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February 17, 2016
Woodrow Wilson School Names Three Ullman Fellows
The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs has selected three students as the 2015 and 2016 Richard H. Ullman Fellows. This fellowship allows recipients to engage in a one-year, career-defining practitioner experience in the field of international affairs.The Ullman Fellowship is awarded annually to between…
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February 17, 2016
WWS Reacts: The CDC’s Alcohol Guidelines for Women
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation that sexually active women who are not using birth control should abstain from alcohol consumption. Explained in the latest CDC “Vital Signs” report, the recommendation noted that using alcohol during pregnancy, including the time…
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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 16, 2016
ISS Receives Funding for Anti-Corruption Research Project
Innovations for Successful Societies (ISS) is among eight organizations to receive funding from the British Academy as part of its £4 million global anti-corruption research scheme in partnership with the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.These eight research teams will focus primarily on countries where…
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February 11, 2016
WWS Reacts: Lead Exposure and Water Contamination in Flint, Michigan
Since the discovery that its water supply had been contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, the city of Flint, Michigan, has been under a state of emergency. Lawmakers are grappling with how to address the situation, state investigators are saying their examination could result in a number of charges – including involuntary…
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February 11, 2016
Global Health Program Shapes Students in the Classroom and in the Field
Princeton's Global Health Program (GHP) serves as a hub for students interested in tackling some of the most pressing health-related issues of our time.Students can earn a certificate in global health and health policy and also pursue a wide range of opportunities, such as participating in a summer internship in the United…
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February 09, 2016
News Clips: Week of Feb. 8-14
The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Obsessing over past presidents in 2016KESQ (by Julian Zelizer)Obsessing over past presidents in…
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February 08, 2016
WWS Reacts: Fighting the Zika Virus
President Barack Obama is urging Congress to provide $1.8 billion in emergency funding to combat Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness that has spread into more than 20 countries across Latin America since May 2015. While much about this illness remains unknown, pregnant women are among those at greatest risk. The virus may…
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February 05, 2016
Wilson School Faculty Join New Partnership Focusing on Mobility from Poverty
Three faculty members based at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School have joined a new collaborative aimed at discovering permanent ladders of mobility for the poor.Cecilia Rouse, Eldar Shafir and Marta Tienda are among the 24 experts, advocates and academics from across the country making up the U.S. Partnership on…
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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…