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Mahmoud Receives Honorary Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University

Adel Mahmoud, professor of molecular biology and public affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Case Western Reserve University.Case Western grants honorary degrees at spring commencement each year to recognize "excellence in…

Currie Named a Recipient of the Graduate Mentoring Awards

Four Princeton University faculty members have been named recipients of the Graduate Mentoring Awards by the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning and will be honored during the Graduate School's Hooding ceremony Monday, June 1, on Cannon Green.They are Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs…

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 where black residents have been hypersegregated for the past four decades, according to Princeton University researchers."Hypersegregation produces high levels of social isolation…

News Clips: Week of May 18–May 24

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. Neil deGrasse Tyson gets democracy all wrong: We don't deserve the one we getSalon (features Martin…

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 and The United States Mission to the United Nations, both in New York City. Led by Daniel Kurtzer, S. Daniel Abraham Visiting Professor of Middle East Policy Studies and lecturer at…

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 '82, a visiting professor at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Edward Snowden, former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor who was…

News Clips: Week of May 11–May 17

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. Study: Measles shot helps ward off other illnessesProvidence Journal (features study) Can money make…

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 Officer in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).Felten, who is Princeton's Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs, came to the…

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 Thursday, May 7, to discuss the group's response to Ebola in Sierra Leone and the lessons learned from the outbreak.Frankfurter spoke with João Biehl, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of…

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 last a month or two, however, a new study shows that children may in fact live in the immunological shadow of measles for up to three years, leaving them highly susceptible to a…