Research

Chronicling Where History Meets Science

Behind the Research: Historian Michael Gordin

Crime Fiction: The Most American Genre

Faculty Book: Alfred Bendixen

Real-World Research: Meeting of Minds

Collaboration, student innovations on display at Princeton’s Research Day

Economics: Scandinavia Offers Wage-Gap Insights

In Short

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Creative Writing: Life, By the Book

Writer Yiyun Li describes how she found purpose and solace in ‘the land of stories’

In Short: A Friendly Microbe, Hostile Neighbors, and More

Why America Stumbles in Making Peace

Faculty Book: Rick Barton

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Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences: Glacial Brace

A dramatic proposal to stem sea-level rise through geoengineering

Sociology: Studying Life on the Edge

New sociologists study how to improve life for America’s most disadvantaged

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Ecological Cost of War

Wildlife, not just people, suffer long-term damage during civil conflicts

In Short: Birds and Coffee, Extending Fertility, and More

Q&A: Ashley Dawson on Climate Control

New climate-action plans help communities take charge of their own climate destinies

Computer Science: Too Much Information

Websites that record users’ sessions for quality control often collect sensitive data

Music: Jazz, with a South Indian Twist

Q&A: John Borneman on the Refugees’ Dilemma

The journey to Germany is often perilous, but acceptance presents yet another hurdle

Economics: The Price of Our Energy

Study documents consequences for babies born to mothers living close to fracking

Faculty Book: Robert Wuthnow Looks Behind ‘the Left Behind’

A new book details rural America’s angst and adaptation to a rapidly changing world

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Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: Greener Shade of Orange

Thousands of tons of discarded orange peels spur vibrant reforestation

In Short: Corruption and India’s Rural Roads; Pricing Water; and More

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology: A Species in the Making

After 36 years of observation, Princeton scientists report incipient finch species