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Jun 16, 2015
WWS Reacts: How to Fight MERS
Since mid-May, Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) has infected 150 and killed 16 people in South Korea. Now, after months of quarantine,…
Jun 15, 2015
Video Chat Focuses on Emergency Preparedness vs. Sustainability in Ebola Relief Efforts
Carolyn Rouse, a professor of anthropology at Princeton University, and Kimberly Bonner '08, MPA '12, participated in a live video chat on…
Jun 10, 2015
"Gold-Standard" Clinical Trials Fail to Capture How Personal Behavior Changes Influence Treatment
Double-blind clinical trials for new drugs are considered the "gold standard" of medical research because they're designed to determine the efficacy…
Jun 01, 2015
WWS Reacts: The Freedom Act Passed. Now What?
Unable to reach a deal, Senate leaders let three provisions of the Patriot Act expire on May 31. Two days later, the Senate voted to pass the…
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May 28, 2015
Students on Cybersecurity Task Force Weigh Policy Options
"Cybersecurity" has been in the American lexicon for decades. The U.S. has typically taken a defensive approach to cyberwarfare, responding to…
May 19, 2015
Kotkin Crafts Comprehensive Portrait of Stalin's Place in the World
The first course historian Stephen Kotkin taught as a member of Princeton University's faculty, "Seminar in the History of Soviet Russia," met for…
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May 18, 2015
Hypersegregated Cities Face Tough Road to Change
Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri, share more than being the sites of racial strife over the past year. Both are part of metropolitan areas…
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May 18, 2015
Students Examine How Ongoing Conflicts Influence Diplomacy Techniques
On April 27, the “Diplomacy and Chronic Conflicts” undergraduate policy task force presented its research and recommendations at the United Nations…
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May 14, 2015
Snowden Participates in Live, Online Discussion at Princeton
On May 2, more than 350 people gathered at the Friend Center at Princeton University to watch a live discussion between and journalist Barton Gellman…
May 11, 2015
Felten Joins White House as Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Edward Felten, a Princeton University computer scientist who is a leading expert on computer security, has been named U.S. Deputy Chief Technology…
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May 11, 2015
Video Chat Highlights Ebola Response, Lessons Learned
Raphael Frankfurter, a 2013 Princeton graduate and executive director of the nonprofit group Wellbody Alliance, participated in a live video chat…
May 07, 2015
A Deadly Shadow: Measles May Weaken Immune System Up to Three Years
The measles virus can cause serious disease in children by temporarily suppressing their immune systems. This vulnerability was previously thought to…
May 05, 2015
WooCast: The History of Plagues
Epidemics. Throughout history, they have obliterated populations and shattered economies. Crippling the public with fear, epidemics have disrupted…
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May 04, 2015
Gift Establishes Kahneman and Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton
A $10 million gift will create the Daniel Kahneman and Anne Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton, enabling the…
Apr 30, 2015
Creating a Network of "Builders"
"Making government work."On the surface, the phrase seems simple. For a government to run efficiently, it needs to take the right steps — a strategic…