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Winter Policy Trips Enrich the SPIA Experience

SPIA students returned to campus for the spring semester with new outlooks on issues such as climate change and adaptation, urbanization, migration,…

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Rick Barton and Kit Lunney Retirement Announcement

Dear SPIA community, It is with mixed emotions that I announce Frederick (Rick) Barton and Kathryn (Kit) Lunney are retiring from their positions as…

Adam Sigelman MPP ’23

#PolicyProfile: Adam Sigelman MPP ’23

“When I first graduated from college, I was a consultant in the private sector for a few years. I enjoyed the work and thought it was interesting…

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National Endowment for Democracy Announces Appointment of New Board Members

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) announced today that Representative Joaquin Castro, Congressman for the 20th District of Texas; Amaney A…

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SPIA Reacts: What Policymakers Can Do Now to Drive Meaningful Change Following the Police Killing of Tyre Nichols

Following the killing of Tyre Nichols, many across the country are again asking themselves ‘why’? Why do these incidents continue to happen? Despite…

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CMS Updates Its Budget Neutrality Policy

States seeking to innovate in Medicaid may need programmatic flexibility and federal funding that goes beyond what would ordinarily be permitted…

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UK Substantially Underestimates Its Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Production — And Many Other Countries Probably Do Too

A newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production suggests that the United Kingdom severely…

#PolicyProfile: Samuel Lyman MPP ’23

“I grew up watching ‘The West Wing,’ where Rob Lowe plays a White House speechwriter named Sam Seaborn. His character is what first piqued my…

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#PolicyProfile: Nicholas Lim ’24

“I’m originally from Hong Kong, and that’s where I was during the COVID-19 pandemic. I became really interested in the social dynamics of the…

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$2.6 Million NIH Grant Awarded to SPIA Professor to Research the Impact of Migration Trends on Life Expectancy

Arun Hendi, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, was recently awarded…

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‘Chinese, American, Argentinian, Jewish: I’m Proud To Be All of Them at Once.’ Our Year of the Tiger Series Concludes With Ella Gantman.

The Year of the Tiger that launched with the Lunar New Year on Feb. 1, 2022, has been a moment of pride and reflection for Princeton’s vibrant Asian…

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Janet Currie Elected President of American Economic Association

Janet Currie, Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the Co-director of Princeton's Center for Health and Wellbeing,…

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UN Day Opens New Doors, Career Paths for Many SPIA Students

A record 63 SPIA graduate students met with United Nations staff and SPIA alumni during UN Day, held in December, when they attended moderated panels…

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Social Media and Aerial Mapping of Sea Floor Reveal That Tourists Love Hawaiian Coral Reefs Just a Little Too Much

A new analysis combining web-scraped social media data and high-resolution reef mapping in Hawaii shows that live coral cover is both a driver of –…

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SPIA Reacts: Implications of the Taliban's Decision to Ban Women and Girls From Attending School in Afghanistan

Late last December, the Taliban announced plans to ban women from attending universities and girls from attending schools in Afghanistan, one of the…