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Katherine Irajpanah in front of NATO headquarter

Balance of Restraint

Although war certainly didn't disappear after 1945, formal declarations of it mostly did. Graduating PhD student Katherine Irajpanah says changes in international norms around warfighting—the standards by which actors fight—played an indispensable role in the phenomenon.

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Understanding the Persistence of Caste

Graduating PhD student Akshay Dixit says that thinking deeply about social questions was part of his upbringing. His research is now helping others understand why some social divisions are so difficult to undo.

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"The Goal Is to Understand Who You Are"

Studying neurobiology gives graduating PhD student Nghia Nguyen insights into the "technical, tangible" reasons for the things he does every day.

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Higher Calling

A lieutenant colonel and a pilot in the United States Air Force, graduating student Roni Yadlin has conducted research that will help military leaders better understand ideological extremism among soldiers and veterans. And, like the supersonic aircraft she flies, Yadlin has moved fast, completing her PhD in only three years.

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Should We Risk Friendship?

Alexander Vega, PhD candidate in the classics, discusses his research on Augustine of Hippo, and what it means to be a friend—and make new ones.

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Where Africa and China Meet

Graduating PhD student Bulelani Jili discusses his research on Africa-China relations, the way economic and technological advances increased China’s clout on the international stage, and African nations’ effort to decrease their dependence on the West.

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Empowering Appalachia

Elizabeth Thom, who graduates this May with a PhD in government and social policy, carries an interest in regional politics into her work on responses to policy initiatives in Central Appalachia.

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