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The Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law is pleased to announce a call for application for the second annual Next Generation Scholars program, a unique research and mentorship program for University of Texas undergraduate students. This is a one-year program, beginning in September 2011, which will match each selected student with a Strauss Center Distinguished Scholar who will serve as a mentor to the student in the awarded year.  In addition, the student scholars will participate in the monthly lunches of the Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars and will receive a $500 stipend to use towards his or her own independent research, study abroad program, internship, or travel to a professional conference.  

Read more: Call for Applications: Next Generation Scholars Program 2011-2012

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William C. Inboden, foreign policy and diplomatic history expert, joined the Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law this December.

Read more: Foreign Policy Expert Will Inboden Joins the Strauss Center

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Joshua Busby's Moral Movements and Foreign Policy analyzes how factors converge to create successful (or unsuccessful) advocacy campaigns and whether governments are ready to support transnational moral causes.

Read more: Strauss Distinguished Scholar Releases New Book on Moral Movements and Foreign Policy

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The annual climate negotiations are set to begin at the end of this month in Cancun, Mexico. Faculty, students, and staff from the LBJ School's Robert S. Strauss Center for International Security and Law have written a number of important studies that will inform discussions about the effects of climate change and how to address the problem.

Read more: Strauss Center Scholars Inform Climate Change Discussions in Advance of Cancun Negotiations

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This fall, the Strauss Center launched its inaugural Next Generation Scholars Program to provide new research and mentorship opportunities to promising undergraduate students. Students selected for the program are mentored by Strauss Center Distinguished Scholars and are encouraged to engage in either an independent research project or assist in an already on-going project by a professor.

Read more: Strauss Center Launches Next Generation Scholars Program

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