Government subsidies could be key to containing hospital-born infections
April 3, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyHealth care-associated infections — illnesses that people contract while being treated in a hospital or other health care facility — sicken millions of people each year and cost billions of dollars in additional treatment. While there has been some improvement…
PEI Urban Grand Challenges awards $509,000 to new urban sustainability projects
January 17, 2019 ・ Morgan KellyVertical farms in post-industrial America, origami-based noise-pollution barriers, and cement made from burned waste make up the latest round of projects funded by the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) Urban Grand Challenges program. Totaling $509,000, the new awards are active through September…
Habits and history determine if conservation succeeds or fails
December 20, 2018The ghosts of harvesting past can haunt today’s conservation efforts. The conservation or overharvesting of a resource such as fish, timber or other wildlife often is determined by past habits and decisions related to that resource, according to a study…
As antibiotics fail, global consumption of antibiotics skyrockets, further driving drug resistance
March 26, 2018Despite the threat of a global health crisis in antibiotic resistance, worldwide use of antibiotics soared 39 percent between 2000 and 2015.
Princeton, Stockholm University team up to explore ‘Earth in 2050’ global environment
December 7, 2017Researchers from Princeton University and the Stockholm Resilience Centre met for “Earth in 2050: Boundaries, Obstacles and Opportunities” Nov. 12-14 to discuss key issues related to the global environment.
Mother Nature Can Teach Us about Managing Financial Systems
August 23, 2016 ・ Igor HeifetzAccording to Simon Levin and colleagues, building resilient financial systems may require policymakers to take cues from biology.
Simon Levin Awarded a National Medal of Science
May 19, 2016 ・ Holly P. WellesOn May 19, 2016, Simon Levin was awarded a National Medal of Science in a White House ceremony.
PEI Founding Director, Simon Levin, Wins National Medal of Science for Unraveling Ecological Complexity
December 22, 2015 ・ Morgan Kelly, Office of CommunicationsSimon Levin, Princeton University’s George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, will receive a National Medal of Science, the nation’s highest scientific honor.
Biological Systems Can Inform the Design of Financial Regulation
October 30, 2015 ・ Igor HeifetzOur financial system is arguably on shaky ground. Could principles from biology and ecology inspire better ways to maintain stability?
