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January 14, 2025
Will Europe Follow in the U.S.’s Footsteps in Controlling Outbound Investment?
The recent block by President Joe Biden of the proposed takeover of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel on grounds of national security has put the issue of foreign investment in the news and highlighted how the power to screen incoming investments could be used by governments for protectionist purposes. One instrument of investment…
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January 13, 2025
EXCERPT: Julian Zelizer Offers a Defense of Partisanship
Nearly 30 percent of Americans hold unfavorable views of both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, according to the Pew Research Center, which notes that figure is “the highest share in three decades of polling.” A quarter of adults, Pew adds, “do not feel well-represented by either party.”“Partisanship is a dirty…
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January 10, 2025
Kahneman-Treisman Center Initiative Assists Students, Scholars in Applying Behavioral Science to Research
A few years ago, in a paper published in Science, researchers showed that reminders beforehand were more effective in getting criminal defendants to show up for court appearances than the deterrent threat of arrests for failing to appear.One of the researchers was Anuj Shah, a new associate professor of psychology and public…
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SPIAction Newsletter
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January 08, 2025
SPIAction Newsletter
Dear Princeton SPIA community,I hope you enjoyed a restful and joyful holiday season. The end of a year is typically a time of reflection; the start of a new one is a time to look ahead. And I am excited by what awaits the School in the months to come.I’m particularly looking forward to our Dean’s Leadership Series guests, who…
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January 08, 2025
Emeritus Professor, CSDP Founder Wins National Medal of Science
Princeton molecular biologist Bonnie Bassler has received the National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest scientific honor. Two emeritus members of the Princeton faculty, Larry Martin Bartels and Ingrid Daubechies, and two undergraduate alumni, John Dabiri and Cynthia Dwork, were also among this year’s 14 recipients of the…
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January 06, 2025
Students Brief Policymakers on Artificial Intelligence in First-Ever AI Task Force
While artificial intelligence may unlock unprecedented human potential in the coming years, it is also a forceful technology that is magnifying the threats society faces and posing thorny policy challenges for elected officials in Washington.From increasingly complex cyber threats to the development of harmful biological agents…
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News, Research Briefs
January 06, 2025
Research Record: Estimating the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy Using Nightlights Data
Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here and select “research project.”
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December 19, 2019
Politics & Polls #165: Dealing with College Debt Featuring Caitlin Zaloom
College debt is a defining characteristic of middle class life in America.In this episode, Caitlin Zaloom joins Julian Zelizer to discuss the impact of debt on families and students, the historic value of education, and explanations behind the rising costs of college. These are all topics of her new book, “Indebted: How…
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December 18, 2019
WWS Reacts: House to Vote on Articles of Impeachment
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It is the third time in American history the House could impeach a president, and a party-line vote is expected. We asked experts at Princeton University to comment on what a…
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December 16, 2019
Climate Change Could Make RSV Respiratory Infection Outbreaks Less Severe, More Common