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Stuckeman School graduate student earns Alumni Association Dissertation Award

Stuckeman School graduate student Debora Verniz, who is a doctoral candidate in architecture, has been awarded the 2020 Alumni Association Dissertation Award from the Graduate School at Penn State for her research work in planning affordable housing structures in low-income areas.




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Energy, environmental strategic planning community forums announced for May

The Institutes of Energy and the Environment, in collaboration with Stewarding Our Planet's Resources, announced two separate community forums aimed at providing reports on existing energy and environmental activities and strategic opportunities as well as soliciting community input and recommendations for the future.




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Penn State senior organizes virtual popup art gallery

The recent business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders resulting from the coronavirus pandemic haven’t stopped a Penn State student artist from helping her peers show their work remotely after galleries closed across the United States.




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Stuckeman School studio breaks down disciplinary lines through design

A studio course for architecture and landscape architecture students in the Stuckeman School prepares students for the collaborative design process they will take part in once they begin careers in their respective fields by blurring the boundaries between the disciplines in the college setting.




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Fin24.com | Companies for all seasons?

The McGregor BFA table showed surprising ‘all-rounder’ listings in the top 30 rankings.




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FCCC/ARR/2017/CAN

Canada. Report on the individual review of the annual submission of Canada submitted in 2017. Note by the expert review team.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Banks could be the next Big Tech

Banks can be as powerful and valued as the big technology firms. Yes, those trillion-dollar titans.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Coronavirus survival guide for entrepreneurs: Build an opportunity matrix

Now, more than ever, we need to be listening for market signals and ensuring that our businesses are primed to both take advantage of opportunities and to mitigate risks, says Allon Raiz.




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Fin24.com | IAN MANN REVIEWS | SA experts weigh in on managing organisations during coronavirus

As editor Wilhelm Crous puts it, "We haven't seen this movie before."




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Air travel shutdowns herald peak oil demand

The future choices made by airlines matter a great deal for the oil market, say Liam Denning and Brooke Sutherland.




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Fin24.com | Mills Soko: Much ado about Cuban doctors – so what's behind their recruitment?

The furore surrounding the arrival of over 200 Cuban medical doctors in South Africa to fight the coronavirus has highlighted a failure on the part of the SA government to explain the nature and drivers of our country’s relationship with Cuba, says Mills Soko.




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Fin24.com | Sifiso Skenjana | How liquor could be used to improve health and economic outcomes post-coronavirus

Strategic partnerships could be used to create win-win outcomes, says Sifiso Skenjana.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Why coronavirus is punishing the economy more than Spanish flu

To history buffs, the Covid-19 pandemic must seem eerily familiar, says Noah Smith.




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Fin24.com | Solly Moeng | The missing link in managing a pandemic - public trust

Government went to war against Covid-19 with very low supplies in citizen trust and financial reserves, says Solly Moeng.




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Fin24.com | Herman Mashaba | Our economy is in deep, deep trouble

Our economy is in deep trouble, from whichever perspective you look at it. The economic battering taken by economically strong countries is frightening, leaving us in South Africa to fear the worst.




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First hatches reported: Spotted lanternfly expert provides tips for management

Even before the recent news of the season’s first confirmed spotted lanternfly hatches in the Philadelphia region, homeowners in many parts of Pennsylvania were gearing up for their annual battle with the destructive pest.




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Study reveals important flowering plants for city-dwelling honey bees

Trees, shrubs and woody vines are among the top food sources for honey bees in urban environments, according to an international team of researchers. By using honey bees housed in rooftop apiaries in Philadelphia, the researchers identified the plant species from which the honey bees collected most of their food, and tracked how these food resources changed from spring to fall. The findings may be useful to homeowners, beekeepers and urban land managers who wish to sustain honey bees and other bee and pollinator species.




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'Feed the Future' grant to support women's empowerment research project in Ghana

A $450,000 grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut Research will aid researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences as they explore the potential to empower women farmers in northern Ghana through peanut production.




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College of Agricultural Sciences stays connected with alumni during pandemic

Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences is staying connected to alumni during the COVID-19 pandemic by moving its monthly Alumni Society board meetings and other alumni activities online.




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Online newsletter provides updates, recommendations on spotted lanternfly

A new online newsletter offered by Penn State Extension will give readers “the scoop” on the spotted lanternfly.




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Burundi Under Seige: Lift the Sanctions; Re-launch the Peace Process




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North Kivu: Into the Quagmire? An Overview of the Current Crisis in North Kivu




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Congo at War: A Briefing of the Internal and External Players in the Central African Conflict




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Five Years after the Genocide in Rwanda: Justice in Question




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Burundi: Internal and Regional Implications of the Suspension of Sanctions




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Burundi: Proposals for the Resumption of Bilateral and Multilateral Co-operation




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How Kabila Lost His Way: The Performance of Laurent Désiré Kabila's Government




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Democratic Republic of Congo: An Analysis of the Agreement and Prospects for Peace




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Burundian Refugees in Tanzania: The Key Factor to the Burundi Peace Process




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The Mandela Effect: Prospects for Peace in Burundi




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Uganda and Rwanda: Friends or Enemies?




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Unblocking Burundi’s Peace Process: Political Parties, Political Prisoners, and Freedom of Press




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Burundi: The Issues at Stake. Political Parties, Freedom of the Press and Political Prisoners




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Scramble for the Congo: Anatomy of an Ugly War




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In Central Africa, an Urgent Challenge to American Leadership




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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Justice Delayed




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“Consensual Democracy” in Post-Genocide Rwanda: Evaluating the March 2001 District Elections




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Rwanda/Uganda: A Dangerous War of Nerves




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Burundi after Six Months of Transition: Continuing the War or Winning Peace?




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The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: The Countdown




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The Burundi Rebellion and the Ceasefire Negotiations




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Rwanda at the End of the Transition: A Necessary Political Liberalisation




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The UN must act. Africa is on the verge of another genocide




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Rwandan Hutu Rebels in the Congo: A New Approach to Disarmament and Reintegration




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The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Time for Pragmatism




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Refugees and Displaced Persons in Burundi – Defusing the Land Time-Bomb




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Journey through Congo. A new chance for Africa's ravaged heart




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Refugees and Internally Displaced in Burundi: The Urgent Need for a Consensus on Their Repatriation and Reintegration




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The Rwandan Genocide: Memory Is Not Enough




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End of the Transition in Burundi: The Home Stretch