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Deaton Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Angus Deaton, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs and a professor of economics and international affairs, has been elected a…

Class Snapshot: 'Ebola in 2014: The Science, Society and Politics of a Modern Epidemic'

Class: "Ebola in 2014: The Science, Society and Politics of a Modern Epidemic" Description: This course, offered primarily to juniors and…

The senior thesis of Princeton student Hanna Kim examines the civil society response to earthquakes in China and Japan over the last decade. Kim is a major in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs who is interested in pursuing a career in U.S.-East Asia relations.

Breaking Ground in East Asian Earthquake Disaster Relief

In 2008, a magnitude-7.9 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, leaving more than 87,000 people dead or missing, and millions homeless.

The senior thesis of Princeton student Hanna Kim examines the civil society response to earthquakes in China and Japan over the last decade. Kim is a major in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs who is interested in pursuing a career in U.S.-East Asia relations.

WWS Reacts: Iran and the Path to a Nuclear Agreement

A preliminary agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program was reached April 2 by Iran and six world powers: the five permanent members of the U.N…

Alumna Kate Grant Gives a Voice to the World’s Poorest Women

Fatima went into labor with her first child at the age of 16. As is custom in her nomadic community in western Sudan, she planned to deliver the baby…

Wailoo Serves on IOM Committee Focused on Mitochondrial Gene Therapy

The United Kingdom's House of Commons recently voted to allow British researchers to pursue a controversial new fertility treatment intended to help…

Senior Falcon awarded Michel David-Weill Scholarship for study at Sciences Po

Princeton University senior Eric Falcon has been awarded the 2015 Michel David-Weill Scholarship to pursue a master's degree in European affairs at…

Alumni Join Ebola Intervention in West Africa

Ebola is difficult to contract. The disease is not airborne like influenza or Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) – a healthy person must come…

WWS Reacts: Dissecting China's Annual Session

China's National People's Congress (NPC) recently ended its annual session, a 10-day event in which nearly 3,000 delegates gather to pass laws,…

Ebola Outbreak of 2014 May Have Laid Tracks for Deadly Measles Epidemic in Africa

The Ebola outbreak that has swept West Africa since 2014 may have cleared the way for a more familiar killer that could claim thousands of more lives…