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March 03, 2017
News Clips: Week of Feb. 27 - Mar. 5
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.Honouring service of permanent value rendered to society — MMFA AwardsUdaipurTimes.com (Anne Case and…
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March 01, 2017
Fiske Recognized for Lifetime Achievement in Psychological Research
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March 01, 2017
Lending a Hand: Students Join the Fight for Human Rights in China
According to the World Report 2016 issued by the Human Rights Watch in July 2015, the Chinese government reportedly began detaining and interrogating human rights lawyers and activists. By September 2015, approximately 280 men and women had been arrested, with 40 still remaining in custody. Many believe that most of these 40…
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March 01, 2017
Politics & Polls #33: Trade in a Trumpian World
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw from the negotiating process of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has vowed to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. Both moves signal to foreign nations that the United States may have a very different outlook on international trade under President…
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February 28, 2017
LAPA Announces 2017 Liman Fellows
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February 27, 2017
Alumni Day Honorees Kuczynski, Schmidt Stress Solutions for Global Challenges
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February 24, 2017
News Clips: Week of Feb. 20 - 26
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.Gates Foundation Should Credit Market Reforms for Poverty ReductionCompetitive Enterprise Institute …
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February 22, 2017
Politics & Polls #32: Peace in the Middle East?
Almost every U.S. president has struggled to broker peace agreements in the Middle East, especially among Israel and Palestine. For many, the possibility of a peace agreement seems dire, with a two-state solution that seems to be fleeting. But what can we expect to see from President Donald Trump?To unravel these complex issues…
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February 21, 2017
Baldwin Wins Student Paper Award from American Meteorological Society’s Board on Environment and Health
Jane Baldwin, a Ph.D. candidate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University, has received a top student paper award from the American Meteorological Society’s (AMS) Board on Environment and Health.Her winning presentation at AMS’ Eighth Conference on Environment and Health was titled “Quantifying the Risk of…
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February 16, 2017
Social Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial Thinking, Study Finds
Recent polls have shown that many white, working-class people in America feel pushed out by society, a reason why many voted for President Donald Trump. Many of these supporters latched onto misinformation spread online, especially stories that justified their own beliefs.New research may show why so many were willing to…