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October 30, 2017
News Clips: Week of Oct. 30 - Nov. 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.Corrections: November 5, 2017The New York Times (Stephen Kotkin)Five Things You Need to Know About…
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October 26, 2017
Politics & Polls #64: Congressional Races in 2018
There are 468 seats up for grabs in Congress for the 2018 election, with the Republican Party currently holding a majority in both the Senate and the House. But will this hold after election day? Joining today’s episode to discuss the congressional races is Levi Tillemann, the democratic candidate for Colorado’s 6th…
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October 24, 2017
News Clips: Week of Oct. 23-29
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.Stephen Kotkin on Stalin's economicsFinancial Times (Stephen Kotkin)Stalin: the definitive biography…
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October 24, 2017
Reinhardt Receives Health Policy Leadership Award
Uwe Reinhardt is a winner of the 2017 Bipartisan Health Policy Leadership Award from the National Alliance of Health Policy. The award recognizes honorees who exemplify the values of bipartisan collaboration and dedication to improving the nation’s health system.Recognized as one of the nation’s leading authorities on health…
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October 23, 2017
Air Pollution Cuts Solar Energy Potential in China
China is rapidly expanding its solar power supply, hoping to meet 10 percent of the nation’s electricity needs with solar energy by 2030. But there’s a problem: Severe air pollution is blocking light from the sun, significantly reducing China’s output of solar energy, particularly in the northern and eastern parts of the…
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October 23, 2017
Booms & Busts: How the 1980s Could’ve Predicted the Great Recession
Many argue the Great Recession could have been ameliorated through strategic policies, but the government ignored warning signs of coming economic distress. Instead, increased borrowing incited a financial and real estate boom, which resulted in a bubble that eventually burst.Yet, for anyone who lived through the early 1980s…
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October 20, 2017
WWS Reacts: What the Fall of Raqqa Means for the Future of ISIS
American-backed forces say they have taken control of Raqqa, the northern Syrian city that has been the de facto capital of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Jacob N. Shapiro, a professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton, has tracked the militant group since its emergence. He studies political…
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October 18, 2017
Politics & Polls #63: How to be a Conservative in the Age of Trump
Leading conservative thinker David Frum was one of the earliest and most prominent conservative voices to come out in opposition to President Donald Trump. A CNN contributor and senior editor at The Atlantic, Frum said in a public radio interview that Trump “is shattering the safeguards that protect democracy.” In this episode,…
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October 13, 2017
Case Elected Member of National Academy of Medicine
Anne Case MPA ’83, Ph.D. ’88 was elected a member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), formerly the Institute of Medicine. She is among the 70 regular members and 10 international members announced Oct. 16 during NAM’s annual meeting in Washington D.C.Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the…
October 13, 2017
Wilson School Researchers Involved in ICAN’s Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Work to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Three Princeton University researchers are connected to this year’s winner of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize: the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). ICAN is a coalition of nongovernmental groups from 100 countries working on a treaty to eradicate nuclear weapons.Alexander Glaser is an associate professor of…