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2011 PEI/GC Interns Share Summer Research Findings

October 10, 2011 ・ Pascale Maloof Poussart

On September 30 and October 7, PEI hosted its 4th annual Summer of Learning Symposia. Held on campus, these two full-day conferences are a culminating event for 111 undergraduate students whose summer experiences focused on scientific, technical, policy, and human…

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Grand Challenges Program Publishes 2007-2010 Progress Report

January 19, 2011 ・ Igor Heifetz

In December 2010, PEI published a Progress Report chronicling early success towards implementing the Grand Challenges Program at Princeton. With a bold commitment to providing leadership and solutions for a globally connected world, Princeton’s Grand Challenges Program is an ambitious…

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PEI Researchers Combat Climate Change through Land Rehabilitation and Carbon Sequestration in Northern Kenya

November 29, 2010 ・ www.csucrsp.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                November 29, 2010                        PRINCETON, N.J. – Researchers from Princeton University, in partnership with scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of California, Davis, and University…

PEI/Grand Challenges Interns Embark on Summer Adventures that Span the Globe

June 29, 2010 ・ Carol Peters

It is summer in Princeton, and while the humidity and bees have arrived, nearly 100 Princeton undergraduates have left to begin summer internships through the PEI/Grand Challenges Internship Program. This exciting program provides extraordinary opportunities for undergraduates to engage in…

Anthropology Professor Carolyn Rouse Spearheads Effort to Build the First High School in Oshiyie, Ghana, with Support from PEI/Grand Challenges

June 17, 2010 ・ Karin Dienst

The work of Carolyn Rouse, a professor of anthropology and African American studies, takes a wide-ranging approach to studying inequality and social justice. She focuses her scholarship on medicine, religion, education and development. Her research has taken her into hospitals,…

A Note from PEI’s Director

May 15, 2010 ・ Stephen Pacala

Stephen Pacala (left) and Steve Cosson at The Great Immensity on April 17. (Photo: Bentley Drezner) June is quickly approaching, and soon a record number of students will graduate with Certificates in Environmental Studies. This is an ideal time to…