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New Book Release by Columbia Global ReportsFour Questions for Cameron Abadi
The DWIH New York had the pleasure of interviewing Cameron Abadi, author of the book “Climate Radicals” which will be published in the fall by Columbia Global Reports. In the book, Abadi profiles the fascinating activists of Letzte Generation, known for gluing themselves to street intersections and throwing food on works of art; Ende Gelände, which demands the immediate phaseout of coal by occupying mines; and the German leaders of the global coalition Fridays for Future, which organizes school strikes (on Fridays) and many other large-scale demonstrations. Read more about Cameron’s background, the idea behind the book and its implication for future policymaking in Germany and the United States in this interview.
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News from the HU BerlinPublic Keynote Lecture by Professor Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Academic Freedom
In his lecture on July 4 in Berlin, Pratap Mehta will offer reflections on the question of why academic freedom has become such an object of contention in contemporary democracies. The talk will draw on examples from the United States, India and Europe to delve into the intellectual and political foundations of academic freedom, and why these might erode.
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News from the University of HamburgIndiana University Visits Universität Hamburg
The vice-president for IT and chief information officer (CIO) of Indiana University, Rob Lowden visited Universität Hamburg on June 5, 2024. Discussions and a tour of the DESY premises provided him with insights into the Universität Hamburg digitalization and IT strategy.
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News from the University of CologneUoC Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Cellular Stress Responses (CECAD) Reveal Randomness in Biological Aging
Two scientists from the University of Cologne (UoC) have discovered that aging clocks are based on random events / publication in ‘Nature Aging’
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News from the University of Freiburg
United Nations Forum on Forests: “Reforestation is not a simple story of win-win”
Interview with Daniela Kleinschmit, Professor of Forest and Environmental Policy and incoming President of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO.
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News from the German Historical Institute Washington (GHI)
Voting Authoritarians into Power – Panel Discussion on June 6, 2024
“The big joke on democracy is that it gave its mortal enemies the tools to its own destruction.”* This statement from Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany’s Minister of Propaganda, calls attention to one of the central conundrums of democracy: that democracy and the rights it guarantees can also benefit those who seek to abolish them. Not all dictatorships are established by coup d’état; some come to power through democratic processes including elections.
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News from Campus OWLThe AI Marketplace: Central Contact Point for AI in Engineering
Reducing production times, saving costs, and identifying errors – AI is an important key to product development. To bring users, providers, and experts in AI together, partners from industry and science, among them Heinz Nixdorf Institute at Paderborn University, have developed the AI marketplace, a digital platform that provides companies throughout Germany with easy access to AI applications from third-party providers.
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