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SPIA students at COP28 conference
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December 21, 2023
For COP28 Delegates, an Invaluable Chance to Observe – and Learn
The SPIA students who served as delegates to the world’s primary multilateral decision-making forum on climate change earlier this month described busy days filled with observations of negotiations, meetings with officials from across the globe, and invaluable networking.The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United…
SPIA students at COP28 conference
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December 07, 2023
ESOC Conference Examines Causes and Effects of 1973-74 Oil Embargo
Thirty policy experts and scholars from the United States, Western Europe, and the Middle East met at the SPIA in D.C. space in early November for a conference on the 50th anniversary of OPEC’s 1973-74 oil embargo. The two-day gathering, presented by SPIA’s Empirical Studies of Conflict project, featured discussions and debates…
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December 01, 2023
SPIA Leads Princeton Delegation to U.N. Climate Change Conference
Nearly a dozen faculty, students, and staff from the School of Public and International Affairs are serving as delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which began this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.Known officially as the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on…
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Offshore wind farm (stock.adobe.com)
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October 25, 2023
SPIA Doctoral Student Among Four Chosen for N.J. Wind Institute Fellowship
The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment has selected four graduate students from across Princeton to participate in the 2023-2024 New Jersey Wind Institute Fellowship.The selected fellows will carry out research projects to tackle timely challenges facing the growing offshore wind industry, from characterizing winds…
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Yellow-breasted Bunting bird. Photo by Zhikai Liao.
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October 25, 2023
New Study Identifies Illegal Hunting as a Threat to China’s Wildlife and Global Public Health
Illegal hunting and trading of wildlife in China is becoming a significant threat to biodiversity and public health, according to a new paper by a team of researchers that includes two scholars from the School of Public and International Affairs. It is the first comprehensive assessment of this issue for China. …
Yellow-breasted Bunting bird. Photo by Zhikai Liao.
Denise Mauzerall
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September 28, 2023
Mauzerall Named American Geophysical Union Fellow
Denise Mauzerall has joined exclusive company. She is one of 53 individuals this year to have been elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the world’s largest Earth and space sciences association. The distinction is rare — throughout AGU’s history, only 0.1% of members have ever become Fellows. Mauzerall, the…
Denise Mauzerall
Seema Jayachandran
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September 06, 2023
Whose CO2 is it Anyway? Seema Jayachandran’s Research Explores Alternate Mitigation Efforts
As CO2 emissions continue to climb globally, Seema Jayachandran, a professor of economics and public affairs and co-director of the Research Program in Development Economics, published research in the Journal of Economic Perspectives about alternate strategies for low- and middle-income countries to reduce climate change. In…
Seema Jayachandran
Robert Malley
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August 15, 2023
Senior State Department Official to Join SPIA Faculty as Visiting Professor and Lecturer
A senior official with the U.S. Department of State will join the School of Public and International Affairs faculty this fall. Robert Malley, currently on leave from his role as a special envoy for Iran in the State Department, comes to SPIA as a John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor and Visiting…
Robert Malley
Waves from sea erode road
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June 20, 2023
Assessment of How Climate Scientists Communicate Risk Shows Imperfections, Improvements
Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating more clearly, according to an international group of climate scientists, including Michael Oppenheimer, director of SPIA’s Center for Policy Research on Energy and the Environment and…
Waves from sea erode road
Denise Mauzerall
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April 19, 2023
Behind the Research: Denise Mauzerall Takes On Worldwide Ecological Problems
Denise Mauzerall wasn’t sure whether she wanted to become a scientist or a lawyer. All she knew was that she wanted to have the biggest impact on the natural world that she could.“Since I was a kid, I’ve been committed to trying to figure out how to solve environmental problems,” says Mauzerall, a professor of environmental…
Denise Mauzerall