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Creative writing professor Aleksandar Hemon’s life was upended by war. In 1992, he was a 27-year-old journalist on an international visitors’ program in the United States when war broke out in his homeland of Bosnia.
Princeton Int’l spoke with Wantchekon about peaceful conflict resolution and the African School of Economics, a project helping to erase some of Africa’s colonial legacies.
Travis Kanoa Chai Andrade, a 2024 graduate, and senior Nolan Musslewhite have been named 2025 Marshall Scholars to pursue two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
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Princeton SPIA Faculty Offer Reactions to Trump Immigration Policies
With President Trump signing 10 administrative orders on immigration in his first week in office and pledging mass deportations and significant changes to border security, faculty at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are providing expert insights into the situation.
New Study Finds that Some Climate-Mitigation Strategies are Better for Wildlife than Others
As we confront the growing climate crisis, society must weigh potential pathways to net-zero emissions. But in the race to decarbonize—including through planting forests and biofuels—a new study finds that well-intended efforts could have unintended impacts on biodiversity, and argues for...
Research Record: Seizing the Policy Opportunities for Health- and Equity-Improving Energy Decisions
Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.
New research reveals groundwater pathways across continent
Researchers from Princeton University and the University of Arizona have created a simulation that maps underground water on a continental scale. The result of three years’ work studying groundwater from coast to coast, the findings plot the unseen path that each raindrop or melted snowflake...
Research Record: Estimating the Collapse of Afghanistan’s Economy Using Nightlights Data
Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.
Understanding Africa’s electric grid is key to growing it
Of the 733 million people who lack access to electricity worldwide, 600 million live in sub-Saharan Africa, according to data from the World Bank. The region’s current electrification pace must triple to bring energy access to this population by 2030.Among the barriers to expanding and improving...
Helping engineers design for waterways on a changing planet
For much of history, the past guided builders’ designs. In a stable environment, this usually worked. Roman aqueducts carried water for centuries, and China’s Grand Canal still helps transport river traffic. But in a changing climate, the past may prove insufficient.
Researchers use a powerful imaging technique to illuminate the colorful plumage of birds: A new study reveals the details of vibrant feathers in a rare hybrid bird-of-paradise
Researchers at Princeton University have used hyperspectral imaging, a powerful technique that captures pictures containing detailed information about the wavelengths of light reflected, to reveal new details about the plumage colors of a rare hybrid bird-of-paradise. By developing a...
How Indigenous Knowledge Can Reshape Conservation
New article in Science argues that ancient ecosystem and multispecies expertise could lead to a new, integrated conservation science in the Amazon and beyond.
Mosquito Genetics May Explain Why Zika Virus Outbreaks Are Rare in Africa – But Climate Change Could Shift the Balance
A new study reveals that Africa’s low rates of Zika virus outbreaks may be due to a surprising factor: the genetic makeup of local mosquito populations. Research by scientists at the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI) at Princeton University, Institut Pasteur, and University of...