In the News

Fletcher’s Sung-Yoon Lee explains why North Korea has not been responsive to the Biden administration’s overtures. 

Fletcher’s Daniel Maxwell joins this “The Inquiry” episode at the 18:10 mark to discuss factors that were driving acute food insecurity in parts of the world before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 

Engineering’s Daniele Lantagne is quoted in this updated “Goats and Soda” article about cholera outbreaks, saying, "From the first moment the [Ukraine] conflict began, we have been anticipating cholera.”

Cummings School’s Jonathan Runstadler is quoted about his collaborative research that examined influenza viruses circulating among different groups of birds and characterizes which types of birds are involved in spreading the virus. 

Evan Easton-Calabria of the Friedman School’s Feinstein International Center is quoted about issues associated with the British government’s migration policy to send asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda. 

Friedman School doctoral student Julie Gervis is quoted about a preliminary study she led examining the influence of taste-related genes on people's food preferences. Gervis will present the findings at the 2022 American Society for Nutrition (ASN) meeting. 

Fletcher Dean Rachel Kyte comments on Alok Sharma, a UK cabinet minister, as “a competitive candidate” for the UN’s global climate chief.

Fletcher’s Amy Myers Jaffe is quoted about the “huge growth” opportunities for utility and oil companies to expand renewable energy offerings in the U.S. market.

A&S economist Gilbert Metcalf joins the “Econofact Podcast” to discuss the role of nuclear power in America’s shift toward greener carbon-free energy sources.