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November 11, 2015
An Anthropological View of the Ebola Outbreak
More than 150 people gathered in Robertson Hall in early October for a panel discussion and reception by four social scientists who examined challenges faced during the Ebola crisis response.Organized by Princeton University’s Global Health Program (GHP) and the Woodrow Wilson School, and co-sponsored by the Center for Health …
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November 02, 2015
Fung Forum on 'Modern Plagues' Kicks Off in Dublin
On day two of the 2015 Princeton-Fung Global Forum, Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Dublin, Ireland, public health experts, journalists and academics continued conversations about lessons learned from the recent Ebola crisis. Panels and keynote addresses covering the connections between the Ebola crisis and topics including politics,…
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November 02, 2015
Quiet ‘Epidemic’ Has Killed Half a Million Middle-Aged White Americans
Despite advances in health care and quality of life, white middle-aged Americans have seen overall mortality rates increase over the past 15 years, representing an overlooked "epidemic" with deaths comparable to the number of Americans who have died of AIDS, according to new Princeton University research.The results are…
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October 30, 2015
What to Expect from Open Enrollment 2015-2016
November 1 marks the start of the third annual Open Enrollment period for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Eligible Americans can shop for plans that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2016. For most, this means the annual trip to healthcare.gov to review options and update personal information. What can be expected from…
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September 29, 2015
Twitter Chat Focuses on the Government's Role in Relief Efforts
Doug Mercado, an alumnus of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and an officer with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), participated in a live Twitter chat on Thursday, Sept. 24. Mercado, a panelist at the upcoming Princeton-Fung Global Forum on "Modern Plagues:…
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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
Economist Currie Investigates the Building Blocks of Children's Success
Trained as a labor economist at Princeton, Janet Currie wrote her dissertation on strikes and arbitration. But as she began her academic career in the late 1980s, she shifted her focus to examining the building blocks of success for children, as well as the stumbling blocks that can get in their way.While the topics are very…
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September 16, 2015
Metcalf Awarded by Wellcome Fund to Study Population, Disease Dynamics
C. Jessica Metcalf, a Princeton University assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biologyand public affairs, was one of 10 professors whose projects were chosen by the London-based Wellcome Fund for a new five-year, £75 million ($115 million) international initiative to study the links between human health and the…
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September 14, 2015
Inequality Grows as Economies Develop, Regardless of Technology
While technological progress favoring skilled workers is one of the main drivers behind inequality in America, the chasm between the rich and poor also grows naturally as an economy develops, according to a study led by Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.When economies grow and…
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September 08, 2015
Princeton's Online Portal to Global Health
After a visit to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet Richard Horton wrote that in Princeton, he found "a university not at all relaxed about its present or its future," but rather "an institution anxious to make an impact."With its latest addition — a…