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Research Briefs
February 16, 2021
Despite Sea-Level Rise Risks, Migration to Some Threatened Coastal Areas May Increase
In coming decades as coastal communities around the world are expected to encounter sea-level rise, the general expectation has been that people’s migration toward the coast will slow or reverse in many places. However, new research co-authored by Princeton University shows that migration to the coast could actually accelerate…
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Amy Jeon. Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications.
News
February 15, 2021
Amy Jeon ’21 Named Cowinner of Pyne Prize
Princeton University seniors Paige Allen, Amy Jeon and James Packman have been named co-winners of the 2021 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. The University is looking into ways to celebrate the honorees as a community later in the semester. The Pyne Honor Prize,…
Amy Jeon. Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications.
Keith Wailoo
Features
February 15, 2021
Wailoo Named 2021 Dan David Prize Winner
Historian and scholar Keith Wailoo joins Dr. Anthony Fauci and others as a recipient of the 2021 Dan David Prize, an award endowed by the Dan David Foundation and headquartered at Tel Aviv University. Wailoo, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs, is being honored for his work in the history of…
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Ikenna Ugwu
Community Profile, Policy Profile
February 12, 2021
Ikenna Ugwu MPP '21
“As I was leaving my South Sudan office, I heard gunshots. It was on the eve of the war in 2016, and I was working for the @worldfoodprogramme, the U.N.’s frontline agency in the fight against hunger."
Ikenna Ugwu
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Research Briefs
February 11, 2021
Diversity in Policing Can Improve Police-Civilian Interactions
The recent killings of Black Americans have reignited calls for policing reform, including proposals to diversify police departments, which have historically been made up of primarily white, male officers. Yet, few studies have examined whether deploying minority and female officers actually changes police-civilian interactions…
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Podcasts
February 10, 2021
Politics & Polls #219: How War Shapes Us (Margaret MacMillan)
From World War I to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, conflict has long been a part of American history. These events have molded society and culture, producing effects that ripple through generations. Author and historian Margaret MacMillan joins Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang in this week's episode to discuss how war is in…
Nassau Herald photo of George P. Shultz ’42, Courtesy of the University Archives, Princeton University Library
February 09, 2021
President’s Blog: Remembering George Shultz ’42
When George Shultz ’42 passed away this weekend, not long after celebrating his 100th birthday, Princeton lost an alumnus who brilliantly exemplified this University’s ideals of learning, integrity, and service to the nation and humanity. After graduating from Princeton, Shultz served in the Marine Corps during World War II…
Nassau Herald photo of George P. Shultz ’42, Courtesy of the University Archives, Princeton University Library
Alaina McGowen
Community Profile, Policy Profile
February 05, 2021
Alaina McGowen ’21
“In a weird way, protesting against the School has actually brought me closer to it. I was a student activist in the ‘Change WWS’ effort, joining shortly after the recent graduates drafted the petition."
Alaina McGowen
Nausheen Rajan MPA ’22 JSI ’15 and family
Community Profile, Policy Profile
February 04, 2021
Nausheen Rajan MPA ’22 JSI ’15
“When I was 16, I participated in a camp called Seeds of Peace. It convened students from Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, India, Egypt, Jordan, the U.K., and the U.S. I was part of the American/U.K. delegation. As young kids representing our countries, we engaged in daily dialogue on conflicts in South Asia or the Middle East…
Nausheen Rajan MPA ’22 JSI ’15 and family
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Community Profile, Changemakers, Podcasts
February 04, 2021
Asa Craig MPA ’17
Asa Craig MPA ’17 describes himself as a “young person coming out of a graduate school sabbatical.” After earning his MPA from Princeton, he went on to earn a law degree from Yale University. Over the course of his graduate study, he’s interned or had fellowships with the Urban Institute, the Pennsylvania Governor’s Office of…
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