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February 18, 2016
Ebola Crisis Provides Framework for Responding to Outbreaks like Zika Virus
As world leaders grapple with containing the Zika virus, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa provides valuable lessons for how to respond to other infectious disease epidemics, according to a policy report published by researchers at Princeton University and the Wellcome Trust. Rebuilding local health care infrastructures,…
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February 16, 2016
Wailoo Contributes to National Academy Report Deeming Mitochondrial Gene Technique ‘Ethically Permissible’
Clinical investigations of mitochondrial replacement techniques which may someday produce what some call “three-parent babies” have been deemed ethically permissible, according to a new report issued by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), which is now part of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicines.Over the…
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February 04, 2016
Gilens' "Affluence and Influence" Receives 2016 Best Book Award
Martin Gilens' book "Affluence & Influence: Economic Inequality and Political Power in America" (Princeton University Press 2012) received the 2016 Best Book Award by the American Association for Public Opinion Research. Presented annually, this award goes to the book of lasting value that is at least three years old…
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February 03, 2016
Shapiro Receives 2016 Karl Deutsch Award
Jacob Shapiro, associate professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, has been named winner of the 2016 Karl Deutsch Award by the International Studies Association.Named for Karl Deutsch, this award was established in 1981 to recognize scholars in international relations under…
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February 02, 2016
WWS Reacts: The Winners and Losers in Iowa
Voting got underway in the 2016 presidential primary season on Monday, with Sen. Ted Cruz, Class of 1992, scoring a victory on the Republican side and Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders locked in a close race among Democrats. Nolan McCarty, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and chair of the…
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December 22, 2015
Bernstein Gallery Offers High School Students an Intimate Look at the Cuban Revolution
“The Cuban Revolution” – an exhibit currently on display at the Woodrow Wilson School’s Bernstein Gallery – features 80 rare, black and white photographs documenting a critical period in Cuba’s cultural and political history. Taken between 1947 and the late 1960s, the photos are part of a private collection that belong to David…
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December 17, 2015
WWS Reacts: Will the Paris Climate Agreement be a 'Turning Point' for the World?
On Dec. 12, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris ended with the first climate change agreement in which the representatives of all 195 nations have agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The deal comes after more than 20 years of deliberation following the 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change…
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December 07, 2015
More Aggressive Climate Policies Are Needed to Save the Future Poor
People often believe that future generations will be better off than their predecessors, but that may be a dangerous assumption when it comes to climate change, according to new Princeton research in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Past research shows the poor bear the brunt of climate change impacts,…
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December 07, 2015
WooCast: Sailing the Water's Edge: The Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy
When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade and the use of military force. But what determines which policies are chosen?A new book released by a Princeton-Harvard team focuses on how domestic U.S. politics – in…
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November 23, 2015
To Save the Earth, Better Nitrogen Use on a Hungrier Planet Must be Addressed
The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious concerns about sustainable development, biodiversity and food security, but new research led by Princeton University shows that more efficient use of nitrogen fertilizers may address both environmental issues and…