Donald Trump participates in a prayer before speaking at an ‘Evangelicals for Trump Coalition’ meeting, Miami, January 2020. Photo: Reuters/Tom Brenner
In US President-elect Joe Biden’s victory speech last November, he vowed his administration would “marshal the forces of science” to take bold action against climate change and the pandemic. Describing his election as a “great day” for American educators, he drafted a national coronavirus strategy with a clear mandate: “Listen to science.”
Biden, now halfway through his first year as president, has mostly followed through. He appointed a leading geneticist as his top science adviser and elevated his role to the Cabinet rank. He established a new position – deputy director for science and society at the Office of Science and Technology Policy – and filled it with a renowned sociologist. He reengaged the World Health Organisation and issued a detailed pandemic plan focused on health equity and higher vaccination
The U7+ Alliance today issued a statement asking G7 leaders to take into account the interests of future generations as the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and seeks to mitigate the effects of climate change.The alliance, a group of univers
Northwestern has been elected first Secretariat of the U7+ Alliance of World Universities, the University announced in a Monday release.
The U7 Alliance brings together leaders from top higher education institutions in G7, or “Group of Seven” Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States for multilateral discussion on global issues. The collective then aims to coordinate these solutions with the G7 governments.
Pritzker Prof. Annelise Riles, executive director of the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, will direct the Secretariat. Riles said members of the alliance can discuss issues like climate change and the ethics of artificial intelligence to the forefront of policy debates.
Curb your enthusiasm about same-sex marriage in Japan
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EVANSTON, Ill. - The ruling of a district court in the progressive region of Hokkaido in Japan that failure to recognize same-sex marriage is unconstitutional is encouraging, but might face hurdles as it goes up the chain of the country’s judicial system, according to Annelise Riles, professor of law and executive director of the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University.
Professor Riles is available to discuss the intricacies of the ruling. She can be reached by contacting Mohamed Abdelfattah at mohamed@northwestern.edu.
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