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CMDS and Freedom House Panel on Troubled State of Press Freedom in Central Europe

May 28, 2015
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The Center for Media, Data and Society (CMDS) and Freedom House organized a panel discussion on May 21 to consider some of the conclusions of the recent Freedom House report, Freedom of the Press 2015.

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Graduating Students Present Their Passion Projects

May 26, 2015
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On May 8 and May 12, teams of graduating MPA students presented their Passion Projects. A required and important component of the two-year MPA program, Passion Projects are client-driven and student-run, policy-oriented capstone projects. Students work in teams together with a partner to address challenges, identify opportunities, and/or conduct research on a pressing social question.

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The Good Drone Lab Earns More Accolades

May 26, 2015
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A student-faculty team from SPP won a best paper award for their research on drones. Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick (SPP assistant professor) and Tautvydas Juskauskas (MPA ’15) received the Best Paper Award for Technical Excellence at the Humanitarian Technology (HumTech 2015) conference in May. HumTech 2015 focuses on bringing innovative solutions to the humanitarian aid community.

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Debating Drug Legalisation

May 22, 2015
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The 34 course participants who traveled to Budapest to participate in the Anticipating Drug Legalization course on May 13-15 included representatives from NGOs; officials from public health institutions, justice ministries, and parliamentary bodies; analysts; and academics.

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Göncz Analyzes Current Hungarian Politics

May 22, 2015
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SPP Visiting Professor and Passion Project Mentor Kinga Göncz gave an insightful presentation, “Psychoanalysis and Politics: the Hungarian Case Study,” during a faculty research seminar on May 21 drawing on her expertise and experience as both a psychiatrist, and also a politician.

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