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Princeton University senior Isam Mina has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. He is among two recipients chosen by The Rhodes Scholarships for Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine (SJLP) as 2026 Rhodes...
A new study in Science aims to understand the evolution and genomic diversity of human-biting mosquitoes, the insects responsible for transmitting many of the world’s deadliest diseases.
Curated by Professor Florent Masse, the festival brought leading French and Francophone artists, a partnership with Festival d’Avignon, and community participation. Princeton once again became a stage for international theater this fall as the Seuls...
The Department of French and Italian is proud to have supported the documentary Enrosadira, created by students Al Potter ‘27 (minoring in Italian) and Jansen Look ‘27 in the Italian Dolomites. As the students put it, “Our film is an artsy...
“Combined and Uneven Emancipation: Exploring Benefits and Pitfalls of Soviet Modernity,” an October 17-18 conference convened experts across social science and humanities disciplines to examine Soviet emancipation projects against the backdrop of the...
World Politics (Volume 77, Issue 4) is available online.
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How Princeton Seniors, Masheke and Taylor, are Shaping the Future of African Innovation
The New Venture Competition (NVC) is an opportunity for early-stage tech entrepreneurs based in Africa to learn, network, and compete for capital needed to launch their businesses. Investors, academics, students, and corporate sponsors across the African continent are encouraged to...
SPO Profs Visit West Africa to Explore Cape Verde During the Princeton in Portugal Program
This January SPO professors Nicola Cooney and Andrea Melloni visited the island of Santiago, Cape Verde (Cabo Verde - in Portuguese). The Repúblika di Kabu Verdi, a former Portuguese colony, is an archipelagic nation, located 350 miles off the western coast...
A Global Seminar Brings to Life the Culture, Politics and Language of Kenya
The most rigorous coursework can only take students so far in the confines of a classroom — especially when they’re learning about cultures on the other side of the globe. This summer, a group of Princeton students explored contemporary life in Kenya, complementing their studies with six weeks...
Art Museum Mounts Survey of Acclaimed Photographer Samuel Fosso
The Princeton University Art Museum's current exhibition, Samuel Fosso: Affirmative Acts, is the first major U.S. survey of one of the most renowned contemporary artists based in Africa today. The exhibition—curated by Princeton University Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu with Silma Berrada,...
Mpala Research Centre hosts U.S. Ambassador to Kenya Meg Whitman ’77
During fall break, a group of senior Princeton academic leaders and administrators — with expertise in infrastructure, operations, information technology, safety and facilities — visited the Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya, and were joined by the newly sworn-in U.S. Ambassador to...
As the Mpala Research Centre Approaches its Third Decade, A Multidisciplinary Focus Emerges
In March, anthropology professor Agustín Fuentes was among a small group that visited the Mpala Research Centre, a 48,000-acre living laboratory nestled in the heart of Kenya. During a tour of a possible archeological site, Fuentes almost immediately spotted what looked like a roughly...
Religious Leaders Reduce Intimate Partner Violence in Uganda
Intimate partner violence — or abuse and aggression in a romantic relationship — is a pervasive global issue. In Uganda, a primarily Christian country in East Africa, 56% of women who’ve been married report being sexually violated by a current partner, according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics....
Building Equitable Outcomes and Prosperity in Africa
Within 30 years, Africa will be home to nearly 25% of the global population. Experts argue it could someday become a global power, making it the focus of global development finance. Is there a way for Africa to capitalize on the moment and deliver prosperity to citizens?
World’s thinnest roots are ‘underground weapons’ in ecological competition
Most of us only think about the easily visible parts of plants — stems, flowers, leaves — but in a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Princeton ecologists Lars Hedin and Mingzhen Lu show that the hidden root systems beneath a South...