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New Modeling Will Shed Light On Ways Policy Decisions Affect Human Migration From Sea Level Rise

A new modeling approach can help researchers, policymakers, and the public better understand how policy decisions will influence human migration as…

WWS Reacts: Leaked Cables Reveal Iran’s Influence over Iraq

Around 700 pages of documents detailing Iran’s influence of Iraq were leaked earlier this week, published simultaneously by the Intercept and The New…

Solar and Wind Energy Preserve Groundwater for Drought, Agriculture

Solar and wind farms are popping up around the country to lower carbon emissions, and these renewables also have another important effect: keeping…

Andlinger Center Speaks: Why the Messenger Matters in Climate Action

Study Helps Pinpoint What Makes Species Vulnerable to Environmental Change

WWS Reacts: Trump’s Decision to Withdrawal U.S. Troops from Syria

Last week, President Donald Trump withdrew all U.S. troops from northern Syria. Later, a deal was made between the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and…

Robertson Hall

Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

A fund offered through Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs will support creative, interdisciplinary…

Virtual Reality: A New Space for Developing Nuclear Arms Control

Nuclear weapons dangers are increasing across the globe, with growing arsenals, new weapon systems, plans for using nuclear weapons even earlier in a…

Jacob Socolar

More Farmers, More Problems: How Smallholder Agriculture is Threatening the Western Amazon

Researchers Reveal Ways to Better Predict Future Sea Level Rise

Future sea level rise poses serious threats to the viability of coastal communities but is challenging to project using deterministic modeling…

Reducing Carbon Emissions While Improving Health is Economically Attractive, Study Shows

It’s a classic policy dispute: How much should the current generation invest in reducing carbon emissions for the benefit of future generations?

Oppenheimer Testifies in Congress on the History of Climate Science

Professor Michael Oppenheimer provided a brief, thorough history of climate science at an April 9 hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight…

Princeton Researchers Awarded Funding for Innovative Education Research Projects

A group of researchers at Princeton University will receive funding to work on innovative, cross-disciplinary education research projects over the…

Politics & Polls #128: National Security in the Cyber Age

David Sanger, national security correspondent and senior writer for The New York Times, joins Sam Wang in this episode to discuss the growing…

Michael Oppenheimer

Q&A: Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy

Governments around the world rely on scientific assessments to guide environmental policy and action. Yet, these assessments, like those produced by…

Trade with a net

Delays in Banning Wildlife Trade Put Hundreds of Species at Risk

Two-thirds of species endangered by wildlife trade wait close to or more than two decades to be protected.

Project to Collect Real Portraits of American Life

Today, only half of children grow up to earn more than their parents, as opportunities for upward mobility continue to decline. Meanwhile, more than…

Forest Soundscapes Monitor Conservation Efforts Inexpensively, Effectively

Recordings of the sounds in tropical forests could unlock secrets about biodiversity and aid conservation efforts around the world, according to a…

WWS Reacts: Will the Paris Climate Agreement be a 'Turning Point' for the World?

On Dec. 12, the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris ended with the first climate change agreement in which the representatives of…

“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 reveals…

More Aggressive Climate Policies Are Needed to Save the Future Poor

People often believe that future generations will be better off than their predecessors, but that may be a dangerous assumption when it comes to…

To Save the Earth, Better Nitrogen Use on a Hungrier Planet Must be Addressed

The global population is expected to increase by two to three billion people by 2050, a projection raising serious concerns about sustainable…

WWS Reacts: Do the Paris Attacks Signal a Change in ISIS Strategy?

Following the Nov. 13 shooting rampage in Paris by the Islamic State group, French police are conducting raids to hunt down suspects. Now, the French…

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…

Tilghman Joins National Panel Examining Future of Higher Education

Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University, emeritus, and professor of molecular biology and public affairs, has been named to a national…