Wild Science: The Nature of the Mpala Research Centre
December 2, 2016 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsPrinceton recently expanded its long involvement with Mpala by assuming the role of managing partner, working in close partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, the Kenya Wildlife Service and the National Museums of Kenya to support the facility.
PEI Faculty Seminar Series Video: Lead Exposure and the Black-White Test Score Gap
February 9, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzWe consider a new source of racial disparities in test scores: African American students’ disproportionate exposure to environmental toxins, and, in particular, lead. Using a unique individual-level dataset of children’s preschool lead levels linked with future educational outcomes for children…
A Dangerous Moment for Climate Change and for Science
November 22, 2016 ・ Robert SocolowRobert Socolow on climate change as a risk management problem requiring immediate action.
Bringing People Together as Scientists to Save a Zebra Species
September 15, 2016 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsIntrigued by zebras since he first studied wild horses in North Carolina during the 1980s, Dan Rubenstein focuses a large portion of his research on exploring how wildlife and livestock interact.
PECS: A Program Worth Emulating
July 6, 2016 ・ Joanne Curcio of the Program in Atmospheric and Oceanic SciencesImitation may indeed be the sincerest form of flattery for the Princeton Energy and Climate Scholars (PECS) group whose goal is to encourage communication and scholarly exchange among doctoral candidates and faculty working on a broad range of energy and…
Princeton to Observe Earth Day With Events April 22 and Over Weekend
April 22, 2016 ・ Lisa Nicolaison, Office of SustainabilityToday is Earth Day, and the Princeton University community is observing the annual global celebration supporting the environment with a series of events.
Q&A: Lead Exposure and Water Contamination in Flint, Michigan
February 12, 2016 ・ Kristina Graff and B. Rose HuberSince the discovery that its water supply had been contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, Flint, Michigan has been under a state of emergency. Lawmakers are grappling with how to address the situation, state investigators are saying their examination could…
NEW: Highwire Earth
February 9, 2016 ・ Holly P. WellesHighwire Earth is a new student-initiated blog at Princeton University focused on sustainable development.
More Aggressive Climate Policies Are Needed to Save the Future Poor
December 8, 2015 ・ Rose HuberPeople often believe that future generations will be better off than their predecessors, but this may not be true for today’s impoverished populations.
