Amal Alachkar is an Institute of International Education Scholar Rescue Fund visiting professor at the University of California Irvine, conducting research on the neurobiological mechanisms that contribute to psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and depression. She was formerly an Assistant Dean in the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Aleppo in Syria. https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/contributor/amal-alachkar/rss en Civil Society Displacement Education Tue, 08 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Amal Alachkar https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/10/08/a-syrian-scholar-in-exile https://www.newsdeeply.com/syria/community/2013/10/08/a-syrian-scholar-in-exile As the international community watches to see what steps world leaders will take to address the recent atrocities in Syria, there is something that the education community can do to help invest in the country’s future.