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APL Nov. 13 event
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December 18, 2025
Policy Reform in Afghanistan A Student-led Discussion with APL Affiliate - Abdullah Azizi
On November 13, the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ Afghanistan Policy Lab and the School’s SPIA Diversity & Inclusion Team co-hosted a panel discussion on the topic “Reform and Government Effectiveness in Afghanistan.” Princeton SPIA students Heather Mercer MPP ’26, Valerie Chua MPA ’26, and Mert…
APL Nov. 13 event
Robertson Hall, Princeton University. Photo By Nicole Guglielmo
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December 16, 2025
Princeton SPIA Meets the Moment in 2025
For the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, 2025 was a year that required meeting an extraordinary moment.Shortly after President Trump’s inauguration, the new administration initiated significant changes in the federal workforce. For an institution and an alumni base so deeply rooted in public service,…
Robertson Hall, Princeton University. Photo By Nicole Guglielmo
Michael Oppenheimer, David Cross, Laurie Anderson, Zia Mian
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October 08, 2025
Communicating Science Through Comedy and Music
At a time when fewer than half of Americans see research scientists as good communicators, researchers at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are sharing their work through collaborations with figures known for connecting with their audiences: musicians and comedians.In September, Zia Mian, a senior…
Michael Oppenheimer, David Cross, Laurie Anderson, Zia Mian
Dean Amaney Jamal with students
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September 29, 2025
Princeton SPIA Goes Global at UNGA and Climate Week
The first week of fall marked a flurry of activity at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs as faculty, students, and alumni participated in a host of events around the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and New York City Climate Week, which is timed concurrently to the high-level diplomatic meetings.On…
Dean Amaney Jamal with students
Tali Mendelberg
News, Research & Policy Briefs
August 19, 2025
Increasing Voter Turnout Among College-Aged Students
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.”
Tali Mendelberg
Illustration by Bumper DeJesus. Image of people in a picture frame with photos of windmills and smoke stacks in the background.
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July 28, 2025
Perspective: Making the Clean Energy Transition a Win-Win for Climate and Health
While mitigating carbon emissions often takes center stage in the clean energy transition, the shift away from a fossil fuel-driven energy system will also curb air pollution and, by extension, protect human health.However, it is not so straightforward to draw a connection between a national policy aimed at promoting electric…
Illustration by Bumper DeJesus. Image of people in a picture frame with photos of windmills and smoke stacks in the background.
Retreat co-chair Wei Peng moderated a fireside conversation between Armond Cohen and Navroz Dubash about global progress on climate goals. Photos by Lori M. Nichols.
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July 24, 2025
Experts Tout Clean Energy Pragmatism at Andlinger Center Retreat
To continue advancing global decarbonization efforts, institutions must ensure they have the capability to deliver on their climate targets, experts said at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment’s twelfth annual Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership Retreat.The retreat convened experts from across academia, industry,…
Retreat co-chair Wei Peng moderated a fireside conversation between Armond Cohen and Navroz Dubash about global progress on climate goals. Photos by Lori M. Nichols.
Wei Peng
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May 05, 2025
Research Record: Comprehensive Energy Actions Can Improve Health Outcomes in the U.S.
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.”
Wei Peng
APL
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March 27, 2025
SPIA Undergraduate Students Attend UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69) and Speak at APL Side Event
Four Princeton University undergrads helped to organize and also participated in a high-level event at the United Nations Headquarters on March 14, with one of them delivering remarks as well. Princeton University Undergrads at the…
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Christopher F. Chyba
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March 19, 2025
Research Record: Experimental Demonstration of Electric Power Generation From Earth’s Rotation Through Its Own Magnetic Field
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.”
Christopher F. Chyba