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November 05, 2015
Tilghman Joins National Panel Examining Future of Higher Education
Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, emeritus, and professor of molecular biology and public affairs, has been named to a national commission under the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that will examine how to better the delivery of higher education in the future. The Comission on the Future of Higher…
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November 02, 2015
Fung Forum on 'Modern Plagues' Kicks Off in Dublin
On day two of the 2015 Princeton-Fung Global Forum, Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Dublin, Ireland, public health experts, journalists and academics continued conversations about lessons learned from the recent Ebola crisis. Panels and keynote addresses covering the connections between the Ebola crisis and topics including politics,…
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November 02, 2015
News Clips: Week of Nov. 2-8
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 promptlyZelizer: Are GOP candidates floundering?CNN (written by Julian Zelizer)As the age of autonomous…
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November 02, 2015
Quiet ‘Epidemic’ Has Killed Half a Million Middle-Aged White Americans
Despite advances in health care and quality of life, white middle-aged Americans have seen overall mortality rates increase over the past 15 years, representing an overlooked "epidemic" with deaths comparable to the number of Americans who have died of AIDS, according to new Princeton University research.The results are…
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November 02, 2015
Selective Media Coverage May Cause Us to Forget Certain Health Facts
The health facts presented by mass media in the midst of a disease outbreak are likely to influence what we remember about the disease, and new research suggests that the same mass media coverage may also influence the facts that we forget.The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for…
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October 30, 2015
What to Expect from Open Enrollment 2015-2016
November 1 marks the start of the third annual Open Enrollment period for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Eligible Americans can shop for plans that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016. For most, this means the annual trip to healthcare.gov to review options and update personal information. What can be expected from…
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October 29, 2015
SINSI's Sean Chen Leads Flood Risk Dialogue
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October 27, 2015
News Clips: Week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1
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.Nobel Prizes 2015: Who are Angus Deaton and the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet?exepose.com …
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October 22, 2015
Press Statement Regarding Korean Version of "The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality"
Princeton University Press was recently made aware that the Korean edition of Angus Deaton’s book, "The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality," was published with changes that do not accurately reflect the original work. This edition, published by Hankyung BP, contained changes and omissions from the…
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October 20, 2015
News Clips: Week of Oct. 19-25
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. In praise of a critic: lessons from Angus Deaton's Nobel winArt - Adlesse (mentions Angus Deaton…