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If a massive earthquake were to strike a region, most people would think about the immediate ecological, economic, and humanitarian devastation.But Florencia Torche wonders about something different: How will this moment shape the outcomes of children who have not yet been born?The question reflects a broader research agenda for Torche, the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Sociology and International Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs: Understanding how inequality extends across generations and how early-life experiences — from natural disasters to hate crimes — can influence health, development, and opportunity long…

Princeton SPIA Faculty Share Their Favorite Summer Books, Shows, and PodcastsJulian Zelizer, Kim Lane Scheppele, and Anastasia Mann provide their recommended media to splurge on during the summer months.

Nineteen undergraduate students hailing from universities across the United States attended the annual Junior Summer Institute (JSI) at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs this summer. Over the course of seven weeks, the students — from institutions including Howard University, University of Mississippi, and Bowdoin College — sampled academic and social life at Princeton SPIA to better understand what it takes to pursue a career in public service.Now in its fifth decade, JSI offers a pathway for rising college seniors from underrepresented communities to develop the skills they will need for graduate study and careers in public…

The team found unreported uranium exports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo could make between 600-1,500 nuclear weapons or fuel a standard light-water nuclear reactor for 10 to 25 years.