Chen Reis
@chenr.bsky.social
Humanitarian aid, human rights, sexual violence in conflict. GBV
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“Crises, whether they are financial, related to natural disasters or conflict, can increase the rates of intimate partner and domestic violence due to increased stress and pressures”, says Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social, in the latest episode of the SVRI Podcast.
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S4E3 Conflict-related Sexual Violence - Centering Survivors
The Sexual Violence Research Podcast · Episode
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May 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“Crises, whether they are financial, related to natural disasters or conflict, can increase the rates of intimate partner and domestic violence due to increased stress and pressures”, says Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social, in the latest episode of the SVRI Podcast.
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As scholars who study humanitarian aid, Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social and GW Prof @mzdeloffre.bsky.social, write that we are seeing not just a crisis of funding, but also one that jeopardizes the credibility of the entire global system that provides this lifesaving assistance.
Defending humanitarian aid in terms of national security obscures its real purpose
Humanitarian aid is based on empathy and the recognition that everyone has a right to live with dignity.
theconversation.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
As scholars who study humanitarian aid, Korbel Prof @chenr.bsky.social and GW Prof @mzdeloffre.bsky.social, write that we are seeing not just a crisis of funding, but also one that jeopardizes the credibility of the entire global system that provides this lifesaving assistance.
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This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
March 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This is horrible to post, but I may as well post it. We are essentially shutting down research operations in my group, which is focused on treatments for pediatric brain cancer. I’m a well funded investigator, and there’s no choice. Science can’t function without the stability of NIH
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SVRI is now on Bluesky! 🎉
Our mission is to catalyse a high-impact, collaborative, and nurturing field to end violence against women and violence against children.
Follow us for the latest evidence and resources from the #VAW & #VAC field; and help us create a space to connect, share & learn.
Our mission is to catalyse a high-impact, collaborative, and nurturing field to end violence against women and violence against children.
Follow us for the latest evidence and resources from the #VAW & #VAC field; and help us create a space to connect, share & learn.
February 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Why target USAID when it’s <1% of budget?
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team (Gift Article)
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Why target USAID when it’s <1% of budget?
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
“USAID funds democracy-promotion programs around the world, including in European countries where right-wing populist movements are thriving. Musk has become an ally of those movements, some of whose leaders have specifically targeted the agency…” Gift link
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A Faculty Research Spotlight for your Friday afternoon! 💡
Dr. Chen Reis is the Director of the Humanitarian Assistance program at Korbel and is one of several outstanding faculty studying the intersection of gender and violence.
Full article: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Dr. Chen Reis is the Director of the Humanitarian Assistance program at Korbel and is one of several outstanding faculty studying the intersection of gender and violence.
Full article: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
December 6, 2024 at 8:53 PM
A Faculty Research Spotlight for your Friday afternoon! 💡
Dr. Chen Reis is the Director of the Humanitarian Assistance program at Korbel and is one of several outstanding faculty studying the intersection of gender and violence.
Full article: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Dr. Chen Reis is the Director of the Humanitarian Assistance program at Korbel and is one of several outstanding faculty studying the intersection of gender and violence.
Full article: journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
Really looking forward to this one...
nov 18 another great slow-read with A PUBLIC SPACE led by YIYUN LI. #apublicspace #yiyunli #grahamgreene
i'm in!
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i'm in!
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Monsignor Quixote: A Preview and Reading Schedule
Join us starting November 18 to read Graham Greene’s novel Monsignor Quixote with Yiyun Li
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November 17, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Really looking forward to this one...
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Every school. Every workplace. This isn’t hard. www.newscientist.com/article/2398...
Schools cut covid-19 sick days by 20 per cent using HEPA air filters
The eagerly awaited finding comes from the first randomised trial of putting HEPA filter machines into classrooms
www.newscientist.com
October 22, 2023 at 7:16 AM
Every school. Every workplace. This isn’t hard. www.newscientist.com/article/2398...
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Pretty amazing to be watching Leymah Gbowee on our stage (with my dear friend, Marie Berry). @siecenter.bsky.social
September 22, 2023 at 12:49 AM
Pretty amazing to be watching Leymah Gbowee on our stage (with my dear friend, Marie Berry). @siecenter.bsky.social
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So excited to share this with all of you -- goodauthority.org is live! There are great posts by smart, insightful political scientists who help us try to make sense of what's going on in the world.
We have officially launched! 🚀 Here is our editor-in-chief with the proof. We invite you to check out Good Authority:
goodauthority.org
goodauthority.org
September 20, 2023 at 3:26 PM
So excited to share this with all of you -- goodauthority.org is live! There are great posts by smart, insightful political scientists who help us try to make sense of what's going on in the world.
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so stoked that I got to talk to Yiyun Li ahead of the release of her new collection, out this week. read our conversation on fictional children, our literary genealogies, and her favorite comic strips over at Interview Magazine. www.interviewmagazine.com/literature/y...
Yiyun Li on Comic Books, First Drafts, and Writing Children
"I do think literature abuses children a little," says Yiyun Li, who spoke to us about editing, translation, cover art, and her new story collection, "Wednesday's Child."
www.interviewmagazine.com
September 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM
so stoked that I got to talk to Yiyun Li ahead of the release of her new collection, out this week. read our conversation on fictional children, our literary genealogies, and her favorite comic strips over at Interview Magazine. www.interviewmagazine.com/literature/y...