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May 02, 2016
Marta Tienda to Deliver 2016 Brown Lecture in Education Research
Marta Tienda, a professor of sociology and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, has been selected by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to present the 2016 Brown Lecture in Education Research. The public lecture will take place October 20 at…
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April 29, 2016
SINSI Spotlight: Wildlife Conservation on the Ground
For Alexandra Kasdin ’14, MPA ’18, a passion for wildlife conservation began when she was eight years old. Inspired by her first grade teacher—who had a classroom full of animals and lesson plans devoted to endangered species and the environment—Kasdin knew she would spend her life working toward wildlife protection.In…
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April 28, 2016
Student and Staff Researchers to Share Their Work at Princeton on May 5
Can Princeton's soil serve as a zero-carbon building material? Can a person's Twitter feed offer clues to depression? Can updates to Shakespeare's "Macbeth" make it more accessible to modern audiences?Those are just a few of the questions student and early career researchers at Princeton University will explore at the first…
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April 28, 2016
News Clips: Week of April 25-May 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.Professor puts CV of his failures online to help discouraged studentsInformation Nigeria (Johannes…
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April 27, 2016
Graduate Students Tackle Climate Change
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference led to a historic agreement, in which 195 nations promised to reduce future greenhouse gas emissions. Questions still remain, however, as to how the global community will develop action plans to implement the agreement that are both scientifically and politically feasible.Three…
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April 21, 2016
Students Collaborate Around Issues of Social Justice in Freshman Seminar
Halfway around the table, it came time for freshman Ryan Ozminkowski to report on his research."The world is insanely complex," he said by way of introduction, before describing to his 13 Princeton University classmates and professor how he was progressing with his study of intellectual property rights. "My goal," he said, "is…
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April 20, 2016
Mortality Rates Improve Among Kids and Young Adults in the US, Especially in Poor Counties
Recent studies of mortality trends paint a gloomy picture for many middle-aged and older Americans, but a new study focused on children reveals a more optimistic future.Death rates have declined among children and young adults in the poorest counties in the United States, according to the study published in Science. These…
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April 20, 2016
Tighter Enforcement Along the US-Mexico Border Backfired, Researchers Find
The rapid escalation of border enforcement over the past three decades has backfired as a strategy to control undocumented immigration between Mexico and the United States, according to new research that suggests further militarization of the border is a waste of money."Rather than stopping undocumented Mexicans from coming to…
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April 20, 2016
News Clips: Week of April 18-24
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.Tighter U.S.-Mexico border enforcement has backfired: StudyHomeland Security News Wire (Douglas…
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April 20, 2016
Three Wilson School Faculty Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 213 new members. The new members include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, as well as civic, business and philanthropic leaders.Among those elected into this newest class of distinguished members are seven Princeton…