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WWS Reacts: The Freedom Act Passed. Now What?

Unable to reach a deal, Senate leaders let three provisions of the Patriot Act expire on May 31. Two days later, the Senate voted to pass the…

Students on Cybersecurity Task Force Weigh Policy Options

"Cybersecurity" has been in the American lexicon for decades. The U.S. has typically taken a defensive approach to cyberwarfare, responding to…

Snowden Participates in Live, Online Discussion at Princeton

On May 2, more than 350 people gathered at the Friend Center at Princeton University to watch a live discussion between and journalist Barton Gellman…

Felten Joins White House as Deputy Chief Technology Officer

Edward Felten, a Princeton University computer scientist who is a leading expert on computer security, has been named U.S. Deputy Chief Technology…

Video Chat Highlights Ebola Response, Lessons Learned

Raphael Frankfurter, a 2013 Princeton graduate and executive director of the nonprofit group Wellbody Alliance, participated in a live video chat…

A Deadly Shadow: Measles May Weaken Immune System Up to Three Years

The measles virus can cause serious disease in children by temporarily suppressing their immune systems. This vulnerability was previously thought to…

WooCast: The History of Plagues

Epidemics. Throughout history, they have obliterated populations and shattered economies. Crippling the public with fear, epidemics have disrupted…

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…

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…

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…

Cropping Africa's Wet Savannas Would Bring High Environmental Costs

With the global population rising, analysts and policymakers have targeted Africa's vast wet savannas as a place to produce staple foods and…

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…

Princeton Forum in Dublin to Focus on Ebola Crisis, Lessons for the Future

The third annual Princeton-Fung Global Forum will bring together researchers, scholars, policymakers and health officials in November to…

Sub-Saharan Africans Rate Their Health and Health Care Among the Lowest in the World

Sub-Saharan Africans rate their health and health-care systems among the lowest in the world, according to a new report published by Princeton…

Mauzerall Named Member of EPA’s Science Advisory Board

Denise Mauzerall, professor of environmental engineering and international affairs in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the…

WWS Reacts: Combating Antibiotic Resistance

The White House recently announced that President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal year 2016 budget will double the amount of federal funding for…