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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…

Researchers Propose Surveillance System for Zika Virus and Other Infectious Diseases

A group of prominent researchers from seven institutions including Princeton University are calling for the establishment of a worldwide program to…

Q&A: Gerberding Urges Women to “Raise Their Hands” and Celebrate Differences

Women’s History Month begins this week and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs had the honor of hosting Dr. Julie…

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Policy Workshop Recommendations Support Normalization of U.S.-Cuba Relations

Participants in last fall’s graduate Policy Workshop, “Building Ties with Former Enemies,” met with officials from the U.S. State Department and the…

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…

WWS Reacts: The CDC’s Alcohol Guidelines for Women

Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a recommendation that sexually active women who are not using birth…

Wailoo Contributes to National Academy Report Deeming Mitochondrial Gene Technique ‘Ethically Permissible’

Clinical investigations of mitochondrial replacement techniques which may someday produce what some call “three-parent babies” have been deemed…

WWS Reacts: Lead Exposure and Water Contamination in Flint, Michigan

Since the discovery that its water supply had been contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, the city of Flint, Michigan, has been under a state of…

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Global Health Program Shapes Students in the Classroom and in the Field

Princeton's Global Health Program (GHP) serves as a hub for students interested in tackling some of the most pressing health-related issues of our…

WWS Reacts: Fighting the Zika Virus

President Barack Obama is urging Congress to provide $1.8 billion in emergency funding to combat Zika virus, a mosquito-borne illness that has spread…

Shapiro Receives 2016 Karl Deutsch Award

Jacob Shapiro, associate professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School, has been named winner of…

Policy Task Force Identifies Ways to Improve Health in South Africa

Six million child and 500,000 maternal deaths occur each year worldwide, often from easily-preventable causes. Why do women and children – especially…

“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…

Nancy Duff Campbell: A Path to Public Service

Nancy Duff Campbell is the founder and co-president of the National Women's Law Center. This fall, she visited the Woodrow Wilson School in October…

Currie Wins Carolyn Shaw Bell Award

WWS Reacts: Is Gun Violence an American 'Epidemic'?

Two shooters opened fire at a party in San Bernadino, Calif., last week, killing 14 people and injuring 21, the latest in a series of mass shootings…

WooCast: Sailing the Water's Edge: The Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy

When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid,…

WooCast: Paul Volcker and the Importance of Public Service

Paul Volcker has spent most of his professional life in public service. In this WooCast, he discusses the importance of public service, its role in…

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…

An Anthropological View of the Ebola Outbreak

More than 150 people gathered in Robertson Hall in early October for a panel discussion and reception by four social scientists who examined…

Fung Forum on 'Modern Plagues' Kicks Off in Dublin

On day two of the 2015 Princeton-Fung Global Forum, Tuesday, Nov.

Quiet ‘Epidemic’ Has Killed Half a Million Middle-Aged White Americans

Despite advances in health care and quality of life, white middle-aged Americans have seen overall mortality rates increase over the past 15 years,…

What to Expect from Open Enrollment 2015-2016

November 1 marks the start of the third annual Open Enrollment period for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. Eligible Americans can shop…

Sailing the Water's Edge: The Domestic Politics of American Foreign Policy

When engaging with other countries, the U.S. government has a number of different policy instruments at its disposal, including foreign aid,…

Twitter Chat Focuses on the Government's Role in Relief Efforts

Doug Mercado, an alumnus of Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and an officer with the U…