Research
Research content overview
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’
Life As We Know It: A Poem by Esther Schor
Q&A: Professor Julian E. Zelizer on Newt Gingrich’s Partisan Politics
‘In pursuit of partisan power, he was willing to break with convention’
Tiger Ethics: Protesting and Mask-Wearing During a Pandemic
‘Protesting severe injustice is worth doing; there is compelling moral reason to do it’
A Moment For Historian Richard Hofstadter on Anti-Intellectualism
“Hofstadter believed that intellectual values were crucial to a democratic society,” says Professor Sean Wilentz