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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Center for Health and Wellbeing sponsored 60 opportunities this past summer for @princeton.edu students to confront a myriad of global health challenges, from preventing youth suicides to mitigating the health effects of extreme heat exposure. Read article: chw.princeton.edu/news/interns...
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Internships Bring Princeton Students to Front Lines of Global Health
The Center for Health and Wellbeing (CHW) sponsored 60 opportunities this summer for Princeton University students to confront a myriad of global health challenges.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What do parents need to know about President Trump's executive order regarding childhood vaccinations? CHW affiliate Alyssa Sharkey, a @princeton.edu lecturer who specializes in newborn health and immunizations, explains the changes. spia.princeton.edu/news/behind-...
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Behind the Headline: Childhood Vaccine Schedule Changes | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
On August 10, President Donald Trump — flanked by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Health and Human Services Secretary and Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health — signed an exe...
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Andrea L Graham @grahammunology.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A “home” screening at last! Please join us @princetonchw.bsky.social #TheEndlessFrontier 🤓🧬🧪🧫🔭
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
At the Simons Science Summit, @princeton.edu's Olga Troyanskaya, professor of computer science and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and a CHW affiliate, explained how her lab uses AI to untangle the mysteries of the genome. Read article: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/08/05/a...
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At the Simons Science Summit, Leaders Explore How AI Is Transforming Scientific Discovery
At the Simons Science Summit, Leaders Explore How AI Is Transforming Scientific Discovery on Simons Foundation
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A recent study led by @pankabencsik.bsky.social, assistant professor at Vanderbilt University and visiting research scholar at @princeton.edu's Center for Health and Wellbeing, found that violent crime can affect the wellbeing of whole neighborhoods. Read article: tinyurl.com/2f8d6e6b
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Violent crime in your area could be affecting your mental health
When a violent crime took place in a neighbourhood, it led to significant increases in the stress levels of local residents.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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
A film clip of Andrea Graham and her 2024 field team checking tags of trapped mice
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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
People dining out in a restaurant and headshot of Hanna Garth
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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/...
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
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.
Alyssa Sharkey and Ben Scher tour local housing while talking to residents.The research team talks to a group of community residents and volunteers.A local worker shows Alyssa Sharkey how clean energy briquettes are produced for cooking.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
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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One Health Trust @onehealthtrust.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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:
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
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.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
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...
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
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...
Princeton cancer biologist and CHW affiliate Yibin Kang (shows an early-career scientist imaging of cancer cells.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
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.
Heather Howard with her health policy class and a birthday cake for the Affordable Care Act.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
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...
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
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...
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‘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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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
Princeton researchers Ben Larsen, Ofer Kimchi, A.J. te Velthuis, Cameron Myhrvold
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
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.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
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
Simon Levin
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
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
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
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...
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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...
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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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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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.
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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Professor Pascaline Dupas is featured in Vox's "The future perfect 25" list as one of the six "big thinkers reshaping foreign aid, masculinity, and development." Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: bit.ly/49ZVVXe
Pascaline Dupas
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
This fall, @princeton.edu hosted two graduate students from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute-Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil. Victoria Cruz Cavalari advanced neuroscience research while Bernardo Mariz Felberg explored the intersection of history, science, and health. tinyurl.com/5xbkdz62
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International Collaborative Brings Health Researchers to Princeton
Princeton hosted two graduate students from the Oswaldo Cruz Institute-Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil this fall to advance their studies and health-focused research
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Princeton Professor and CHW affiliate @heatherhhoward.bsky.social has been invited to co-chair Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill's Action Team focused on affordable health care. Howard will lead the committee with @chiquitabl.bsky.social '96, Fmr. CMS Administrator. tinyurl.com/597tnztf
Heather Howard and New Jersey capitol building
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
CHW Director Pascaline Dupas was named to @voxdotcom.bsky.social's #FuturePerfect25. Cited as an "accomplished economist dedicated to reducing global poverty," Dupas's research has influenced British foreign aid, gov. policy in African countries, the @who.int, NGOs, and global health practitioners.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Princeton's @heatherhhoward.bsky.social welcomed Laura Waddell from @njcitizenaction.bsky.social and Brittany Holom-Trundy from @njpolicy.bsky.social to her global health policy course this week. Their lecture on "Building A Health Care Movement" inspired the next generation of health care leaders!
