Center for Health and Wellbeing at Princeton University
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Advancing research and teaching on wellbeing, health, and health policy - A Center of Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
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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 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.
Two Princeton seniors and one Oxford student named Sachs Scholars
Sukaina Shivji, Laura Zhang and Darina Andriychenko Leonenko have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
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.
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.
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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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January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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.
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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
Read his interview with American Scientist: tinyurl.com/4c575keh
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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
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.
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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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January 6, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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
Read the story here: tinyurl.com/27apvfxx
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.
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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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December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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.
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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.
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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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December 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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.
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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.
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.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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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: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
December 11, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
Dupas is commended in the article for her work towards reducing global poverty. Read more: https://bit.ly/49ZVVXe
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
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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December 5, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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
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
@chiquitabl.bsky.social '96, Fmr. CMS Administrator. tinyurl.com/597tnztf
December 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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
@chiquitabl.bsky.social '96, Fmr. CMS Administrator. tinyurl.com/597tnztf
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.
@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.
For the 2025 Future Perfect 25, we’ve selected 25 changemakers who are innovating and implementing ways to keep progress on global health and development along four essential categories: https://voxdotcom.visitlink.me/qRDj7y
The 2025 Future Perfect 25
Meet the heroes keeping global progress alive.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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.
@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.
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!
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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!
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.
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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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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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.
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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.
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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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November 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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.
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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.
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.
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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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November 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
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.
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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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November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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.
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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.
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@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.
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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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November 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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.
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@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.
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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.
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October 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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.
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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.
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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October 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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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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.
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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October 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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.
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.
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@cgdev.org's Cindy Huang.
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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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October 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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.
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@cgdev.org's Cindy Huang.
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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.
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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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September 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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.
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This summer, CHW sponsored 92 opportunities for
Princeton University students to tackle critical global health challenges — from mitigating antimicrobial resistance, to developing therapies for neurogenerative diseases and cancer, to preparing for the next pandemic.
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Princeton University students to tackle critical global health challenges — from mitigating antimicrobial resistance, to developing therapies for neurogenerative diseases and cancer, to preparing for the next pandemic.
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Princeton Students at Forefront of Global Health
This summer, the Center for Health and Wellbeing sponsored 92 opportunities for Princeton University students to tackle critical global health challenges
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September 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
This summer, CHW sponsored 92 opportunities for
Princeton University students to tackle critical global health challenges — from mitigating antimicrobial resistance, to developing therapies for neurogenerative diseases and cancer, to preparing for the next pandemic.
tinyurl.com/2s384s2c
Princeton University students to tackle critical global health challenges — from mitigating antimicrobial resistance, to developing therapies for neurogenerative diseases and cancer, to preparing for the next pandemic.
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Thrilled to announce I am spending my sabbatical at Princeton with a joint appointment in the IR Section and @princetonchw.bsky.social! 🐯
Week 1 is done and I'm happily settling in. Excited for a year surrounded by brilliant colleagues and inspiring conversations on a beautiful campus.
Week 1 is done and I'm happily settling in. Excited for a year surrounded by brilliant colleagues and inspiring conversations on a beautiful campus.
September 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thrilled to announce I am spending my sabbatical at Princeton with a joint appointment in the IR Section and @princetonchw.bsky.social! 🐯
Week 1 is done and I'm happily settling in. Excited for a year surrounded by brilliant colleagues and inspiring conversations on a beautiful campus.
Week 1 is done and I'm happily settling in. Excited for a year surrounded by brilliant colleagues and inspiring conversations on a beautiful campus.
Vaccine policy is in the news. Check out our two-part Princeton Pulse Podcast series (Episodes #18 and 19) exploring recent shifts in U.S. vaccine policy, and innovations in vaccine development and delivery.
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August 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Vaccine policy is in the news. Check out our two-part Princeton Pulse Podcast series (Episodes #18 and 19) exploring recent shifts in U.S. vaccine policy, and innovations in vaccine development and delivery.
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