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August 03, 2015

Global Vaccine-Development Fund Could Save Thousands of Lives, Billions of Dollars

Ebola is a preventable disease, and yet a safe and effective vaccine has not been deployed. As with many vaccines, financial barriers persist: pharmaceutical companies see high costs with limited market potential, and government support is lacking.But there may be a solution to this vaccine crisis with the ability to save at…

August 03, 2015

WWS Reacts: What Does the New Ebola Vaccine Mean for Global Health?

A new Ebola vaccine has shown to be 100 percent effective in phase three trials, according to an article in The Lancet. Developed by the Public Health Agency of Canada, the vaccine has been administered to nearly 8,000 people in Guinea since March 2015. The vaccine has been licensed to Merck and NewLink Genetics, and a supply…

Currie Named Top Female Economist by World Economic Forum

In a list of the "Top 10 Female Economists," the World Economic Forum named Professor Janet Currie number four in the world.Currie, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs and chair of Princeton University's Department of Economics, studies the health and well-being of children, including early intervention…

Green '10 Receives 2015 Levine Book Prize

Jessica Green, Ph.D. ’10, was awarded the 2015 Levine Book Prize for her dissertation, “Rethinking Private Authority: Agents and Entrepreneurs in Global Environmental Governance,” published by Princeton University Press. Green, who studied international politics at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs,…

Medicare and Medicaid Myths: Setting the 50-Year Record Straight

Over the past half-century, Medicare and Medicaid have become bedrocks of the U.S. health care system, together providing insurance coverage for more than 100 million people. Yet, these programs remain controversial, a battleground between those opponents who perceive them to be costly, "big government" programs and supporters…

Moll Receives EIB Prize for Economic, Social Research

Benjamin Moll, an assistant professor of economics and international affairs, has been awarded the 2015 European Investment Bank Prize for excellence in economic and social research. Moll received the Young Economist Award in recognition of his work on the economics of inequality and economic growth. The prize will be awarded…

Kurtzer Signs Letter Supporting Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with Iran

Seven former United States ambassadors to Israel and former under secretaries of state sent a letter to the leadership of Congress urging those who advocate rejecting the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran to consider carefully the consequences of such an action.Among the seven signatories was Daniel Kurtzer,…

News Clips: Week of July 27 – August 2

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. 2015’s States with the Best and Worst School SystemsWalletHub (features Alan Krueger) Christie's…

Wilson School Remembers Richard C. Leone, MPA ’65, Ph.D. ’69

A message from Dean Cecilia Rouse: Richard C. Leone, MPA ’65, Ph.D. ’69 passed away last week at the age of 75. He was most recently a senior fellow at the Century Foundation (formerly the Twentieth Century Fund), where he served as president from 1989 to 2011. Dick was an important presence at the Woodrow Wilson School. He…

John W. Limbert Named 2015–16 Gruss-Lipper Scholar in Middle East Policy Studies

John W. Limbert, the Class of 1955 Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the U.S. Naval Academy, will be joining Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs as the Gruss-Lipper Scholar in Middle East Policy Studies for the 2015–16 year. Limbert is the former deputy assistant secretary of…