In this Spotlight, @princeton.edu Professor and CHW affiliate Amy Borovoy explores how various societies promote public health and social welfare. With a focus on Japan, her current work examines aging and end-of-life care through an anthropological lens. Read interview: tinyurl.com/wdcrkcka

Amy Borovoy Explores Aging, End-of-Life Care Through an Anthropological Lens

Princeton University Professor and CHW affiliate Amy Borovoy discusses her research on how societies promote the health and social welfare of their citizens.

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A new film, The Endless Frontier, follows Princeton University's @grahammunology.bsky.social and researchers Paul Barber (UCLA) and Jacob George (University of Utah) as they work to solve pressing challenges of our time, from infectious disease to climate change. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc5bjnb7

The Princeton Pulse Podcast reveals how studying worms and other organisms may lead to discoveries that improve women’s reproductive health, slow down cognitive aging, and prevent or manage certain chronic and degenerative disorders. Listen: tinyurl.com/2up7yvvr

In a recent interview, @princeton.edu Professor and CHW affiliate Kristina Olson discusses her longstanding interest in social groups and her pioneering research on gender development and transgender youth. tinyurl.com/2u477nef

Kristina Olson Leads Groundbreaking Research on Gender Development

Professor and CHW affiliate Kristina Olson aims to help children to lead happier, healthier, more equitable lives.

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The Princeton Pulse Podcast shares breakthroughs in genetics, molecular biology, and genomics that may unravel the mysteries of longevity. Host @heatherhhoward.bsky.social is joined by @princeton.edu's Coleen Murphy and University of Pittsburgh's Jeremy Berg. Listen: tinyurl.com/2up7yvvr

PODCAST: The Science of Aging (And Why Research May Hold the Key to Longevity)

The Princeton Pulse Podcast shares breakthroughs in genetics, molecular biology, and genomics that are helping researchers understand how we can live longer and healthier.

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In this NPR piece, @princeton.edu professor Hanna Garth, an anthropologist and CHW affiliate, explains why dining out contributes to human wellbeing, providing opportunities for social stimulation and respite from domestic life. tinyurl.com/y5emn356

In this New York Times article, Princeton sociologist and CHW affiliate James Raymo explores the recent population drop in Japan and how the country could potentially be a lesson for other governments. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

How Japan Lost 3 Million People in Five Years (Gift Article)

Japan’s population fell by more than 3 million over the past five years, a record drop that underscores the depths of the country’s accelerating demographic crisis.

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Princeton lecturer Alyssa Sharkey and postdoctoral research associate Ben Scher recently traveled to Kenya for CHW-funded field work on adolescent alcohol use. They collaborated with local partners to identify potential interventions and to learn about other public health concerns and projects.

About 40 million Americans rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The Princeton Pulse Podcast covers research on how the program fights hunger in the U.S. and policy reforms that may compromise its effectiveness. tinyurl.com/34un45ck

Simon Levin, @princeton.edu's James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and a CHW affiliate, has been elected to the United Kingdom’s Royal Society for “promoting excellence in science for the benefit of humanity.” tinyurl.com/mr2a6nzc

Simon Levin elected to Royal Society

Levin, Princeton's James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University, is among the 93 scientists around the world named fellows of the R...

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CHW hosted five visiting scholars this academic year to conduct research on pressing global health issues, from the opioid crisis to food insecurity, the long-term health consequences of housing instability, and links between environmental exposures and birth defects. tinyurl.com/mwspy45t

Visiting Scholars Advance Health-Focused Research at Princeton

The Center for Health and Wellbeing hosted five visiting scholars this academic year to research pressing global health issues, from the opioid crisis to food instability.

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The Center for Health and Wellbeing congratulates the 2026 Beth N. Rom-Rymer, Class of 1973, Senior Thesis Prize in Global Health & Health Policy: Maya Butani, Elliot Lee & Ashinedu Obi! We're proud of their accomplishments and wish them luck on their post-Princeton journeys! tinyurl.com/4te839b3

2026 Senior Thesis Prize Winners

The Center for Health and Wellbeing proudly announces the recipients of the 2026 Beth N. Rom-Rymer, Class of 1973, Senior Thesis Prize in Global Health and Health Policy.

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Congratulations to CHW affiliate Jonathan Cohen! He and co-researcher Thomas Griffiths were awarded funding for a project that aims to harness the power of artificial intelligence and the advantages of an online platform to study human cognitive function. 👋

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8 innovative research projects recently received funding through the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund, each with the potential to enable new capabilities and fundamental understandings across broad areas of science and engineering.

In his @hindustan-times.bsky.social column, #VitalSigns, OHT’s Dr. Ramanan Laxminarayan explains how #vaccines could help address India’s growing #AMR crisis by preventing infections & reducing the need for antibiotics. Read it here:

India’s antibiotic crisis has a vaccine solution

The standard response to AMR focuses on restricting antibiotic use, through better prescribing, tighter pharmacy regulation, and reduced over-the-counter sales

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The Princeton Pulse Podcast explores looming threats to SNAP, a federal program that prevents millions of Americans from going hungry. Host @heatherhhoward.bsky.social is joined by @bchrisinger.bsky.social from @tufts.edu and @fracposts.bsky.social's Gina Plata-Nino. Listen: tinyurl.com/34un45ck

PODCAST: Fighting Hunger in America - The Future of SNAP and the Evolution of Food Policy

This episode of the Princeton Pulse Podcast highlights looming threats to SNAP, a federal program that prevents millions of Americans from going hungry.

