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Politics & Polls #59: Is Free Speech Alive and Well on College Campuses?

Is free speech under threat at colleges across America? Some argue campus environments are no longer conducive to open dialogue. Others say debates…

To Predict How Climate Change Will Affect Disease, Researchers Must Fuse Climate Science and Biology

Predicting how climate change will affect the incidence of infectious diseases would have great public health benefits. But the relationship between…

Politics & Polls #58: America’s Political Storms

The country has recently faced a number of storms, both geographic and political. Texas and Florida were both hit with significant hurricanes while…

Russia’s Use and Stockpiles of Highly Enriched Uranium Pose Significant Nuclear Risks

Russia currently holds the world’s largest stockpile of highly enriched uranium, a nuclear weapon-usable material, posing significant nuclear…

Politics & Polls #57: The Heart of the American Right

Some have argued that Donald Trump was propelled into office by people who have been characterized as discouraged and depressed by a world that no…

Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest

In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park…

Princeton Professor Calls for Federal Guarantee of Quality Education for Kids

American children, no matter where they live or what school they attend, deserve to be guaranteed a quality education, much as we guarantee a safety…

Politics & Polls #56: The Aftermath of Charlottesville

A brutal protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, left three people dead and dozens injured on Aug. 11 and 12 as white nationalists, white supremacists…

Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests

Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according…

Doctors Trained at Lowest-Ranked Medical Schools Prescribe More Opioids

Physicians trained at the United States’ lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the highest-ranked…

Politics & Polls #55: Has the Conservative Revolution Succeeded? A Conversation with Nancy MacLean

Joining today’s episode is Nancy MacLean, an award-winning scholar of the twentieth-century United States, whose new book, “Democracy in Chains:…

Junior Summer Institute Serves as “Boot Camp” for Future Leaders in Public Policy

"You have every right to have a say and to lead in the domestic affairs of your country. You have every right to have a say and to lead in the…

Study Links Unhealthy Segregated Neighborhoods to Childhood Asthma

Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by Princeton…

Politics & Polls #54: The Republic of Spin with David Greenberg

Spin. It’s used by public relations gurus and politicians to shape an image or message, thereby influencing the public’s perception of a story. And…

Supreme Court Rulings Can Signal a Shift in Societal Norms

When the Supreme Court issued its 2015 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, Americans understood the decision as a signal of Americans’ increasing…