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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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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…

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…

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…

Initially Threatened by Change, People Adapt to Societal Diversity Over Time

President Donald Trump recently introduced immigration reforms that would prioritize education and employment qualifications over family…

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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

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…

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…

“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…

Nancy Duff Campbell: A Path to Public Service

Nancy Duff Campbell is the founder and co-president of the National Women's Law Center. This fall, she visited the Woodrow Wilson School…

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…

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…

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…

WooCast: Behind the Scenes of the Princeton-Fung Global Forum

Resolving epidemics like the Ebola crisis requires a multidisciplinary approach –involving not only public health and medical knowledge…

Behind the Bomb: What About Plutonium Separation?

How to Curb Emissions? Put a Price on Carbon

Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of…

USG President Ella Cheng ’16 Finds Success Outside the Comfort Zone

Rising senior Ella Cheng ’16 made a splash last fall when she was elected Princeton University’s first woman president of the…

"Gold-Standard" Clinical Trials Fail to Capture How Personal Behavior Changes Influence Treatment

Double-blind clinical trials for new drugs are considered the "gold standard" of medical research because they're designed to determine…

WWS Reacts: The Freedom Act Passed. Now What?

Unable to reach a deal, Senate leaders let three provisions of the Patriot Act expire on May 31. Two days later, the Senate voted to pass…

Students on Cybersecurity Task Force Weigh Policy Options

"Cybersecurity" has been in the American lexicon for decades. The U.S. has typically taken a defensive approach to cyberwarfare,…