Selfie of students with Professor Heather Howard and two guest speakers
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
In a recent op-ed, Shamik Bhat MPA '26 and Visiting Associate Professor Soumitra S. Bhuyan highlight the looming crisis in NJ if Congress allows the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits to expire. www.nj.com/opinion/2025...
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Congress must extend the ACA subsidies or expect a crisis in N.J. | Opinion
The federal government must continue its responsibility to invest in Americans and their health; it is an economic and moral failing to abandon this duty.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Princeton Professor @heatherhhoward.bsky.social advises Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill’s incoming administration on challenges and opportunities for the NJ Department of Health in an op-ed she co-authored for NJ Spotlight News. www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/11/advi...
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health NJ transition commissioners sherrill howard o'dowd | NJ Spotlight News
Former New Jersey health commissioners Heather Howard and Mary O'Dowd offer advice to incoming Gov. Mikie Sherrill and her next commissioner.
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Heather Howard @heatherhhoward.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Wondering where health care policy is going (and how we got here?) Check out my wide-ranging conversation with @princeton.edu grad and @tcfdotorg.bsky.social senior fellow @chiquitabl.bsky.social, former CMS administrator.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The Princeton Pulse Podcast, hosted by @heatherhhoward.bsky.social, addresses the future of Medicare and Medicaid, and opportunities for advancing health care equity, access, and innovation in the U.S. with former CMS Administrator @chiquitabl.bsky.social. chw.princeton.edu/news/podcast...
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PODCAST: An Insider’s View on the Future of U.S. Health Policy
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure discusses opportunities for advancing equity, access, and innovation in U.S. health care.
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
In a recent interview, Postdoctoral Research Associate @ben-scher.bsky.social shares the crux of his research exploring health inequalities, social exclusion, and drug policy, along with his plans for advancing this work at and beyond Princeton. tinyurl.com/2feh6kah
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Ben Scher Tackles Health Inequalities and Drug-Related Harm
In a recent interview, Postdoctoral Research Associate Ben Scher shares the crux of his research and plans for advancing this work at and beyond Princeton
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Princeton Professor Pascaline Dupas talks about the reach and effectiveness of global health programs, and how U.S. foreign aid cuts will impede the discovery and adoption of life-saving interventions, on the Princeton Pulse Podcast. tinyurl.com/fdrjzv35
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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 10/10/2025
At a time when fewer than half of Americans see research scientists as good communicators, researchers at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are sharing their work through collaborations with figures known for connecting with their audiences: musicians and comedians.
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Communicating Science Through Comedy and Music | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
At a time when fewer than half of Americans see research scientists as good communicators, researchers at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are sharing their work through collab...
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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 12/10/2025
New research from Princeton shows that efforts to improve the climate could reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution in the United States by about 6,000 people a year by 2030.
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How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030
Shift from fossil fuels could lower deaths from particle pollution in some states by 19% in five years, study finds
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
The Princeton Pulse Podcast explores how U.S. foreign aid cuts are rolling back decades of progress in public health. Host @heatherhhoward.bsky.social is joined by Princeton Professor Pascaline Dupas, a development economist, and @cgdev.org's Cindy Huang. tinyurl.com/fdrjzv35
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PODCAST: The Devastating Health Impacts of U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts
This episode of the Princeton Pulse Podcast explores how U.S. foreign aid cuts are rolling back decades of progress in public health
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Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University @princetonchw.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Despite the financial strain that Medicaid estate recovery can have, there has been little research on the impact of the program’s recovery policies since its enactment 30+ years ago. @heatherhhoward.bsky.social and a team of researchers are filling in the gaps. spia.princeton.edu/news/researc...
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Research Record: Three Decades of Medicaid Estate Recovery | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Princeton SPIA’s Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life.If you’d like your work c...
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