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Aug 04 2017
Study Links Unhealthy Segregated Neighborhoods to Childhood Asthma
Researchers have had trouble explaining why black children are much more likely than other children to suffer from asthma. A new study by Princeton…
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Jun 29 2017
Climate Change to Damage U.S. Economy, Increase Inequality
Unmitigated climate change will make the United States poorer and more unequal, according to a study published June 29 in the journal Science. The…
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Jun 28 2017
Decrease in Lead Exposure in Early Childhood May Be Responsible for Drop in Crime Rate
Exposure to lead in the preschool years significantly increases the chance that children will be suspended or incarcerated during their school…
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May 25 2017
U.S. Nuclear Regulators Greatly Underestimate Potential for Nuclear Disaster
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans…
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May 24 2017
Social and Emotional Learning Essential for Children’s Educational Success
The Trump administration hopes to slash $10.6 billion from current education initiatives, channeling part of the money to expanding charter schools…
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May 18 2017
'A Bee, a Tree, What’s In It For Me?' Class Examines Environmental Policy
On a morning in March, Professor Michael Oppenheimer pointed to a photograph he took while flying over the North Pole.
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May 03 2017
Current Climate Change Measurements Mask Trade-Offs Necessary for Policy Debates
Scientists and policymakers use measurements like global warming potential to compare how varying greenhouse gases, like carbon dioxide and methane,…
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Apr 28 2017
Synthetic Gas Would Cut Air Pollution but Worsen Climate Damage in China
Severe air pollution has plagued China's industrial regions in recent decades, a situation that has received worldwide attention thanks to photos of…
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Mar 13 2017
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…
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Feb 21 2017
Baldwin Wins Student Paper Award from American Meteorological Society’s Board on Environment and Health
Jane Baldwin, a Ph.D. candidate in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at Princeton University, has received a top student paper award from the American…
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Feb 01 2017
Buchanan Wins Outstanding Student Paper Award from American Geophysical Union
Maya Buchanan, a Ph.D. candidate at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs concentrating in in Science,…
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Jan 04 2017
The Fire Through the Smoke: Working for Transparency in Climate Projections
The government of a low-lying island nation is considering the construction of a seawall to protect its capital and economic hub from the rising seas…
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Dec 19 2016
Climate Policy Simulator Forces Users to Confront Ethics and Science Behind Policy Choices
Responding to the challenges of climate change depends both on scientific assessment as well as value judgments by citizens, academics and…
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Oct 26 2016
Integration Between Pre-K and K-3 Programs Needs to be Strengthened, Princeton-Brookings Journal Finds
High-quality pre-K programs can indeed play an important role in improving later outcomes for children, particularly for children from more…
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Sep 20 2016
The Next Four Years: The Environment and Climate Change
Issues related to the environment and climate change will demand the new president's attention soon after he or she takes office Jan. 20 and…
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Sep 07 2016
Seeing the Forest for the Trees: World's Largest Reforestation Program Overlooks Wildlife
After years of environmental destruction, China has spent billions of dollars on the world's largest reforestation program, converting a combined…
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Aug 11 2016
Neilson Ushers Peruvian Education Policy Laboratory
Professor Christopher Neilson is passionate about ensuring that government policy — in particular education policy — is founded on theory and…
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Jun 27 2016
Household Fuels Exceed Power Plants and Cars as Source of Smog in Beijing
Beijing and surrounding areas of China often suffer from choking smog. The Chinese government has made commitments to improve air quality and has…
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Jun 13 2016
Youth With Parents and Household Members in Prison More Likely to Have First Baby Before Marriage
As incarceration rates have increased in the United States, so has the likelihood that children will endure the imprisonment of a parent — especially…
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Jun 06 2016
The Rise of Intimate Partner Violence During the Great Recession
Financial strain has long been one of the leading causes of family discord, but a recent study suggests that simply living through major economic…
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May 18 2016
SINSI Spotlight: A Passion for the Health and Well-Being of Others
Concern for the health and well-being of others has long been a driving force for Marlise Pierre-Wright ’12, MPA ’16. As a Princeton University…
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May 04 2016
As Global Temperatures Rise, Children Must Be Central to Climate Change Debates
Forecasts suggest that by 2050, the world could see 200 million environmental migrants, many of whom would be children. For this reason and others,…
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Apr 29 2016
SINSI Spotlight: Wildlife Conservation on the Ground
For Alexandra Kasdin ’14, MPA ’18, a passion for wildlife conservation began when she was eight years old. Inspired by her first grade teacher—who…
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Apr 27 2016
Graduate Students Tackle Climate Change
The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference led to a historic agreement, in which 195 nations promised to reduce future greenhouse gas…
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Apr 20 2016
Mortality Rates Improve Among Kids and Young Adults in the US, Especially in Poor Counties
Recent studies of mortality trends paint a gloomy picture for many middle-aged and older Americans, but a new study focused on children reveals a…