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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,…

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December 11, 2025

Princeton Summit Charts Future of Criminal Justice Open Data

The growing amount of data available on the United States criminal justice system has made it much easier for researchers to gain deep insights into it. But the diverse community of practitioners advancing that work — including academics, public agencies, journalists, lawyers, and computer scientists — often operate in siloes…

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December 10, 2025

Princeton SPIA Faculty Share Expert Perspectives on Caribbean Boat Strikes

PRINCETON, NJ – Following recent reports of boat strikes in the Caribbean involving the United States, faculty from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA) are sharing expert perspectives to provide context and clarity, and potential implications of the situation. Eduardo…

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November 11, 2025

Program on Science and Global Security Secures $500K Grant to Probe Emerging Tech and Nuclear Risk

In an era marked by rapid technological innovation and intensifying competition over global dominance, the Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has received a $500,000 grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to investigate how the pursuit and deployment…

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October 13, 2025

Sébastien Philippe *18 Wins MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant

Sébastien Philippe, a visiting researcher at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs’ Program on Science & Global Security (SGS), has been awarded a 2025 MacArthur Fellowship.Philippe’s achievement puts him among 20 scientists, artists, and scholars across the country who will receive an unrestricted $800…

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Michael Oppenheimer, David Cross, Laurie Anderson, Zia Mian

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…

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September 18, 2025

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Advises Princeton Students to Work Hard for Their Passions

“When you’re trying to figure out what you want to do with your life, the key question is, ‘What am I willing to work for?’” Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson advised students on her first-ever visit to Princeton University on Sep. 10. “‘What motivates me? What am I passionate about?’ Those are the things that you…

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Princeton SPIA Experts Provide Insight on Escalating Israel-Iran Conflict

PRINCETON, NJ - As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, faculty at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (Princeton SPIA) are offering timely, expert commentary to help the public and policymakers make sense of the rapidly evolving situation. Drawing on deep expertise in Middle East politics,…

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Bipartisan Group Facilitated by Princeton SPIA Issues Criminal Justice Reform Principles

National organizations from across the political spectrum have released a set of principles aimed at guiding policymakers in reforming the U.S. criminal justice system to be fairer and more effective.Following discussions facilitated by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs and the Council on Criminal Justice…

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How P•LAW Workshops Tackle Democracy’s Toughest Questions

In the years following 9/11, Deborah Pearlstein learned a lasting lesson on how to make progress in divisive moments.As the former Supreme Court clerk worked on addressing serious questions of legality in U.S. detention and interrogation operations, she organized an off-the-record workshop that brought together a select group…

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