The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) was created to prosecute those responsible for some of the worst crimes committed during the Balkan wars of the 1990s. But there was also an expectation the Tribunal would help to establish the historical truth about what happened – and why. New research from the University of Amsterdam shows that it succeeded far better at the first task than the second. Petar Finci will defend his PhD dissertation on the subject at the UvA on
When pupils apply for secondary school in Amsterdam, they are asked to rank their preferred schools. But what if listing their genuine preferences is not the best way to receive a place? This question is at the heart of the research by Mayesha Tasnim, PhD candidate in the Socially Intelligent Artificial Systems (SIAS) group at the Informatics Institute. Her thesis, One-Sided Matching Under Strategic Reporting: Insights from Amsterdam School Choice, examines how algorithms can allocate limited pu
Ahead of this year’s Emmy Awards, UC San Diego professor of Ethnic Studies Curtis Marez discussed what four nominated shows—Widow’s Bay, Pluribus, DTF St. Louis and Beef—reveal about Hollywood’s effect on the places where television is made.
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UC San Diego's Illustrious Alumni Awards celebrate extraordinary leadership, innovation and impact by alumni. This year's honorees include Marc Brutten ’79, Patricia Brutten ’83, Debby Goosenberg Buchholz ’84, Marina L. Marrelli ’82 and David N. Price, MIA ’17.
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A new report for California policymakers assesses current flood modeling practices and offers eight recommendations to improve how mitigation infrastructure is reflected in the catastrophe models that are used to set insurance prices.
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This September, Scripps Institution of Oceanography invites the community to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (CMBC), an interdisciplinary center dedicated to advancing marine biodiversity research and addressing conservation challenges.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation was established in 1950 to keep American discovery at the frontier. That mission has not changed. The science and technology ecosystem around it has...
Kyocera Corporation and the Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) at Tohoku University have developed a new technology that integrates optical isolators directly onto silicon photonics chips using laser annealing, a method that applies localized heat treatment using a laser. As generative AI and other data-intensive technologies continue to expand, data centers need to process more
University of Michigan researchers will examine whether Michigan's statewide free school meals program is linked to improvements in students' academic performance, attendance, graduation or progression, and discipline outcomes. It will also probe whether the program's effects differ by students' race, ethnicity or economic status to help inform decisions about making free school meals permanent.
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A University of Minnesota Medical School research team has been awarded up to $6 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), an agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to develop more effective treatments for people with severe mental health issues, including thoughts of suicide.
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Researchers returned to Milne Fiord year after year to monitor its ice shelf and the freshwater lake beneath the ice. Their measurements ultimately helped reconstruct how Canada’s last epishelf lake disappeared following the ice shelf’s 2020 breakup.
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WSUM rules the airwaves thanks to creative freedom and hard work.
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Lancaster University and Sunway University have won the Sustainability International Impact Award at the PIEoneer Awards 2026 for the work of their joint Future Cities Research Institute (FCRI).
On 1 September, Anniek de Ruijter became the new Rector Magnificus of the UvA. Has her perspective on the UvA changed as she’s gone from student to PhD candidate to professor to administrator here? Is she optimistic or pessimistic about the world we currently live in? And can she recommend us a good book?
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The UAB Publications Service has published the new volume La literatura religiosa del antiguo Egipto (2800 a. n. e. – 1000 d. n. e.) , by Antonio J. Morales Rondán, lecturer in the Department of History and Philosophy at the University of Alcalá. The volume was presented on 9 September at the Hotel Exe Campus of the Vila Universitària, as part of the 8th Ibero-American Congress of Egyptology, organised by the Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (IEPOA) at the UAB.
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Join the Gaines Center for the Humanities at 6 pm on Thursday October 6, 2026, for the 2026 Bale Boone Symposium featuring acclaimed author Ted Chiang.
Agricultural economists from UK's Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment are contributing practical guidance to help producers navigate the recent economic downturn.
Applications for the 7th cohort of the Health Disparities Research Training fellowship will open to students in the UK College of Medicine on October 1, 2026.
