CEU Research News and Events

Center for Network Science Hosts “Circuits of Profit: Business Network Research Conference”

On January 28, CEU’s Center for Network Science (CNS), together with Maven 7 and the Hungarian Sociological Association, hosted “Circuits of Profit: Business Network Research Conference”, a one-day conference which brought together leading academics and practitioners from the burgeoning field of network science for discussions on issues ranging from organizational restructuring and political lobbying and corruption, to marketing, and finance.

CMCS Contributing to EU Study

The Center for Media and Communication Studies at CEU has been selected to take part in a consortium selected by the European Commission to measure the independence of regulatory bodies in the field of audiovisual media. As the CMCS news entry states:

Top EU Research Grant for the CEU Cognitive Development Center

Gergely Csibra, Professor of Psychology, Cognitive Development Center (CDC), CEU, has been awarded a 1.5 million Euro Investigator Research Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) in the “Social Sciences and Humanities” category for his research proposal entitled “Human Infants' Contribution to Learning from Others by Ostensive-Referential Communication”, the Brussels-based organization announced at the end of last week.

Smith Breeden Prize to CEU Faculty Member

Peter Kondor, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Central European University (CEU) was awarded the Smith Breeden Prize in Atlanta at the annual meeting of the American Finance Association in January 2010. One of the most prestigious prizes in the field of finance given for the best article published in 2009 in The Journal of Finance, the leading financial journal, the Smith Breeden Prizes are awarded annually for the top three papers in any area other than corporate finance. The winning papers are chosen by the Associate Editors of The Journal of Finance.

CEU Professor Presents at Copenhagen Climate Summit

Among political decision-makers and leading scientists from around the world, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Director, Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Enegry (3CSEP), CEU / Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, CEU / Lead Expert, 2007 Nobel Peace Prize co-winning IPCC) presented at the COP15 Climate Summit in Copenhagen, contributing to "Construction Counts for Climate", a COP15 side event on low carbon policies for buildings and construction—a sector offering great potential for carbon mitigation, given that almost 40 percent of all energy is consumed in buildings.