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January 11, 2017
News Clips: Week of Jan. 9 - 15
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.Governments grapple with globalisation backlashYahoo! (Angus Deaton)Pope praises performance on poor,…
January 11, 2017
Q&A: Online Censorship in a Digital Age
This Q&A is part of a series featuring panelists who will participate in the Princeton-Fung Global Forum. This event, to be held March 20-21 in Berlin, is being organized by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.Governments around the world tried to shut down the internet nearly 50 times in 2016,…
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January 10, 2017
Hospitals are Less Likely to Admit Publicly Insured Children, but Outcomes Aren't Affected
Hospitals are less likely to admit children covered by public insurance such as Medicaid than privately insured children with similar symptoms, especially when hospitals beds are scarce.But the disparity doesn't appear to affect health outcomes, according to Princeton University researchers who analyzed information on tens of…
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January 09, 2017
Eisgruber Receives Navy Distinguished Public Service Award
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January 09, 2017
Friend or Foe? Each Creates National Unity, a Mix Creates Divisions, Study Shows
Banding together as a nation is often lauded for getting through challenging times, but a new study published by Princeton University and global collaborators finds that both harmony and conflict unify nations’ identities.In a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), researchers show that peace…
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January 04, 2017
The Fire Through the Smoke: Working for Transparency in Climate Projections
The government of a low-lying island nation is considering the construction of a seawall to protect its capital and economic hub from the rising seas brought on by climate change. The length and expense of the project depends on how high the wall needs to be — 3 feet? Four?A wall that's too high would be needlessly expensive…
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January 03, 2017
News Clips: Week of Jan. 2 - 8
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.Getting past the globalization bogeymanNew Europe (by Angus Deaton)Trumponomics gets the thumbs down…
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January 03, 2017
Committee Seeks Input on Permanent Marker of Wilson’s Legacy
A committee to establish a marker at the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs that "educates the campus community and others about the positive and negative dimensions of Wilson's legacy" welcomes input from Princeton students, alumni, faculty and staff through a new website.The site encourages people to…