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A cross-disciplinary collective seeks nature-based solutions for protecting the world’s most important biome.

Princeton University graduates Beatriz Alcala-Ascencion ‘25, Gustavo Blanco-Quiroga ‘25, Thomas Coulouras ‘25 and Alan Plotz ‘25 were awarded the Henry Richardson Labouisse 1926 Prize to pursue international civic engagement projects for one year following graduation.

Princeton Class of 2026 member Alison Fortenberry has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship, which supports undergraduate students to pursue graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Six exceptional scholars from around the world will come to Princeton University this fall to begin a year of research, writing and collaboration as the 13th cohort of Fung Global Fellows.

Four scholars from disciplines spanning political science, sociology and anthropology have been named to the inaugural cohort of PIIRS Postdoctoral Fellows Program.

Princeton juniors Ammon Love and Alex Norbrook, and sophomore Carolina Pardo have been named Udall Scholars. They join a cohort of 55 scholars selected from 381 candidates nominated by 175 colleges and universities nationwide.

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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.
Nicaraguan Social Justice Activist Dora María Téllez Joins Princeton as a Visiting Scholar
Dora María Téllez joined the Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) as a Visiting Research Scholar June through August 2023. Her visiting fellowship was made possible with the support from PLAS, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, and the Princeton School of Public...
ESOC Convenes First Latin American Conference
Last month, for the first time, SPIA’s Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) project convened a conference in Latin America, gathering in Bogotá, Colombia, for more than a dozen presentations of working papers on conflict, crime, state legitimacy, political participation, and migration...
Latin American Historian Corinna Zeltsman Awarded NEH Grant
Corinna Zeltsman, assistant professor of history has received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) in a round of awards to humanities projects nationwide.
Amazonian Indigenous Leader Davi Kopenawa Asks Princeton to Urgently Support the Struggles of the Rainforest’s Guardians
The urgency of the crises unfolding in the Amazon cannot be overstated: Illegal gold miners have contaminated the forest’s waterways, causing so many deaths by malnutrition and other maladies of the indigenous Yanomami people that Brazil’s new president has opened a genocide probe.
Every Day the River Changes: Jordan Salama '19's journey along the Magdalena River
The combination of Jordan Salama's personal drive, choices and chance encounters paved the way for him to have a life-changing experience that, through his passion and talent, he would ultimately share in his book Every Day The River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena. Jordan discusses his...
‘Fantastic giant tortoise,’ believed extinct, confirmed alive in the Galápagos
A tortoise from a Galápagos species long believed extinct has been found alive and now confirmed to be a living member of the species. The tortoise, named Fernanda after her Fernandina Island home, is the first of her species identified in more than a century.
Next pre-read centers on alumnus' voyage through Colombia
This year’s Pre-read will show first-year students how their Princeton journeys can take them far beyond what they ever imagined. “Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena,” traces Class of 2019 graduate Jordan Salama’s voyage along Colombia’s most important river and...
‘Amazonian Leapfrogging’ conference brings top thinkers to campus to focus on climate and social inequality
Top thinkers and stakeholders from Brazil will visit the Princeton campus May 5-6 to discuss with the University community the critical environmental and climate justice issues facing the Brazilian Amazon and its Indigenous peoples.
Seminario Rita Segato
This seminar on Rita Segato will explore the transdisciplinary and pioneering work of one of the most important figures of the Latin American critical scene. The four-course meetings will be led by students, professors, and other members of our university community who are interested...