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This Social Entrepreneur Wants Americans to Waste Less Food

Every day before lunch, as a boy growing up in Syria, Maen Mahfoud and his brother would ride their bicycles around the neighborhood to deliver meals to relatives and neighbors who were sick or out working. Hungry and exhausted by the midday heat, they resented the task.

Many Nations Underestimate Greenhouse Emissions from Wastewater Systems, but the Lapse is Fixable

Nations worldwide underestimate greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater systems, research from Princeton University shows. Outdated inventory methods and failure to include items like latrines and untreated sewage in national reports are main reasons.

Behind the Headline: The U.S.-Iran Crisis Explained

President Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran multiple times in recent weeks, accusing Tehran of developing weapons capable of striking the United States. Iranian leaders have vowed to respond if the country is attacked militarily. With rising tensions threatening to further destabilize...

Princeton SPIA Faculty React to U.S. Capture of Venezuelan President Maduro

 Faculty Provide Analysis on Legality, International Implications, and Venezuela’s Future 

Policy Reform in Afghanistan A Student-led Discussion with APL Affiliate - Abdullah Azizi

Global Classrooms, Lasting Lessons: PIIRS Global Seminars Prepare Students for an Interconnected World

Each summer, PIIRS sponsors multidisciplinary Global Seminars that meaningfully unite pedagogy and place. In these six-week credit-bearing courses, students engage with the world beyond Princeton through experiential learning in places at the heart of the seminar’s lessons.

Program in Latin American Studies now housed in PIIRS, strengthening their shared mission

Living on the Edge in the Immersive Princeton in Argentina Course

When I signed up for Princeton in Argentina, I never imagined the summer course would involve hanging off the side of a cliff in the Andes Mountains, looking over a creek of r

Trading Extinction?: Princeton Researchers reveal the Biodiversity Trade-Offs of Global Trade

As countries increasingly outsource their environmental impacts to other nations, Princeton researchers show that global trade is reshaping extinction patterns - potentially setting the stage for a second wave of biodiversity loss.

Donation of Puerto Rican Graphic Artworks to Princeton University Library

Thanks to the generosity of SPO emeritus Professor Arcadio Díaz-Quiñones and his wife Alma Concepción, the Princeton University Library has received a trove of graphic artworks by renowned