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Health Challenge Intern Wins Churchill Scholarship.

February 3, 2011 ・ Jennifer Greenstein Altmann, Princeton University

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…

Are We Running Out of Antibiotics?

December 7, 2010 ・ Jeneen Interlandi, Newsweek
S.O.S. sign written in beach sand near beach waves hahaha

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…

S.O.S. sign written in beach sand near beach waves hahaha

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,…

Princeton Junior and Grand Challenges Intern, Mathias Esmann, Receives the 2010 International Center International Service Award

May 19, 2010 ・ Nick DiUlio

Princeton junior Mathias Esmann will receive the 2010 International Service Award, which is presented annually by the Davis International Center to a student or student group in recognition of crosscultural humanitarian endeavors. Esmann will receive the award at a ceremony…

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…

Grand Challenges Highlights: Spring/Summer 2010

May 15, 2010 ・ Carol Peters

Now in its third year of funding, the Grand Challenges Initiative, administered by PEI in collaboration with the Woodrow Wilson School and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, has created a diverse research and scholarship endeavor. Below are a…