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March 16, 2015
Princeton Profiles: Alex Wheatley, Scholar and Athlete
Sneakers skidded on a hardwood court and the rhythmic sound of a basketball hit the floor in different beats during a recent practice at Princeton's Jadwin Gymnasium. For Princeton junior Alex Wheatley, these sounds have been a part of her life since she was young. She remembers playing the sport in early elementary school and…
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March 16, 2015
Cropping Africa's Wet Savannas Would Bring High Environmental Costs
With the global population rising, analysts and policymakers have targeted Africa's vast wet savannas as a place to produce staple foods and bioenergy groups at low environmental costs. But a new report published in the journal Nature Climate Change finds that converting Africa's wet savannas into farmland would come at a high…
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March 10, 2015
Law and Public Affairs Announces 2015-16 Fellows
The Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) at Princeton University is pleased to announce its fellows for the 2015-16 academic year. They are: • Zaid Al-Ali, senior adviser on constitution-building for the Arab region, International IDEA • Daniel R. Ernst '89, professor of law , Georgetown University Law Center • Dimitry…
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March 09, 2015
News Clips: Week of Mar. 9–Mar. 15
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. Clinton's email-gate: Conspiracy or incompetence?Al Jazeera (features study) Measles Risk Growing in…
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March 05, 2015
Thomas Piketty Lecture Canceled
Because of severe weather, Princeton University is closed today. Therefore, today's sold-out event with Thomas Piketty is canceled.
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March 03, 2015
International Panel to Address Building Better Societies in Today's World
Is there hope for building better societies? A new panel is gathering hundreds of global experts to find out.With support from Princeton University's Center for Human Values and Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), will examine…
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March 02, 2015
Maternal Health in India Much Worse than Previously Thought
More than 40 percent of women in India are underweight when they begin pregnancy, according to a new study published by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. On average, these women gain only 15 pounds throughout pregnancy – just half of the recommended amount.The findings – featured…
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March 02, 2015
News Clips: Week of Mar. 2–Mar. 8
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. 50 Years after SelmaCNN (interview with Julian Zelizer) Study: Are kids just as well off with same…
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February 26, 2015
Princeton Forum in Dublin to Focus on Ebola Crisis, Lessons for the Future
The third annual Princeton-Fung Global Forum will bring together researchers, scholars, policymakers and health officials in November to examine West Africa's Ebola outbreak as a case study of a modern plague. The event, to be held Nov. 2-3 in Dublin, Ireland, will highlight the multidisciplinary approach needed to resolve the…
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February 26, 2015
Itskhoki Named a 2015 Sloan Research Fellow
Oleg Itskhoki, assistant professor of economics at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, was one of five Princeton University faculty members named a 2015 Sloan Research Fellow for promising early-career research in science. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation awards the two-year $50,000 fellowships to 126…
Oleg Itskhoki