Research

Elena Araoz Leads Research on Socially Distant Theater

Five online works in the project stretch the limits of imagination and tech for online performances

Faculty Book: Linda Colley Considers the Constitution

Several factors ‘contributed to the rise of constitutions, but the main one was a dramatic increase in ... warfare.’

Gallery: Nine Volumes Document China’s Dunhuang Caves

‘U.S. Crisis Monitor’ Tracks Political Strife, Seeks Peace

‘Jan. 6 was not the beginning. There were so many signs,’ says Shannon Hiller *15

COVID-19: Research Snapshots

New Faculty Books

Faculty Book: Anthony Grafton On the Delicate Art of Assembling Knowledge

Curriculum Vitae: Jeanne Altmann’s ‘Twisty’ Path to Baboon Research

Her perseverance and insight changed the field of biology

Examining How We Misjudge the Emotional Pain of Poverty

Nathan Cheek, a Ph.D. candidate in psychology, has identified what he calls a “thick-skin bias”

Faculty Book: G. John Ikenberry on Bolstering Democracy

Faculty Books: Jhumpa Lahiri, Gaetana Marrone-Puglia, and Nehassaiu deGannes

Environmental Studies: The Paths to Net-Zero

A bold new study provides five affordable pathways for a clean-energy future

COVID-19: Research Snapshots

Essay: ‘There Is, in Short, No Planet B’

‘So how do we face crises and challenges in an increasingly complex world?’

New Princeton Partnership Seeks Resilient Systems

Researchers will seek to understand the qualities of complex systems that produce resilience.

Nonprofit Brings Seafood to Philadelphia’s Lower-Income Communities

A former Princeton postdoc, Talia Young founded Fishadelphia

Scientists Consider Parallels in Climate, Conservation, and COVID-19

Professor David Wilcove studies how humans can save wild animals and why conservation has proven so difficult

Research Snapshot: Three COVID-19 Studies by Princeton Researchers

It’s Not Too Late for Election Activism, says Professor Sam Wang

By looking at narrow leads and volunteering, people can still make a difference in the days before the election

Scholars Warn That Without Moratoriums, U.S. Could Face Torrent of Evictions

The Princeton-based Eviction Lab is tracking the nation’s rental-housing crisis

What Brings Black Americans Together in Politics?

Behind the Research: Professor Ismail White, politics and public affairs

Research: How Protest Movements Can Shape an Election

Omar Wasow researched how violent and nonviolent protest influenced the ballot box during the civil rights era

New Book Releases: Carolyn Yerkes, J. David Velleman *83, and More

Tiger Ethics: How to Pick a Schooling Option This Fall

‘We cannot blindly trust our government or school board leaders’