Category: News
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May 13, 2020 Health Care, News, Service
Todd Green â90 Delivers N95 Masks On the Fly
When California attorney Todd Green â90 volunteered to help transport personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Navajo Nation, little did he know that the effort would take him halfway across the country. But when the email request came, Green and his son, Asher, prepped to leave for Chicago the next day in their âsmall but mightyâ Mooney Ovation two-seater for what became a meaningful trip.
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May 12, 2020 Health Care, News
Liza Hartofilis â04 Answers the Call
Liza Hartofilis â04, chief emergency medicine resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, goes to work every day worried for herself as much as her patients, given the shortage in personal protective equipment, also known as PPE. In fact, she sent her husband and their children out of Manhattan to keep from infecting them should she contract COVID-19 herself. Her story was recently featured on HBOâs “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel.”
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May 11, 2020 Education, News, Podcasts
âWe Roarâ podcast: Princetonâs First Black Valedictorian Marks Multiple Milestones
Princeton senior Nicholas Johnson reflects on becoming the first black student to achieve this honor in school history. He also explains the impact he hopes to have with his computational research into human behavior â including behaviors related to COVID-19 â and how he and his 2020 classmates have persisted through one of the worst crises in modern times.
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May 7, 2020 News
Wilson School Gradsâ 10th ‘Woounionâ Raises a Toast and Funds for Pandemic Relief
Tracey Ross *10, Adam Petkun *10, Jocelyn Yin *10, and Alex Flores *10 raised funds for New Jersey Pandemic Relief while helping classmates celebrate with an online “Woounion.”
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May 3, 2020 Education, News, Service
Remote Academia transformed a campus reading group into a worldwide education resource
Princeton students at the Center for Information Technology Policy have transformed their small campus reading group about how technology can transform education and teaching into a dynamic online resource with more than 3,000 members from 600 academic institutions.
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April 29, 2020 Community, News
Princeton University Relief Fund established to advance local community efforts in response to COVID-19
Princeton University has established the Princeton University Relief Fund to provide additional direct support to community organizations that are working to alleviate economic distress related to COVID-19 among individuals and businesses. The initial University commitment to the fund will be $1 million.
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April 28, 2020 Education, News, Podcasts
Speaking Science to Power: Communicating Facts Amid a âFog of Warâ
President of the American Federation of Scientists Ali Nouri *06 discusses the scientific misinformation and disinformation that has hampered our pandemic response and how his organization is responding.
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April 28, 2020 News, Podcasts, Policy
âWe Roarâ: Cecilia Rouse considers pandemic policy amid an economic pause
The economic crisis being faced by the nation â whether itâs officially called a recession or becomes a depression â will ultimately depend on the speed, efficacy and efficiency with which the federal government can provide aid and support while therapeutics and a vaccine are being developed, said Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, on the latest edition of the âWe Roarâ podcast.
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WWS Reacts: Chinaâs Response to Covid-19
Researchers, health care professionals, and policymakers around the world are looking for the lessons learned from Chinaâs experience quelling the COVID-19 virus. We asked faculty expert Rory Truex, assistant professor of politics and public affairs, to share his thoughts on Chinaâs response to the disease, measures the country put in place to contain the virus and avoid a resurgence, the economic impact on the country, and the future of U.S.-China relations.
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WWS Reacts: Family Health During a Global Pandemic
Under normal circumstances, health care accessibility is an issue for many in the United States. COVID-19 brings new challenges for low-income families, expecting mothers, and others at higher risk for serious illness. Faculty expert Janet Currie takes a deeper look at how the global pandemic has impacted mothers and children, its disproportionate effects on low-income populations, and both the positive implications and gaps of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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April 27, 2020 News, Podcasts, Policy
Politics & Polls #182: Economic Turmoil During Covid-19 Featuring Cecilia Rouse
The Covid-19 pandemic continues to have devastating impacts on the global and U.S. economy. To discuss what lies ahead, Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer talk to Cecilia Rouse, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Rouse, whose interests are in labor economics, served as a member of the Presidentâs Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011.
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April 27, 2020 Community, Health Care, News
An Asian American doctor on the front lines of two wars: Coronavirus and racism
Sojung Yi â12, an ER physician in San Francisco, recounts her personal experiences with anti-Asian racism as she fights COVID-19. (Photo courtesy of Sojung Yi; iStock; Lily illustration)