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Will Dobbie
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February 20, 2019
Dobbie Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship
Will Dobbie, assistant professor of economics and public affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, is winner of a 2019 Sloan Research Fellow. He is one of ten Princeton University scientists who were awarded the highly competitive grant, which is given to outstanding young scholars working at the frontiers of their fields.Dobbie…
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Liman Fellows
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February 19, 2019
LAPA Names 2019 Arthur Liman Fellows In Public Interest Law Five Princeton Students Selected
The Princeton University Program in Law and Public Affairs (LAPA) selected five undergraduates as 2019 Arthur Liman Fellows in Public Interest Law. The fellowship will enable them to spend eight to ten weeks during the upcoming summer in an internship serving the needs of people and causes that might otherwise go unrepresented…
Liman Fellows
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February 18, 2019
Currie Wins NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award
Princeton University’s Janet Currie is winner of the NOMIS Foundation’s Distinguished Scientist and Scholar Award, which comes with a research grant of $2-million to support exceptional scientists exploring new and unconventional directions in science.Currie’s research focuses on health and wellbeing, especially of children…
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February 18, 2019
Gerrymandering: A Bug in American Democracy
A fall graduate policy workshop led by professor Sam Wang explored the complex issue of gerrymandering, a process that manipulates geographic regions to provide an advantage to a particular political party. The course, “Repairing Bugs in American Democracy: Gerrymandering,” examined how law, statistics and quantitative analysis…
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February 15, 2019
Office of Public Affairs and Communications Seeks 2019 Summer Intern
Writing Internship: Summer 2019The Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs is seeking an intern for its Office of Communications and Public Affairs. The intern will be responsible for writing news and feature articles, award briefs and social media posts for non-technical audiences, and assisting with outreach…
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February 15, 2019
Gerwin ’19, Linfield ’19 awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarships for graduate study in UK
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February 15, 2019
Princeton seniors Gerwin, Linfield win Gates Cambridge Scholarships
Podcasts
February 13, 2019
Politics & Polls #126: Journalism in a Trump World with Mara Liasson
How has the state of journalism changed during President Donald Trump's tenure? Seasoned journalist Mara Liasson joins this episode to discuss what is and isn't working in the media realm as well as the trajectory of her own career at NPR. Liasson is the national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard…
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Research Briefs
February 13, 2019
Delays in Banning Wildlife Trade Put Hundreds of Species at Risk
Two-thirds of species endangered by wildlife trade wait close to or more than two decades to be protected. From parrots to lizards, hundreds of animal species could be at risk of extinction because of a policy process that responds slowly to scientific knowledge, according to a new study in Science. International wildlife…
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Robertson Hall
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February 11, 2019
Twelve Princeton University Students Named to Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative
Twelve students at Princeton University have been selected for the 2019 cohort of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI).Established in 2006, SINSI is designed to encourage, support, and prepare the nation’s top students to pursue careers in the U.S. federal government, in both international and domestic…
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