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Tuesday June 30
Six exceptional scholars from around the world will come to Princeton University virtually this fall to begin a year of research, writing and collaboration as the eighth cohort of Fung Global Fellows.
Wednesday June 17
The Princeton Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities announced its 2020 summer digital research grants, which will support 31 faculty-student collaborations, 28 independent graduate student projects and 11 independent undergraduate student projects.
Thursday June 11
Alisha Holland, associate professor in the Department of Government at Harvard University, was awarded the 2020 Seligson Prize for her paper “Diminished Expectations: Redistributive Preferences in Truncated Welfare States,” first published in World Politics in October 2018.
Tuesday June 02
The Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities (PMI) has named Shoshana Goldstein, Sophie Hochhäusl, Adrián Lerner Patrón, and Halimat Somotan as Princeton Mellon Fellows for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Monday May 18
As part of the spring course "Critical African Studies," five seniors graduating with a certificate in African studies created a podcast, "Coronawatch," which reviewed the history of pandemics on the African continent, the current reach of COVID-19, responsed by local and global actors, and the economic impact of this public health crisis.
Thursday May 14
On Thursday, May 7, the Fung Global Fellows Program addressed the challenges of imagining internationalism and solidarity in the global context of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday May 12
The spring course “Amazonia, The Last Frontier: History, Culture, and Power” transitioned to remote instruction after spring break due to the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier in the term, students had visited the Princeton University Library’s Special Collections to see several rare and unique items on the Amazon, and then, from off-site, they were able to access the materials digitally.
Monday May 11
As civic leaders and urban planners work to make cities more sustainable and livable by investing in outdoor spaces and recreational activities such as biking and walking, Princeton researchers have identified the benefit of an activity largely overlooked by policymakers — home gardening.
Tuesday April 28
The student organizers of Princeton University’s Africa Summit found a way to convene their community, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic, with an online discussion led by young entrepreneurs working to create positive change on the continent.
Thursday March 12
PIIRS is cancelling its public (on campus) events for the remainder of March and April.
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