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News Clips: Week of May 22 - 29

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.You'll Be Happier with Less Money in These CitiesGallup (Angus Deaton and Daniel Kahneman)Yale's…

Sean Chen's Dream of a Better Future

News Clips: Week of May 15 - 21

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.The worst thing poor whites are inheriting could be a lack of hopeThe Washington Post (Anne Case and…

$2-Million Grant Awarded to Program on Science and Global Security to Train Next Generation of Nuclear Arms Control Experts

Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security (SGS), based at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, has received a $2-million grant from the MacArthur Foundation. The award will support SGS’ efforts to educate and train the next generation of researchers and scientists studying nuclear…

News Clips: Week of May 8 - 14

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.The 20 Year Life Expectancy Gap Between US Counties - This Is Angus Deaton, Appalachia And…

News Clips: Week of May 1 - 7

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.The plight of white working-class AmericaReaction (Anne Case and Angus Deaton)Why are working age men…

Wilson School Faculty Member Elected to American Philosophical Society

Two Princeton University faculty members were among the 32 new members recently elected to the American Philosophical Society (APS), the nation’s oldest scholarly organization.Anne Case, who holds a joint appointment at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Department of Economics, was elected to…

Massey Wins Award from Society for Applied Anthropology for Three Decades of Work on Mexico-U.S. Migration

The board of directors for the Society for Applied Anthropology has awarded Douglas S. Massey and Jorge Durand Arp-Nisen the 2018 Bronislaw Malinowski Award in recognition of their 30 years of work on the Mexican Migration Project.The Mexican Migration Project was created in 1982 by an interdisciplinary team of researchers to…

Deaton Accepts Part-Time Appointment as USC Presidential Professor of Economics

Sir Angus Deaton has been appointed Presidential Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California (USC). This honor is presented to individuals who have high academic recognition combined with landmark contributions to society.Deaton, winner of the 2015 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will spend two…

News Clips: Week of Apr. 24 - 30

The following is a compilation of media clips in which WWS faculty members have been mentioned, cited or quoted. This list is updated weekly. If an item is missing, please email extaff@princeton.edu, and we will add it promptly.Commentary: 'Girls' gave us the wrong ideas about millennialsChicago Tribune (Anne Case and Angus…