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August 28, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 28 - Sept. 3
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.Princeton’s Michael Oppenheimer, Michael Mann says global warming makes Hurricane Harvey, other…
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August 25, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 21 - 27
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.Again breaking ground, Trump takes the permanent campaign to new heightsLos Angeles Times (Julian…
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August 24, 2017
Politics & Polls #57: The Heart of the American Right
Some have argued that Donald Trump was propelled into office by people who have been characterized as discouraged and depressed by a world that no longer feels like their own. But what was it about Donald Trump’s motto, “Make America Great Again,” that captured the attention of so many who voted for him? In this episode,…
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August 22, 2017
Innovating at the Top of Government in Conflict-Affected Areas
A two-day meeting convened government officials from conflict-affected areas Aug. 9-10 on the Princeton University campus to discuss how centers of government can best coordinate and communicate in difficult circumstances.The event — “Functioning Centers of Government in Fragile and Conflict-Affect Settings: What Works?” — was…
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August 22, 2017
Orange is the New Green: How Orange Peels Revived a Costa Rican Forest
In the mid-1990s, 1,000 truckloads of orange peels and orange pulp were purposefully unloaded onto a barren pasture in a Costa Rican national park. Today, that area is covered in lush, vine-laden forest.A team led by Princeton University researchers surveyed the land 16 years after the orange peels were deposited. They found a…
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August 21, 2017
Princeton Professor Calls for Federal Guarantee of Quality Education for Kids
American children, no matter where they live or what school they attend, deserve to be guaranteed a quality education, much as we guarantee a safety net for seniors, argued Professor Marta Tienda of Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Without a federal guarantee to restore the …
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August 20, 2017
News Clips: Week of Aug. 14 - 20
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.When CEOs sound more like the president than the actual presidentWashington Post (Julian Zelizer)More…
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August 17, 2017
Politics & Polls #56: The Aftermath of Charlottesville
A brutal protest in Charlottesville, Virginia, left three people dead and dozens injured on Aug. 11 and 12 as white nationalists, white supremacists and Neo-Nazis descended on the city and clashed violently with anti-racism protestors. President Donald Trump initially condemned the conflict on Twitter and then a few days later…
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August 14, 2017
Lower-Income Children Raised in Counties With High Upward Mobility Display Fewer Behavioral Issues, Perform Better on Cognitive Tests
Children who grow up in urban counties with high upward mobility exhibit fewer behavioral problems and perform better on cognitive tests, according to a study led by Princeton University.Children in these counties display fewer behavior problems at age 3 and show substantial gains in cognitive test scores between ages 3 and 9…
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August 14, 2017
Doctors Trained at Lowest-Ranked Medical Schools Prescribe More Opioids
Physicians trained at the United States’ lowest-ranked medical schools write more opioid prescriptions than physicians trained at the highest-ranked schools, according to a study by Princeton University. The study suggests that better training for physicians, and for general practitioners in particular, could help curb the…