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SPIA Students Explore the World’s Climate Challenges at COP27

Recognizing the importance of introducing the next generation to some of the world’s most important policy conversations, the Princeton School of…

Susan Baek

‘It’s almost impossible to perceive me as what I fully constitute.’ Our Year of the Tiger Series Continues.

The Year of the Tiger that launched with this Lunar New Year is a moment of pride and reflection for Princeton’s vibrant Asian and Asian American…

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Princeton Researchers Tackle Infectious Disease, Climate, and the Link Between the Two

As experienced in the recent COVID pandemic, the outbreak and rapid spread of infectious disease has potential to dramatically impact human morality,…

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Michael Oppenheimer Writes Chapter in Greta Thunberg’s New Book

Princeton climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer first came to the attention of climate activist Greta Thunberg in 2019, the year of the children’s…

SPIA Reacts: Insights on the Implications of the U.S. Midterm Elections

There’s still much to unpack about what Election Day and the campaigns that preceded it mean for the U.S. election process, continued attempts to…

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SGS Brings Impactful Conversations on Physics, Nuclear Weapons to Princeton’s Campus

Sixty years after the Cuban Missile Crisis, the threats posed by nuclear weapons are as relevant as ever. Since 2020, the Princeton School on…

Dean's Dialogue: Low-carbon Buildings From Plastic Waste (Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14)

Within 30 years, Africa will be home to nearly 25% of the global population. As such, it’s poised to become a global power and is the focus of…

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Princeton University-HBCU Partnerships Launch First Research Projects

Ten research collaborations between Princeton University faculty and their peers at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have been…

Christian Pollard

#PolicyProfile: Christian Pollard ’23

“I grew up in rural Alabama on a cattle ranch in a town of, at the time, 409 people. Living in a rural area, it's virtually impossible to access…

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#PolicyProfile: Uma Menon ’24

“My first book, “Hands for Language,” was about my experience as a daughter of immigrants growing up in America and my identity as a woman of color…

SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran

SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran

More than three weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police, deadly anti-government protests continue across…

Ben Bernanke

Ben Bernanke, Former Princeton Professor and Economics Department Chair, Receives Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

Ben Bernanke, a Princeton professor of economics and public affairs from 1985 to 2002, chairman of the economics department from 1996 to 2002, and…

#PolicyProfile: Austin Edwards MPP ’23

“My parents instilled in me the value of giving back to the community, not just in our home but also through our church. I was born in Trenton and…

Billy Doyle

#PolicyProfile: Billy Doyle ’24

“My foundational years were during a time when Brexit was the presiding issue of everything in the UK. This issue dominated the news throughout those…

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Princeton Dissociates From Segments of Fossil Fuel Industry

The Board of Trustees of Princeton University voted earlier this month to dissociate from 90 companies pursuant to a fossil fuel dissociation…