Peace and Conflict4
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Students Study Conflict and Collaboration at Bears Ears
This year’s Clinic on Conflict and Collaboration in Natural Resource Management focused on the Bears Ears National Monument, conducting research to explore how the management of public lands contributes to peace and conflict among stakeholders in the region.
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What’s Math Got to Do With Peace?
For the Sustaining Peace Project, astrophysicist Larry Liebovitch created a mathematical model to calculate whether a society is moving toward or away from peace.
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Bronx Documentary Center Uses Photojournalism to Drive Social Change
The center’s director and students explain how they use photography to explore vital issues, stimulate critical thought, and connect with their communities.
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Remains of Cold War Plane Crash Emerging From Rapidly Melting Alaska Glacier
In June, a search party discovered newly unthawed wreckage and human remains from a crashed plane trapped in ice for 60 years. The discovery evokes the ongoing legacy of Arctic militarization.
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New Website Maps and Models the Science of Peace
The Sustaining Peace Project website highlights what we can learn from societies that have lived in harmony for generations.
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How to Manage COVID and Conflict in Our Homes and Workplaces
Take a survey to learn how anxiety could be making your disagreements worse — and how to reduce conflict during these stressful times.
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Building Peace in Colombia Through Youth Programs
For decades, the South American country has been embroiled in violence and conflict. The Youth, Peace, and Security program is supporting young peace-builders in Medellín, and learning from them as well.
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Earth Institute Colleagues Share in the Nobel Peace Prize
The award of the Nobel Peace Prize jointly to Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) marks a watershed moment. It signals that people across the world and at all levels of society are recognizing that ongoing climate change is not only a long-term threat to the global environment, but also an…

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