: Final panel discussion and round table.

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For more information about the series, contact the Jackson School at 206-543-6001 or jsisadv@uw.edu. Interested press may contact Monique Thormann, Jackson School director of communications, at 206-685-0578 or thormm@uw.edu.

Faculty with the 91Ě˝»¨ will explore the impact of the 2016 election on their respective areas of expertise in a weekly lecture class for students titled “Trump in the World: International Implications of the Trump Presidency.”

Each week, faculty members will explore perspectives from Europe, Asia, Mexico and Russia as well as questions of human rights, international cooperation and migration.

“Two months in, it is clear that Trump administration represents a radical departure in how the United States approaches foreign policy. Given the size and the power of the U.S., these changes are having significant effects in the lives of the people all around the world,” said Jackson School Director , whose May 10 lecture will be on Turkey and the Middle East, and who will conclude the series with a final discussion on May 31.

“In this lecture series the Jackson School faculty will provide a historical context to the rise of  Trump and discuss how the Trump administration is altering  global priorities and affecting different parts of the world. ”

The lectures will be held from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays in Room 110 of Kane Hall.

The schedule is as follows:

March 29: The Global Context, with , professor of international studies.

April 5: Authoritarian Trends from the Past to the Present, with , associate professor of international studies and history.

April 12: Asia, with , professor of international studies.

April 19: Mexico, with , assistant professor of international studies.

April 26: Europe, with visiting EU Fellow and , associate professor of international studies.

May 3: Russia, with , associate professor of international studies.

May 10: Human Rights in Latin America, with , professor of international studies.

May 17: Turkey and the Middle East, with ReĹźat Kasaba, professor and Jackson School director.

May 24: Migration, with , associate professor of international studies.

May 31: Final discussion, with Kasaba.

Two credits are available for students who register and attend regularly.

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For more information or to arrange interviews, contact Monique Thormann, Jackson School director of communications, at 206-685-0578 or thormm@uw.edu.

Several faculty members in the 91Ě˝»¨ reviewed their areas of expertise — China, Russia, Europe, the Middle East and immigration — in light of this new geopolitical reality. Their comments are below.

These faculty members also will participate in a public panel discussion, “Trump and the World” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, in Room 210 of Kane Hall. You can learn more .

U.S.-China relations uncertain; promised tariffs could spark trade war

By , Henry M. Jackson Professor of International Studies

Donald Trump’s election creates great uncertainty in U.S.-China relations.  If he follows through on campaign statements, and imposes 45 percent tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S., it will be met with Chinese retaliation and a trade war. This will affect Boeing, Costco and the ports of Seattle and Tacoma from a local perspective.

Trump also promises a military buildup and expanded defense spending, but no clear strategy has been provided. People said to be his Asia/China advisers are taking a very harsh line toward China, yet Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping seem to have had a cordial phone conversation. The likely result of all this is pressure and confrontation on trade and cyber issues and splits between incoming administration officials about China policy. Human rights will not figure prominently in Trump’s administration.

Syrian catastrophe breeds nationalism, danger of “major clashes”

By , Jackson School director, Stanley D. Golub Chair of International Studies

A liberal, democratic and internationalist order was built in the west in the aftermath of the Second World War under the leadership of the United States. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the emergence of the European Union as a united economic and political unit appeared to be major accomplishments of the rise of such an order. It seems, however, that this order failed to protect those who did not have the skills or the resources to benefit from it.

It became increasingly clear also that the U.S. and the EU were powerless in the face of the humanitarian catastrophe in Syria. The instinct to insulate the west from the effects of such conflicts and the anger of those who were marginalized are combining to create a powerful wave of extreme nationalism and xenophobia in country after country. Trump’s victory is the latest example of this trend.

Effective and inclusive policies will have to be put in place to protect, retrain and integrate those who are cast aside by globalization. Only with such policies can liberal internationalism regain its upper hand.

Otherwise, liberalism will find itself pushed further away from power for a very long time. In its place a world consisting of mutually antagonistic and competitive states will arise.  Such a scenario will eventually lead to major clashes that will be catastrophic for humanity.

Deportations could extract tragic cost

By , associate professor

If president-elect Donald Trump imprisons or deports up to 3 million undocumented immigrants, as he has pledged to do upon taking office, he will be busting up hardworking, taxpaying families.

If he kills DACA (Deferred Action to Childhood Arrivals), an executive action that provides temporary work permits and relief from deportation to about 800,000 young adults who were brought to the U.S. as children and who grew up American, he will be shattering the futures of our students.

Instead, the majority of Americans want to see the government provide a path to legalization, and are pledging to protect and provide sanctuary for our neighbors and friends.

Clean foreign policy slate, but U.S., Russia may yet clash

By , associate professor, director of

Trump is as close to a clean slate on foreign policy as one can imagine a new U.S. president could be. Perhaps the area on which Trump shed the most light in his thinking is Russia. Trump and Putin were unusually complimentary of one another during the election, and we can presume Trump will seek some kind of accommodation with Russia on issues like Ukraine and sanctions.

