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SPIA in New Jersey Launch Emphasizes That Research Makes for Sound Public Policy

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs formally launched its SPIA in New Jersey initiative Friday, April 28, convening policy…

SPIA in New Jersey to Launch With Public Event April 28

The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs will launch its SPIA in New Jersey initiative with a half-day of presentations and panel…

Denise Mauzerall

Behind the Research: Denise Mauzerall Takes On Worldwide Ecological Problems

Denise Mauzerall wasn’t sure whether she wanted to become a scientist or a lawyer. All she knew was that she wanted to have the biggest impact on the…

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From Princeton to Policymakers: Tigers at the State Department Are Helping to Forge International Agreements Around Climate Change

When the last session of week one ended at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), held November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, most diplomats…

Dean's Dialogue: SPIA in NJ Launch

With SPIA in NJ launching April 28, Dean Amaney Jamal took some time to chat about the initiative with Stacy Mann, its director.

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SPIA Reacts: Bank Bailouts – No Bank Is Too Small to Matter

The Silicon Valley Bank bailout was necessary. But was it timely or fair? If the intervention itself was timely, the decision to intervene was by all…

Kenneth Roth

Former Human Rights Watch Leader Roth to Join SPIA Faculty for 2023-24 Academic Year

A former longtime head of Human Rights Watch will join the faculty of the School of Public and International Affairs this fall. Kenneth Roth, who…

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Profiles in Perseverance: Living With Hope

To commemorate International Women’s Day, the Afghanistan Policy Lab profiled eight Afghan women, highlighting the struggle and the fight of women in…

Alan Blinder

Princeton Economist Alan Blinder to Receive 2023 Moynihan Prize for Scholarship and Public Service

Alan Blinder, the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, will receive the 2023 Daniel…

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UK Substantially Underestimates Its Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Production — And Many Other Countries Probably Do Too

A newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production suggests that the United Kingdom severely…

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Social Media and Aerial Mapping of Sea Floor Reveal That Tourists Love Hawaiian Coral Reefs Just a Little Too Much

A new analysis combining web-scraped social media data and high-resolution reef mapping in Hawaii shows that live coral cover is both a driver of –…

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Two Rhode Island Coastal Flood Defense Projects Provide Lessons for Making Future Infrastructure Projects More Successful

More than ten years have passed since Hurricane Sandy exposed New York City to devastating coastal flooding. Several cost-effective flood…

Dean's Dialogue: COP27 - Students and Faculty Discuss Climate Policy

Recently, a group of our Princeton students and faculty traveled to Sharm El Sheik, Egypt for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…

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Europe’s Proposed Climate Plan Will Outsource Deforestation and Harm Biodiversity

Europe’s “Fit for 55” climate plan, through its bioenergy rules, outsources deforestation and sacrifices Europe’s opportunity for a beneficial land…

Dean's Dialogue: Influencing Public Policy Firsthand

Public policy influences all aspects of our lives, yet few people give much thought to how policy is made, let alone experience the policymaking…

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SPIA Students Explore the World’s Climate Challenges at COP27

Recognizing the importance of introducing the next generation to some of the world’s most important policy conversations, the Princeton School of…

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Princeton Researchers Tackle Infectious Disease, Climate, and the Link Between the Two

As experienced in the recent COVID pandemic, the outbreak and rapid spread of infectious disease has potential to dramatically impact human morality,…

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Michael Oppenheimer Writes Chapter in Greta Thunberg’s New Book

Princeton climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer first came to the attention of climate activist Greta Thunberg in 2019, the year of the children’s…

Dean's Dialogue: Low-carbon Buildings From Plastic Waste (Kidus Asfaw MPA ’14)

Within 30 years, Africa will be home to nearly 25% of the global population. As such, it’s poised to become a global power and is the focus of…

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Princeton Dissociates From Segments of Fossil Fuel Industry

The Board of Trustees of Princeton University voted earlier this month to dissociate from 90 companies pursuant to a fossil fuel dissociation…

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SPIA Reacts: Have Migrants Become 'Political Pawns'?

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planes of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard on Sept. 14, causing confusion on the Massachusetts island. A day…

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Funding Available for Innovative Education Projects and Programs

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

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Carbon Dioxide Emissions More Costly to Society Than Previously Thought

A multi-year study of the social cost of carbon, a critical input for climate policy analysis, finds that every additional ton of carbon dioxide…

Dean's Dialogue: Hope for Afghanistan (Amb. Adela Raz)

It’s been a year since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the Taliban’s takeover of the country. Since then, the lives of many Afghans,…

Globalization — Good Politics, Bad Policy? (Layna Mosley, B. Peter Rosendorff)

Governments around the world are limiting their countries' engagement with the global economy. These anti-globalization attitudes are troubling,…