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February 07, 2020

Eleven Princeton Students Named Scholars in the Nation's Service

Eleven students at Princeton University have been selected to join the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI), which funds graduate fellowships and undergraduate internships within the U.S. federal government.Established in 2006, SINSI encourages, supports, and prepares high-achieving students to pursue careers in…

January 09, 2020

Modernizing Congress: Task Force Suggests Innovative Recommendations

Concerns about the state of Congress have sparked a number of reform efforts. Among these was the creation of a new Congressional committee: the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress.To contribute to this effort, the American Political Science Association created the Task Force Project on Congressional Reform, which…

January 07, 2020

Grant Awarded to Program on Science and Global Security to Advance Nuclear Arms Control

A $600,000 grant was awarded to Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS) by the Carnegie Corporation of New York for work on reducing nuclear risks through research, policy engagement, and training.The new grant will support SGS activities aiming to provide technical and policy analysis to reduce the…

December 04, 2019

Nathan Levit ’20 Named Schwarzman Scholar

Ananya Agustin Malhotra. Photo credit: Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy.

November 25, 2019

Ananya Agustin Malhotra '20 Awarded Rhodes Scholarship

Ananya Agustin Malhotra. Photo credit: Sameer A. Khan/Fotobuddy.

October 31, 2019

Journal led by Fiske Named PROSE Award Finalist

A social sciences journal founded and edited by Professor Susan Fiske was named a finalist for a PROSE Award from the Association of American Publishers (PSP).Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences (PIBBS) was nominated for the Best New Journal in Social Sciences. Published by SAGE with the Federation of…

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September 16, 2019

Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary research projects, and programs addressing important issues in education.In the second year of this award, the Overdeck Education Innovation Fund will award up to $350,000 for multiple…

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August 07, 2019

Lee Receives 2019 Inaugural Emerging Scholars Global Policy Prize

The Perry World House’s Inaugural Emerging Scholars Global Policy Prize 2019 recipient is Melissa M. Lee, assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.Under the theme, “The Future of the Global Order: Power, Technology, and…

Steven Petric

August 02, 2019

Steven Petric MPP ’17 Named Woodrow Wilson School’s Director of Graduate Admissions

Steven Petric has been named director of graduate admissions at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, effective July 15. A proud Wisconsin native and an alumnus of the School’s mid-career program, Petric’s wide-ranging work in public and international affairs has prepared him to…

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Case, Deaton Named 2019 World's Top 50 Thinkers by Prospect Magazine

Professors Anne Case and Sir Angus Deaton are recognized as Prospect magazine’s 2019 “World’s Top 50 Thinkers.”As the only double-headed entry, Case and Deaton received this award for their work in U.S. mortality data. Case and Deaton’s landmark 2015 study was the first to detect the rise in mortality rates from “deaths of…