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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…

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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 …

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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…

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Mellody Hobson ’91

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

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Glaser Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society

Professor Alexander Glaser, a physicist by training, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society “for major contributions…

Kathryn Edin

Universal Childhood Allowance Could Reduce Childhood Poverty, Edin Testifies

Today, about 15 million children in the United States live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold. This is why…

Social Networks May Drive College Decisions

Younger siblings may indeed look up to their older kin — to the point that it influences where they go to college.Using data from…

Pesticide Companies Leverage Regulations for Financial Gains

Pesticides are present in many food products and play a central role in the production of traded agriculture, giving them global 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,…

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…

Politics & Polls #144: The Origins of the Internet Featuring David Kushner

The internet continues to expand and grow in complexity, yet many people are unaware of its origins. Understanding the internet’s roots…

Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development

Princeton University and the Brookings Institution released “Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development” on May 29.

WWS Reacts: Restricting Abortions Across America

Reproductive rights are now front and center in the 2020 campaign, as a number of states recently have tried to restrict or regulate…

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Facebook Data Transparency Advisory Group Releases Final Report

On May 23, 2019, Facebook’s Data Transparency Advisory Group (DTAG) released its independent report, which assesses Facebook’s methods of…

Politics & Polls #133: Women of Color in the Digital Space Featuring Kimberly Bryant

The technology sector is an important part of the economy, yet there exists a dearth of women in the field — especially females of color…

Reports of Corruption Increase in Nigeria After Film and Text Campaign

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…

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…

Fake News Shared by Very Few, But Those Over 65 More Likely to Pass on Such Stories, New Study Finds

A small percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called “fake news” sites on Facebook during the 2016…

Politics & Polls #23: Democrats in Trump’s America

Since Donald Trump’s election, there has been considerable debate about what the Democratic party should do next. While some Democrats…

WWS Reacts: How Facebook Influenced the US Presidential Election

Facebook — which has been raked over the coals for allowing the dissemination of fake news stories about the 2016 election — is now…

Schools Remain a Potential Hotspot for Measles Transmission, Even in the Vaccine Era

Measles, one of the world's most contagious diseases, can spread more quickly in schools than previously thought, according to Princeton…

Politics & Polls #21: Asymmetric Politics

Political polarization is the worst it’s been since the Civil War, some experts argue. How did we get here? How have America’s ideologies…

Q&A: Online Health Care Records to Automated Cars – Privacy and Economic Policy Needed to Keep Up with Our Rapidly Evolving World

Phil Weiser, founder of the Silicon Flatirons Center for Law, Technology and Entrepreneurship at the University of Colorado, works hard…

Q&A: Protection from DDoS Attacks

Twitter experienced a global distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack in October, causing the social media site to temporarily go dark…