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Ismail White, Frances Lee

Lee, White Win National Book Prizes

Two faculty members from the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs received awards from the American Political Science Association (APSA) for their recent books. Ismail White and Frances Lee win national book prizes. (Photo credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University) Frances Lee, professor of politics and…

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Princeton & Mozilla Launch Technology Policy Research Initiative

Data-driven public policy depends on data. And, in the area of technology policy, access to data has been a significant barrier to research. Concerned about how online services might intrude on privacy, push hyper-partisan misinformation, or disadvantage their competitors? Those services aren’t sharing the relevant data with…

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Remy Reya

Graduating Seniors Empowered to “Fight for What You Believe In”

Chosen by his classmates to deliver the first student address at a Class Day ceremony hosted by the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA), senior Remy Reya spoke about how the world’s current crises impacted him and his classmates, and how they rose to meet the occasion. “Our classes are often limited by…

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A Better Understanding of “Wet Markets” is Key to Safeguarding Human Health, Biodiversity

Great uncertainty surrounds the origins of SARS-CoV-2. Early on, some suggested a link between COVID-19 and a seafood market in Wuhan, China. Other theories are now circulating, though the origins of the virus are still unknown. In response, governments have pushed for the closing of so-called “wet markets” around the world,…

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Anne Case

Case Awarded Distinctions from the American Economic Association, National Institutes of Health

Anne Case, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, was named a 2021 Distinguished Fellow by the American Economic Association (AEA). The AEA Nominating Committee and voting members of the Executive Committee select up to four distinguished fellows each year, and the award recognizes the…

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Bénabou Awarded Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize

Roland Bénabou, the Theodore A. Wells ’29 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, was awarded the 2021 Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize by the Toulouse School of Economics. He is the first current Princeton University faculty member to receive the prize since its inception in 2005. The award is given to “a renowned international…

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Deborah Yashar and Keith Wailoo

Wailoo, Yashar Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Two faculty members from Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Keith Wailoo and Deborah J. Yashar are among the 252 artists, scholars, scientists, and leaders in the public, nonprofit, and private sectors elected this year in recognition of…

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Marta Tienda

Tienda to Serve as President of American Academy of Political and Social Science

Marta Tienda, a leading sociologist and immigration expert, will be the next president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS). She begins her tenure on July 1, 2021. Tienda is the Maurice P. During ’22 Professor of Demographic Studies and professor of sociology and public affairs at the Princeton…

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Eduardo Bhatia ’86, Former Senate President of Puerto Rico, to Join Princeton as Visiting Professor

Eduardo Bhatia ’86, former Senate president of Puerto Rico, will join the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) in academic year 2021-22 as the John L. Weinberg/Goldman Sachs & Co. Visiting Professor and visiting lecturer in public and international affairs. An attorney, policymaker, and leader,…

Trevor Noah

Author, Comedian and ‘The Daily Show’ Host Trevor Noah Selected as Princeton’s 2021 Class Day Speaker

The Class of 2021 has announced that internationally acclaimed comedian and author Trevor Noah will give remarks at the virtual Class Day ceremony on Saturday, May 15, and will be inducted as an honorary member of the class. Class Day, which takes place the day before Princeton’s Commencement, is organized by members of the…

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