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…
$2.6 Million NIH Grant Awarded to SPIA Professor to Research the Impact of Migration Trends on Life Expectancy
Arun Hendi, an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, was recently awarded…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Mojola Wins Best Publication Award From American Sociological Association
Sanyu A. Mojola received the 2022 Outstanding Publication Award from the American Sociological Association's Section on Aging & the Life Course…
"Indebted Societies" Wins Two Awards From American Political Science Association
A book by Andreas Wiedemann, assistant professor of politics and international affairs, received two awards from the American Political Science…
Dean's Dialogue: Why Local Government is Sexy (Christina Henderson MPA '12)
Equitable policies for families and children is a focus for Christina Henderson MPA '12, at-large member of the DC City Council. In this episode of…
#Changemakers: Hélène Benveniste Ph.D. '21
Climate-driven migration is having global impacts, something Hélène Benveniste Ph.D. '21 is acutely aware of thanks to her research. There are an…
Dean's Dialogue: Come Here if You're Serious About Service (Baher Iskander MPA '22)
April is Arab American Heritage Month, and to reflect on this diverse community, Dean Amaney Jamal sits down in conversation with Baher Iskander MPA …
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 out more in…