PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] – Participants from 46 countries gathered June 3-16 for the Brown University International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI), organized by Professor of Anthropology and BIARI Director Matthew Gutmann. The annual Institute brings together early-career scholars to address pressing global issues and "promote a just and peaceful world through research, teaching, and public engagement."

PSTC associates have a long history of leadership with BIARI. This year Professor of Economics Glenn Loury co-convened the Institute on "Ethnicity, Conflict, and Inequality in Global Perspective." Professor of Sociology David Lindstromconvened the BIARI beyond Brown in Mexico City in January along with Silvia Giorguli, a PSTC alum and president of El Colegio de México. Professor of Anthropology Daniel Smith is organizing the first African BIARI to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, in January 2018.

Read more about this year's BIARI here and about BIARI beyond Brown here. 

Photo credit: Rythum Vinoben