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University Studies

  • What would prompt a college student to want to toss his cell phone in the trash? New research by Carolyn Nordstrom, known as a pioneer in the anthropology of war and peace, was powerful enough to inspire just that.
    October 14, 2011
  • As the impending United Nations deliberation on Palestinian statehood dominates media coverage around the world, one Â鶹¾«Æ· professor is uniquely positioned to analyze the issues that have led up to the vote, as well as the likely aftermath.
    September 21, 2011
  • A campus memorial service will be held 1 p.m. Friday for Theodore Herman, whose death in December spurred a wide range of emotional tributes about his pioneering work in the field of peace studies.
    May 11, 2011
  • This past week was an adventurous one for me! On Wednesday, I visited the home of professors Pilar and Antonio Barrera. I went with my fellow Latin American Student Organization members and we enjoyed great food and conversation.
    April 11, 2011
  • Princeton professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell spoke about the current racial climate in America Wednesday night as part of ALST Day celebrations on campus. Harris-Lacewell, a frequent contributor to MSNBC and other media outlets, tackled the broad topic by explaining race in four ways: racial context, race as a factor in candidate choice, race and governing, and […]
    October 15, 2009
  • Interested in learning a new language? If so, you may want to choose a teacher who talks with their hands. A study conducted by Â鶹¾«Æ· Associate Professor of Psychology Spencer Kelly and two Â鶹¾«Æ· undergraduate researchers, Tara McDevitt ’06 and Megan Esch ’07, reveals that people understand and remember foreign words better when a […]
    February 16, 2009