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Keith Wailoo

Wailoo Named Co-Chair of National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Ad Hoc Committee on Equity and Innovation

While new health and medicine technologies from gene editing to artificial intelligence promise to be immeasurably beneficial, they also…

Fixing Social Security

Fixing Social Security (R. Douglas Arnold)

Social Security remains beloved and holds bipartisan support among American citizens. Yet the program faces an insolvency crisis. It pays…

Elke Weber

Weber Named Director of Fung Global Fellows Program

Elke Weber will be the next director of the Princeton Fung Global Fellows Program, an international effort based at the Princeton…

Janet and Biden

Currie Briefs White House on Lead Remediation

Janet Currie briefed President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and members of the President's economic team at a Feb. 8 meeting…

Callout

Q&A: Defining the Age: Daniel Bell

The sociologist Daniel Bell was described as one of the leading American intellectuals of the post-war era. He acutely defined the…

Extreme Climate Fluctuation Drives South African Domestic Migration

Extreme Climate Fluctuation Drives South African Domestic Migration

As the climate crisis worsens, some South Africans are relocating to places with more stable climate conditions, according to a study led…

Heat pump and coal stove

As China Converts to Clean Energy, Households Should Consider Using Heat Pumps to Maximize Climate, Air Quality, Economic, and Health Benefits

Many of China’s households still rely on small coal stoves for heat, which causes air pollution that damages health. To address these…

covid paper

Covid-19 Shutdowns Disproportionately Affected Low-Income Black Households

The alarming rate at which Covid-19 has killed Black Americans has highlighted the deeply embedded racial disparities in the U.S. health…

carbon

Implementing Carbon Pricing during the Pandemic Could Help Countries Recover Greener, Smarter

Countries across the globe have been struggling to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and its accompanying economic slowdown. As economies …

Wilcove

People in Developing Countries Eat Less Bushmeat as They Migrate from Rural to Urban Areas

People around the world, especially in developing countries in Africa, Asia, and South America, consume wild game, or bushmeat, whether…

Mellody Hobson ’91

Mellody Hobson ’91

Shortly after graduating from Princeton University, Mellody Hobson ’91 joined Ariel Investments as an intern. Today, she serves as the…

P&P

Politics & Polls #204: America's Political Epidemic (Abdul El-Sayed)

After a Rose Garden ceremony last week, President Donald Trump, members of his staff, and several Republican senators have all tested…

pain graphic

Middle-Aged Americans Report More Pain Than the Elderly

As people age, they tend to report more acute or chronic pain — a common sign of getting older. Yet, in the United States, middle-aged…

covid-19 graphic

Global Threats: How Lessons from Covid-19 Can Prevent Environmental Meltdown

Epidemiologists highlighted the dangers of Covid-19 in its early stages, but their warnings went largely ignored until rising infection…

Sir Angus Deaton

Covid-19 is Exposing Inequalities in Health and Wealth, Deaton Testifies

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating health disparities in America, with Black and brown communities hit especially…

Endnotes

Leadership During Epidemics, Bioterror Attacks, and Other Public Health Crises (Dr. Laura Kahn)

World leaders have been tested in their ability to protect their citizens against Covid-19, which has upended nearly every facet of…

Politics & Polls #186: Using the 1918 Pandemic as a Blueprint for Today

In grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, many scientists and government officials are looking to the 1918 pandemic as a reference point…

Double-Whammy Weather: Study Identifies Increased Frequency of Connected Patterns from Drought to Heavy Rain in Regional Hotspots Across the Globe

Like an undulating seesaw, weather in some regions swings from drought to heavy rain under the weight of climate-induced changes,…

Wilson School Faculty to Serve on Gov. Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Commission and Advisory Council

A statewide council of leaders will guide New Jersey’s restart and recovery from shutdowns implemented in response to the Covid-19…

Politics & Polls #183: Economic Inequality and Covid-19 Featuring Sir Angus Deaton

Covid-19 has had a disproportionate impact on at-risk populations, shining the spotlight on economic inequality and instability. Issues…

WWS Reacts: China’s Response to Covid-19

As the rest of the world struggles to combat Covid-19, China, where the virus originated in late 2019, appears to have made significant…

Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse

The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have devastating impacts on the global and U.S. economy. As a result of quarantines and social…

Politics & Polls #181: Health Care and Covid-19 Featuring Dr. Richard Besser

Health care is deeply intertwined with public policy, especially now as the world grapples with containing Covid-19. This battle is not…

Macrofinance Lab Receives National Science Foundation Funding

Funding from the National Science Foundation will support the work of a Macrofinance Lab at the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy…

Mentoring Programs Help Female Economists Secure Tenure-Track Positions

There remains a dearth of women in economics, with far fewer females securing tenure-track jobs and publishing academic research than men…