Dr. Ali Riaz interviewed by IPCS on Bangladesh and its neighbors

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Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been interviewed by the Parallax webcast titled “Behind the Ballot,” of the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) of India, on the recent general elections in Bangladesh and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the country and its government.

Riaz presents at ISA convention

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Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has participated in a roundtable at the International Studies Association (ISA) annual convention on the impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in South Asia.

CAS researchers awarded Dean’s Challenge Grant for Chicago River project

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A group of Illinois State researchers have received a $6,000 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Challenge Grant to research the impact of floating gardens on the Chicago River. Drs. Mike Hendricks and Noha Shawki, both of the Department of Politics and Government, received this funding in collaboration with Dr. Joan Brehm, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Drs. Eric Peterson and Alec Foster, both of the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment.