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November 23, 2015
To Save the Earth, Better Nitrogen Use on a Hungrier Planet Must be Addressed
The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious concerns about sustainable development, biodiversity and food security, but new research led by Princeton University shows that more efficient use of nitrogen fertilizers may address both environmental issues and…
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November 23, 2015
WooCast: Paul Volcker and the Importance of Public Service
Paul Volcker has spent most of his professional life in public service. In this WooCast, he discusses the importance of public service, its role in good governance and his advice for students charting career paths in public service. He also talks about the papers he donated to Princeton’s Seely G. Mudd Manuscript Library. FULL…
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November 12, 2015
Princeton-Fung Global Forum Identifies Approaches for Dealing with 'Modern Plagues'
On the verdant campus of University College Dublin, nearly 300 public health experts and practitioners, government officials, scholars and students gathered to discuss the lessons learned from the Ebola crisis as part of the third annual Princeton-Fung Global Forum.The two-day conversation investigated global health crises,…
September 29, 2015
Sailing the Water's Edge: The Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy
When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid, international trade and the use of military force. But what determines which policies are chosen? Does the United States rely too much on the use of military power and coercion in its…
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September 29, 2015
WooCast: Behind the Scenes of the Princeton-Fung Global Forum
Resolving epidemics like the Ebola crisis requires a multidisciplinary approach –involving not only public health and medical knowledge but an understanding of its economic, environmental, political and historical roots and consequences.This is why Princeton University is gathering together some of the world's leading academic,…
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September 24, 2015
Q&A: The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power
Is China a rival super power to the U.S.? Is its rise a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond?In his new book, Thomas J. Christensen, the William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War and director of Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International…
September 23, 2015
Nuclear Legacies: A Global Look at the 70th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Bombing
A conference on Oct. 1-2 will bring together scholars to reflect on the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, which – together with a bombing on Nagasaki – killed 129,000 people in August 1945.The United States dropped atomic bombs on these Japanese cities at the end of World War II, effectively bringing the war to an end…
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September 16, 2015
Behind the Bomb: What About Plutonium Separation?
The Iran nuclear deal proposes limiting Iran's production of enriched uranium and plutonium – the two fissile materials used to build nuclear weapons – in exchange for the end of international oil and financial sanctions. So far, negotiations have primarily focused on Iran's capacity to produce enriched uranium. But the world’s…
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September 03, 2015
How to Curb Emissions? Put a Price on Carbon
Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of renewable energy and reducing emissions.While prospects for a comprehensive carbon price are dim, especially in the U.S., many other policy approaches can spur the renewables revolution, according to…
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August 05, 2015
Birkelund Gift Funds New Certificate Program in History and Diplomacy; Kotkin, Mullen to Co-Direct
A $5 million gift from investment executive John P. Birkelund, a member of Princeton's Class of 1952, has established the Program in History and the Practice of Diplomacy at the University. The new undergraduate certificate program, available to students beginning in the 2015–16 academic year, will provide preparation for…