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Denise Mauzerall

Mauzerall Named American Geophysical Union Fellow

Denise Mauzerall has joined exclusive company. She is one of 53 individuals this year to have been elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union…

Seema Jayachandran

Whose CO2 is it Anyway? Seema Jayachandran’s Research Explores Alternate Mitigation Efforts

As CO2 emissions continue to climb globally, Seema Jayachandran, a professor of economics and public affairs and co-director of the Research Program…

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Social Media, Polarization, and the 2020 Presidential Election

The 2016 U.S. presidential election raised significant concerns among academics, political observers, policymakers, and much of the general public…

SPI 402D Junior Policy Task Force students and faculty

Policy Task Force Explores Reparations for African Americans in New Jersey

How should New Jersey repair the historic and ongoing harms caused by slavery, segregation, and racial subjugation?

Susan L. Marquis

New Report Highlights Benefits of Worker-Driven Social Responsibility

Myriad solutions within the social responsibility sector have emerged in response to the increased attention around human rights abuses facing low…

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Assessment of How Climate Scientists Communicate Risk Shows Imperfections, Improvements

Scientists have long struggled to find the best way to present crucial facts about future sea level rise, but are getting better at communicating…

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Appetite for Transparency Affects How Governments Borrow

Most governments worldwide borrow, for a variety of purposes. Countries in the Global South historically had fewer options for international credit,…

Dean’s Dialogue: SPIA in D.C.

SPIA enters a new era with the establishment of a physical presence in the nation’s capital. Dean Amaney Jamal chats with Washington veteran Alan…

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…

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…

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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 –…

The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier

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…

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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…

SPIA Reacts: Insights on the Implications of the U.S. Midterm Elections

There’s still much to unpack about what Election Day and the campaigns that preceded it mean for the U.S. election process, continued attempts to…

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…

SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran

SPIA Reacts: Protests in Iran

More than three weeks after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police, deadly anti-government protests continue across…

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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…