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Trust in Local Community Leads to Better Long-Term Decisions Among the Poor

Would you rather receive $100 today or $125 in three months? Recent studies show those at the lowest income levels typically choose the $100 now…

Princeton Faculty Awarded Funding for Innovative Education Research Projects

Six faculty members at Princeton University will receive funding to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education research projects over the…

Social Exclusion Leads to Conspiratorial Thinking, Study Finds

Recent polls have shown that many white, working-class people in America feel pushed out by society, a reason why many voted for President Donald…

Politics & Polls #30: Immigration & Border Control with Doug Massey

A federal appeals court has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order issuing an immigration ban barring people from seven predominantly…

Movin' on Up? Views on Social Mobility Shape Americans' Faith in the Status Quo

Is the American socioeconomic ladder sturdy, offering a good chance for people to move up and down? Or is it rickety, leaving most people stuck where…

Friend or Foe? Each Creates National Unity, a Mix Creates Divisions, Study Shows

Banding together as a nation is often lauded for getting through challenging times, but a new study published by Princeton University and global…

Hernández Rivera Takes Action for Immigrants in NYC

In 2005, Maribel Hernández Rivera MPA/JD ’10 was a first-year master’s student at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and…

International Panel on Social Progress Seeks Comments on Report

The International Panel on Social Progress (IPSP), which brings together social scientists around the world to analyze social trends and spur debate…

Sharing Stories Synchronizes Group Memories

Consider your memories of 9/11. What time was it when you learned about the attack? Where were you? Who were you with?By simply retrieving these…

Q&A: Does the ‘Hispanic Paradox’ Still Exist?

This text is available in English and Spanish. Scroll down for the Spanish translation. El artículo está disponible en inglés y español…

Addressing Economic Hardships in Rural America Could Help Control Drug Epidemic, Wailoo Tells Congress

America’s drug epidemic could be better controlled by addressing the economic hardships facing rural America, Princeton University’s Keith Wailoo…

Students in Policy Task Force Study Migrant Crisis in Europe

Every year citizens flee their homelands to escape political instability, violent conflicts, environmental degradation and grinding poverty. In 2015…

Tighter Enforcement Along the US-Mexico Border Backfired, Researchers Find

The rapid escalation of border enforcement over the past three decades has backfired as a strategy to control undocumented immigration between Mexico…

Age and Mobility Predict Death Better Than One’s ‘Molecular Clock’

Advances in technology allow scientists to measure intricate details about the human body that greatly enhance understanding of health, disease and…

Playing Dumb and Giving the Cold Shoulder: How Stereotypes Pervade the Workplace

People in the workplace may adjust their behavior to break stereotypes about themselves or match the stereotypes of others — even if it means playing…

Ebola Crisis Provides Framework for Responding to Outbreaks like Zika Virus

As world leaders grapple with containing the Zika virus, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa provides valuable lessons for how to respond to other…

Students With Influence Over Peers Reduce School Bullying by 30 Percent

Curbing school bullying has been a focal point for educators, administrators, policymakers and parents, but the answer may not lie within rules set…

“Impassioned Debate” Results in Noteworthy Journal

While producing the annual Journal of Public and International Affairs (JPIA) is no small task, a review of this year’s 26th edition clearly…

Princeton-Fung Global Forum Identifies Approaches for Dealing with 'Modern Plagues'

On the verdant campus of University College Dublin, nearly 300 public health experts and practitioners, government officials, scholars and students…

Selective Media Coverage May Cause Us to Forget Certain Health Facts

The health facts presented by mass media in the midst of a disease outbreak are likely to influence what we remember about the disease, and new…

Tienda Named to Population Reference Bureau’s Board of Trustees

Marta Tienda, Maurice P. During '22 Professor of Demographic Studies and professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson…

WWS Reacts: Hungary Declares a State of Migration Emergency

A law passed by the Hungarian parliament last week gave the government the right to declare a state of migration emergency to cope with the tens of…

Hypersegregated Cities Face Tough Road to Change

Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri, share more than being the sites of racial strife over the past year. Both are part of metropolitan areas…

Gift Establishes Kahneman and Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton

A $10 million gift will create the Daniel Kahneman and Anne Treisman Center for Behavioral Science and Public Policy at Princeton, enabling the…

Maternal Health in India Much Worse than Previously Thought

More than 40 percent of women in India are underweight when they begin pregnancy, according to a new study published by Princeton University's…