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Congratulations to the 101st class of Guggenheim fellows! Special shout-out to Center for Health and Wellbeing affiliates @olsonista.bsky.social and Alexander Ploss for their health-focused research and contributions to evidence-informed health policy.

Princeton University@princeton.edu · 4mo ago

Seven Princeton faculty members and two visiting artists have received 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships supporting scholars in the creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences and humanities.

The EPA plans to mandate an increase in the volume of crop-based biofuels blended into the nation’s gasoline supply. CHW affiliate @timsearchinger.bsky.social cautions that this could be “very bad for the climate and nature," threatening carbon-rich rainforests. insideclimatenews.org/news/3103202...

The Trump Administration’s New Biofuels Targets Threaten Carbon-Rich Rainforests - Inside Climate News

The U.S. doesn’t have enough bio-based diesel to meet the administration’s new mandate, so blenders will have to import yet more foreign crop-based oils.

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Groundbreaking biomedical advances are emerging at @princeton.edu. Brilliant scholars across all disciplines, including many Center for Health and Wellbeing affiliates, are leading the way to new discoveries and answering the toughest medical questions. www.princeton.edu/news/2026/04...

Professor @heatherhhoward.bsky.social's "Health Policy Reform in the U.S.” class celebrated 16 years of the Affordable Care Act, which transformed the U.S. health care system by ensuring stable, affordable health coverage for millions of Americans.

Postdoctoral Research Associate Ben Scher explains how technology could improve the reach and effectiveness of interventions to combat the overdose crisis. reason.org/commentary/c...

Technology can help shift overdose prevention and response to more effective harm-reduction strategies

As technology begins to enter harm-reduction settings, it brings real potential to expand access and improve overdose response.

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In her new book, CHW affiliate Sanyu Mojola explores the epidemics that Washingtonians have experienced—HIV/AIDS, substance use, violence, and maternal and infant mortality—and probes the unique ways these threats have overlapped. prospect.org/2026/02/16/r...

‘A Foreclosing of Options’: Racial Health Inequality in Washington, D.C. - The American Prospect

Princeton’s Sanyu Mojola examines the public-health issues confronting America’s capital city.

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CHW affiliate @heatherhhoward.bsky.social shares her perspective on how the Rural Health Transformation Program is a vehicle for promoting policies addressing more than rural health. Read her piece in the @nejm.org : tinyurl.com/mr24hpws

The Rural Health Transformation Program — An Avenue for Promoting Administrative Policies | NEJM

Beyond being a rare federal program focused on stabilizing rural health care services, the Rural Health Transformation Program represents a vehicle for advancing the administration’s health priorities...

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A small change to a powerful molecular tool developed by Princeton researchers could help scientists detect disease faster and with greater accuracy. They propose a new diagnostic approach using CRISPR-Cas13, an enzyme that can detect RNA from viruses and cells. Read article: tinyurl.com/yweyk8t3

Congratulations to all of the Sachs award recipients! Special kudos to Sukaina Shiva '26, who is minoring in global health and health policy. As the Sachs Global Scholar, she will pursue a two-year degree through the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Public Health in Disasters.

Princeton University@princeton.edu · 6mo ago

Princeton seniors Sukaina Shivji and Laura Zhang, and @ox.ac.uk student Darina Andriychenko Leonenko have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of Princeton University’s highest awards.

The Center for Health and Wellbeing at @princeton.edu proudly announces its Class of 2027 Health Scholars! The six students will receive financial support for internships and research related to domestic and international health care and health policy. Read article: tinyurl.com/mt7j4fkd

Meet the Class of 2027 Health Scholars

CHW has selected its Class of 2027 Health Scholars, all of whom will receive funding for health-focused internships and research

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What do financial markets, pandemics, and ecosystems management have in common? They're all complex systems that can be described by mathematical principles, as demonstrated in the research of CHW affiliate Simon A. Levin. Read his interview with American Scientist: tinyurl.com/4c575keh

CHW affiliates Yibin Kang, Daniel Notterman, and Olga Troyanskaya are among the Princeton researchers engaged in promising health-focused work to address the world's toughest problems. Read the story here: tinyurl.com/27apvfxx

The search for the next big breakthrough at Princeton

What will be the next blockbuster research to emerge from Princeton’s labs? No one can say for sure, but history tells us research universities “are where the really huge discoveries begin.” A samplin...

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Pascaline Dupas, professor of economics and public affairs and director of the Center for Health and Wellbeing, has been recognized by VoxDev for "key insights" on the intergenerational impacts of subsidized secondary education in Ghana. voxdev.org/topic/ten-ke...

Ten key insights from development economics in 2025

Research on VoxDev in 2025 has shed light on getting stuff done, paying for it, the changing development landscape, and a whole lot more.

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Katherine “Kate” Ho, the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy and former co-director of CHW, died on Dec. 8, 2025. She is remembered by Princeton colleagues as a brilliant scholar, a devoted adviser, and an inspiring role model. www.princeton.edu/news/2025/12...

Katherine Ho, esteemed health economist and ‘true role model,’ dies at 53

Ho, the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy, was “a brilliant scholar, a charismatic teacher and a devoted adviser,” said department chair Wolfgang Pesendorfer. A memorial will...

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The Center for Health and Wellbeing mourns the loss of our esteemed colleague and former co-director Professor Kate Ho. Her research and leadership advanced our understanding of the industrial organization of the medical care market, drug pricing, and other issues contributing to global health.

Princeton Economics@princetonecon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The Economics Department at @Princeton is saddened to share the news of Professor Kate Ho's passing. Professor Ho was an exemplary teacher, researcher, adviser, colleague, and friend. She will be dearly missed. https://bit.ly/497s4Lw