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SGS conference with Zia Mian speaking
News
November 07, 2022
SGS Brings Impactful Conversations on Physics, Nuclear Weapons to Princeton’s Campus
Sixty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the threats posed by nuclear weapons are as relevant as ever. Since 2020, the Princeton School on Science and Global Security has brought together next-generation scientists and engineers from around the world to learn technical and policy perspectives on how to reduce and end the…
SGS conference with Zia Mian speaking
Dean's Dialogue podcast. Amaney Jamal headshot
Podcasts
November 04, 2022
Dean's Dialogue: Low-carbon Buildings From Plastic Waste (Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14)
Within 30 years, Africa will be home to nearly 25% of the global population. As such, it’s poised to become a global power and is the focus of current global development finance. Kubik, co-founded by Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14, is an environmental tech company turning plastic waste into low-carbon buildings. Kubik’s focus on building…
Dean's Dialogue podcast. Amaney Jamal headshot
Noah Bardash pictured on political campaign.
Community Profile, Policy Profile
November 04, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Noah Bardash MPA ’24
"In the aftermath of the 2016 election, I took a hard look at what I was doing with my time and where I saw my best avenues for making change. I started as an intern for then-Senator Claire McCaskill's campaign for reelection, and after I graduated from the University of Washington in 2018, I worked as a field organizer for the…
Noah Bardash pictured on political campaign.
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News
November 01, 2022
Princeton University-HBCU Partnerships Launch First Research Projects
Ten research collaborations between Princeton University faculty and their peers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have been selected to receive support through the Princeton Alliance for Collaborative Research and Innovation (PACRI). These are the first projects to be launched through the groundbreaking…
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Christian Pollard
Community Profile, Policy Profile
October 28, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Christian Pollard ’23
“I grew up in rural Alabama on a cattle ranch in a town of, at the time, 409 people. Living in a rural area, it's virtually impossible to access healthcare. It would be months before I could see my doctor sometimes; if I needed to see a specialist, I’d have to travel an hour and a half away to Birmingham. I realized how unfair…
Christian Pollard
Uma Menon standing behind a SPIA banner.
Community Profile, Policy Profile
October 16, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Uma Menon ’24
“My first book, “Hands for Language,” was about my experience as a daughter of immigrants growing up in America and my identity as a woman of color. I grew up speaking Malayalam as my first language, and I think that set me on a path to have a strong sense of cultural appreciation. My family is from a state called Kerala, where…
Uma Menon standing behind a SPIA banner.
SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran
News, Q&A
October 11, 2022
SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran
More than three weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police, deadly anti-government protests continue across the country. World leaders have condemned the Iranian government’s actions, and the U.S. and Canada have released new sanctions against Iranian officials. As the civil unrest…
SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran
Ben Bernanke
News
October 10, 2022
Ben Bernanke, Former Princeton Professor and Economics Department Chair, Receives Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences
Ben Bernanke, a Princeton professor of economics and public affairs from 1985 to 2002, chairman of the economics department from 1996 to 2002, and founder of the Bendheim Center for Finance, is among three winners sharing this year’s Nobel Prize in economic sciences. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Sveriges…
Ben Bernanke
Austin Edwards headshot
Community Profile, Policy Profile
October 08, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Austin Edwards MPP ’23
“My parents instilled in me the value of giving back to the community, not just in our home but also through our church. I was born in Trenton and saw some of the issues that are fairly normal in an inner city, a lot involving poverty. The symptoms include homelessness and food insecurity, but a lot of it stems from economic…
Austin Edwards headshot
Billy Doyle
Community Profile, Policy Profile
October 01, 2022
#PolicyProfile: Billy Doyle ’24
“My foundational years were during a time when Brexit was the presiding issue of everything in the UK. This issue dominated the news throughout those years when I was starting to develop an interest in public and international affairs and find the grounds for my ideology. Scottish independence influenced my views and my…
Billy Doyle