Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs

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The Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs draws on cutting-edge international research across Northwestern University's 12 schools to generate new knowledge about pressing global challenges and promising solutions for addressing them.

From Bonn to Chicago: Local and Global Perspectives on the Just Transition
Sheldon Yett headshot with UNICEF flag behind him
Candan with his phone and microphone set up for recording
Candan instructing two other people
Can Candan headshot
Gayle Woloschak in a lab
People sitting and standing around a table
Selfie
The Physics of Technocultural Locations On Zoom June 9, 2025 11 a.m. Chicago 6 p.m. Cape Town & Naples
Queer Voices
understanding AI threats to the chem-bio-nuclear world Thursday, May 21
A poster for the CARE event showing snippets from the featured movies and the schedule of the film screening.
V.S. Subrahmanian is smiling and leaning one arm on a brick pillar. He is wearing a dark plaid overcoat, a black jacket underneath, a red scarf, and black gloves. The background shows a blurred wooded area and a white railing.
A headshot of Sera Young. She is smiling at the camera and wearing a purple blouse.
Black-and-white photo of a flooded city square with cars partly submerged in muddy water in front of Florence Cathedral, with surrounding buildings lining the street.
Cover of Walking Chicago’s Coast by Michael McColly shows Lake Michigan shoreline with sandy beach and the Chicago skyline in the background.
Allison Yang headshot
Xi Wang in China