However, the Kremlin should be careful what it wishes for. Trump will find it hard to radically reorient U.S. foreign policy and sever longstanding commitments to American allies. At some point, U.S. and Russian interests may openly diverge, and Putin and Trump could engage in a clash of Alpha males for dominance in the relationship. Needless to say, this could lead to disaster for both countries.

Europeans worry over NATO defense, unraveling of relations with west

By , associate professor, director of the

November 9 holds special meaning for Europeans, and Germans in particular. On November 9, 1938, Nazi gangs started a coordinated wave of deadly anti-Jewish attacks across Germany and Austria. On November 9, 1989, the Wall fell in Berlin and ushered in the end of the Cold War.

Now, after November 9, 2016, Europeans worry that they witness the unraveling of transatlantic relations and “the end of the West,” as a large tabloid put it. They hear President-elect Trump question the NATO defense shield over Europe. They see U.S. commitment to the Paris climate agreement vanish. And democratic parties fear that “Trumpism” will bolster rightwing populist sentiments across Europe.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel employed memorable language on November 9, 2016: “Germany and America are bound by common values — democracy, freedom, as well as respect for the rule of law and the dignity of each and every person, regardless of their origin, skin color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or political views. It is based on these values that I wish to offer close cooperation, both with me personally and between our countries’ governments.”

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For more information, contact Monique Thormann, Jackson School director of communications, at 206-685-0578 or thormann@uw.edu.

The daylong conference is titled “.”

Jackson School Director will welcome the participants. , vice chairman of the Cohen Group, will deliver the conference’s keynote address. He is also former U.S. under secretary of state for political affairs, ambassador to Turkey and assistant secretary of state for European Affairs. , longtime professor of international studies, will give concluding remarks.

The conference will feature three panels moderated by members of the 91Ě˝»¨community.

• , managing director of the Canadian Studies Center, will moderate on “Changing Political and Economic Dynamics in the Arctic: Nation-States and Indigenous Permanent Participants.”
• , professor and associate director of the Jackson School, will moderate a panel on “New Regions, New Frontiers: Pacific Northwest and Asia in Outer Space.”
• , associate professor in the Jackson School and Evans School of Public Policy & Governance and director of the , will moderate a panel on “Public-Private Collaborations in Establishing International Cybersecurity Norms.”

“This New Frontiers conference launches the 91Ě˝»¨’s new ,” said Kasaba. “This institute intends to generate original thinking on emerging topics in international affairs and bring a new and uniquely Pacific Northwest voice to the policy conversation.”

Kasaba said the event “continues and expands upon” the school’s ongoing work to connect academic and research insights with international affairs practitioners, business leaders and policymakers and international development experts as well as media representatives and security professionals from Seattle to Washington, D.C.

The event is a collaborative effort between the Jackson School and the American Academy of Diplomacy, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “support and strengthen U.S. diplomacy and enhance public appreciation of its critical role in advancing the national interest.” It is made possible through support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation.

Also attending the conference will be representatives of the RAND Corp., the Brookings Institution, the U.S. Department of State, Microsoft Corp., The Seattle Times and Aerojet Rocketdyne, among others.

The conference will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in Room 334 of the Husky Union Building on the 91Ě˝»¨campus. The event is free but organizers request that those planning to attend .

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For more information, contact Kristina Bowman, Jackson School communications specialist, at 206-221-1323 or kriscb@uw.edu; Monique Thormann, director of communications, at thormm@uw.edu; or Jennifer Butte-Dahl, organizer and Jackson School lecturer, at 206-221-8577 or jenbd@uw.edu.

Grants will total more than $16 million to be awarded over four years. As in the past, the funding will support the teaching and study of foreign countries and languages, with at least half of the funds used for fellowships for students studying other languages.

Funded under five programs authorized by Title VI of the Higher Education Act of 1965, these grants are designed to help the United States enhance its leadership role in world markets, global engagement and scholarship. Grants are awarded to institutions of higher education every four years to establish and strengthen language and area-studies centers for foreign language instruction, research in international studies and world affairs and community outreach and consultation.

“With so many active centers in one campus, we are able to explore some of the most important problems of our world in an effective, interdisciplinary and cross-regional way,” said , director of the school.

The 91Ě˝»¨was among the first universities to receive Title VI funding, in 1959. Its first award, totaling $26,260 from the U.S. Department of Defense, went to its East Asia Center — then known as the Far Eastern Institute — which has continued to receive funding ever since.

“Over time, the focus moved away from the mission of learning about places that the U.S. is trying to defend itself from, and has become more about engagement in the world and the establishment of ties with other regions,” said Kasaba.

The second 91Ě˝»¨center to be funded was the Middle East Center, which has received continuous funding since 1974. Centers receiving the funding are: Canadian Studies; Global Studies; West European Studies; East Asia Center; Russia, East Europe, and Central Asian Studies; Middle East Center; South Asia Center; and Southeast Asia Center.

“In a lot of other places, these sorts of centers float with no home department,” Kasaba said. “Here they are in the Jackson School, which I think is to their benefit. The school has a long history of commitment to international and area studies, which is something the Department of Education looks for.”

Outreach is another important component for Title VI centers, particularly to K-12 teachers and students, which range from weekend seminars to international tours. In September, three Title VI centers sponsored the 2014 “Security and the New Europe” workshop, which centered on developments in European security such as the re-emergence of Russia as a regional power, the crisis in Ukraine and the strategic relevance of the Baltic Sea.

Of course, the need for global awareness doesn’t end with high school graduation. Some funds are set aside for the development of 91Ě˝»¨courses with an international perspective, in disciplines ranging from political science to environmental studies to art history.

“This is a good way of encouraging faculty to teach in this area who wouldn’t otherwise,” said Kasaba, offering the example of the Canadian Studies Center, which has developed courses with faculty in the College of the Environment for students to study the complex politics among countries that border the Arctic.

The Jackson School is increasingly looking for ways to share its expertise in area studies with members of the policy and business communities. Recently, the school was awarded a to establish a new International Policy Institute to allow faculty, graduate students and post-doctoral fellows to collaborate with policymakers and other stakeholders in business and civil society.

“These two grants will be of tremendous help in connecting our students to the world, through these language fellowships and 91Ě˝»¨courses, as well as through globally oriented agencies in our region through the new International Policy Institute,” Kasaba said.

“I cannot imagine a better preparation for our graduates as they get ready to meet the challenges of an increasingly complex world.”

For more information, contact Kasaba at 206-543-4373 or kasaba@uw.edu; or Bowman at 206-221-1323 or kriscb@uw.edu.

Q: What will be the main mission of the new International Policy Institute?

A: We are the only West Coast school and the only public institution among the five grantees announced by the Carnegie Corp. We are very pleased and proud. Sixteen centers and programs that are housed in the Jackson School have all been involved in international policy but in a somewhat unconventional way.

We work with the members of our highly globalized region and address issues of tremendous importance such as environmental problems, global health, cyber-security and human rights.

We have demonstrated that in today’s world, foreign policy is no longer made exclusively by the government or foreign policy establishment. Nongovernmental agencies, foundations, and even wealthy individuals shape our agenda and influence the priorities of our government in significant ways. With the Carnegie grant we aim to bring our local resources in conversation with the governmental agencies and serve as a medium for an interaction that will benefit both parties.

Q: You’ve noted elsewhere the goal of helping Jackson School faculty better communicate their knowledge to nonacademic audiences. How do you hope to accomplish this?

A: We will form working groups where visiting practitioner experts, our faculty, and students will work on one of four areas we have identified.

1. Asian governance in the regional and global order.
2. Religion and human security.
3. The Arctic and international affairs.
4. International relations, outer space and cyberspace.

These groups will generate papers and memos, hold webinars and seminars, and participate in conferences designed for audiences of policy makers.

Q: The Jackson School has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Carnegie Corp. of New York for this project. How will the money be spent?

A: Our main goal is to lay the foundations of a policy institute that will be home to research groups and will generate papers that address important issues of our time.

We plan to host one senior and two junior fellows a year who will devote all or part of their time to planning and participating in these groups. We will host two major conferences; one in Seattle and one in Washington, D.C., and series of webinars to share the results of our work. We will also support graduate students who will participate in the working groups.

Q: How will students of the Jackson School be involved with and benefit from this work?

A: We plan to include graduate and undergraduate students who are majoring in international studies in the working groups. This will give them very important practical experience and introduce them to a network of scholars and experts. We will also arrange for the visiting scholars and experts to teach seminars that will be open to 91Ě˝»¨students. We will incorporate the papers and other material that is generated by the working groups in our classes.

Q: The Jackson School has a history of working with Pacific Northwest organizations to address international challenges. What are some examples of this work?

A: In the past years our students participated in a Task Force that explored the labor conditions in the garment factories in Guatemala where the Husky apparel was being produced. The results of this work helped change the 91Ě˝»¨relations with these production sites.

Our students also participate in applied research projects that are supported by Microsoft, Starbucks and local nongovernmental organizations addressing topics such as implementing diversity globally, cyber-security, and empowering local communities around the world. These projects generate papers that address topics with specific proposals for the company or the nongovernmental organization we partner with.

We’re also pleased that the grant coincides with the launch of our new accelerated one-year Master of Arts in Applied International Studies, a program designed for professionals that emphasizes connecting the resources of the Jackson School to the world of policy and decision making. It’s offered in collaboration with a council of multidisciplinary international affairs players based in Seattle, including Microsoft, Starbucks and the Gates Foundation.

Q: Finally, what would you like to see the new International Policy Institute doing by then?

A: We hope to develop and strengthen the new institute so that in five years it will be a permanent part of the Jackson School.