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(09/27/17 3:45am)
Last week, Wilson College dining hall opened for breakfast – early. It was not brunch, and it was early enough for students with morning commitments to fill their bellies beforehand. At 7:30 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays, Wilson College is now open for breakfast.
(09/21/17 2:39am)
The University has taken another step towards sustainability by offering a new “Princeton Crafted Burger,” which was released during the beginning of the academic year.
(10/18/16 7:10pm)
On Tuesday, Oct. 18, Peter Singer, the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics in the Center for Human Values, and Robert George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and professor of Politics, engaged in a discussion focused mostly on Singer’s new book, “Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter.” The discussion took place in the bottom level of Labyrinth Books.
(10/10/16 1:11pm)
Researchers at the University were recently awarded a grant from the Department of Energy to develop a sensor to detect methane leaks from pipelines, compressor stations, and other midstream infrastructure. The University will be awarded $1,188,735 over the course of three years for this project, according to Christopher Freitas, senior program manager for the Department of Energy’s Fossil Energy Midstream Natural Gas Infrastructure Program.
(09/22/16 10:27am)
Elaine Pagels, professor of religion and bestselling author, was awarded the National Humanities Medal at Thursday noon by President Barack Obama.
(09/14/16 2:33pm)
The University's orientation process underwent several changes this year, including mandatoryOutdoor Action or Community Action trips. This required all first-year students to be on campus before OA and CA, so instead of having a move-day for freshman participating in Outdoor Action or Community Action and another move-in day for all other first-year students, all members of the Class of 2020 moved in onSaturday, Sept. 3.
(04/24/16 9:29pm)
Election results for the Undergraduate Student Government Spring 2016 Elections and Referenda were releasedFridayafternoon in an email sent by USG President Aleksandra Czulak ’17 to the student body.
(04/22/16 11:31am)
Election results for the Undergraduate Student Government Spring 2016 Elections and Referenda were released this afternoon in an email sent by USG President Aleksandra Czulak '17 to the student body.
(04/21/16 3:34pm)
Seven University professors have been named as Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the most prestigious honor societies in the nation.
(04/11/16 3:59pm)
Six graduate students have been displaced from their dormitories following a fire that occurred early Sunday afternoon, according to Assistant Vice President for Communications Daniel Day.
(03/31/16 3:23pm)
The Office of Information and Technology and other departments are in the process of limiting printer accessibility to users on campus in order to improve security against attacks, according to Associate Chief Information Officer for Office of Information Technology Support Services Steven Sather.
(03/22/16 3:00pm)
Andrew Wiles, professor of mathematics, emeritus has won the Abel Prize from the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for his proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem.The Academy's website explains that, "The [Abel] prize recognizes contributions of extraordinary depth and influence to the mathematical sciences." Work considered for the prize may have resolved fundamental mathematical problems, created powerful new techniques, introduced unifying principles or opened up major new fields of research."The intent is to award prizes over the course of time in a broad range of fields within the mathematical sciences," it notes.Wiles is the third consecutive Abel Prize winner associated with the University. In 2015, the prize was shared by the late John Nash, a senior research mathematician at the University, and his colleague Louis Nirenberg, a professor emeritus at New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. In 2014, the prize was given to University Professor of Mathematics Yakov Sinai.Wiles did not respond to request for comment.Luigi Ambrosio, one of the committee members tasked with choosing a recipient for the prize, said that Wiles’ proof has led to important developments in Algebra and Number Theory.John Rognes, chair of the abel committee and professor of algebra, geometry and topology at Norway's UiO university, did not respond to request for comment.“The story of this problem [Fermet's Last Theorem], covered also in some popularization books, is fascinating, and tells us a lot about the way ideas develop in mathematics,” Ambrosio noted.According to a press release on the Abel Prize’s website, Wiles has been intrigued by the problem since he was a child growing up in Cambridge, England, when he picked up a book about Fermat’s Last Theorem in his public library.Fermat’s Last Theorem states that there are no whole number solutions to the equation "a^n + b^n = c^n" when n is greater than 2.According to the press release, Wiles was fascinated that the problem was simple enough to be understood by a young boy, but that the proof behind it had remained unsolved for 300 years.In 1982, Wiles joined Princeton as a professor of mathematics, where he began to work on the equation. Finally, he was able to solve the problem in 1994, by combining the three complex mathematical fields of modular forms, elliptic curves, and Galois representations.Ambrosio adds that “Wiles' proof does not cover only Fermat's theorem, a fascinating but maybe a bit isolated question in modern Number Theory, but provides the confirmation of the so-called modularity conjecture, a central question in this area.”Wiles will receive the award from Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway at an award ceremony in Oslo on May 24, 2016. Along with the award, Wiles will receive a $700,000 cash prize.Professor David Gabai, chair of the math department, did not respond to request for comment.Professor Igor Rodnianski, acting chair of the math department, did not respond to request for comment.
(03/08/16 3:45pm)
Professor of chemistry emeritus Edward Taylor has established funds to the chemistry department to provide a full fellowship for all third-year graduate students in chemistry.Taylor said that the funds for his donation come from his invention of the anti-cancer drug Alimta, which is used to treat lung cancer and mesothelioma. Taylor discovered the cancer-fighting compounds while active in a lab at Princeton and worked with the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly to invent Alimta.“I think it’s only right, and I’m glad that I could work it out this way, to give back to the University and to the chemistry department, something really truly substantial because that comes from work that which I did in the chemistry program,” Taylor said.Despite the fact that he has been retired for 18 years, Taylor still keeps in touch with the chemistry department. He said that the idea for the fellowship came from Tom Muir, chair of the Department of Chemistry.Muir was not available for comment.Taylor said that he was particularly interested in funding the third year of graduate studies because it was a crucial time for graduate students in chemistry.“The third year is just that time when students are launching themselves totally in research, that’s when they concentrate, those are the critical times in doing, starting, maintaining and embedding themselves into a research program. And you don’t want to break that intensity and make it difficult to do that by fragmenting your time by trying to find outside funding.”According to Daniel Novoa GS, it is usually the responsibility of the chemistry graduate student to find external funding for the last three years of study. Many funding opportunities require a proposal that takes a considerable amount of time and devotion to build. Moreover, some sources of external funding may require additional work during the funding period, such as extra teaching or regular progress reports, Novoa said.“It is very difficult to find sufficient funding to support a research group," Taylor said. “That is one of the major problems, always has been.”This often puts students in a difficult position of having to choose a position of financial security and one where they are very interested in the research.“You take a graduate student who is trying to look around at the faculty and their research projects, gets pretty excited about one of the new faculty members, but then there are no research grants that have come to this new faculty member yet because they’re just starting out,” Taylor noted.He added, “There is kind of an inherent block, or difficulty of making a choice, of working for a young, promising, gung-ho faculty member who hasn’t yet received any research grant support. And that’s going to make life very tough,” Taylor said.This insecurity is very detrimental to graduate students. Michelle Hofman GS, third-year graduate student in chemistry said, “Sometimes when your advisor doesn't have money to pay you, then you have to teach again in your third year and that prevents you from getting as much research done.”Concerning the new fellowship, Hofman said, “I think it’s a great opportunity for the incoming students and the younger graduate students right now because they don’t have to worry about funding.”Martin Rauch GS also noted that this grant is a huge help to both graduate students and faculty at the University.Now that chemistry graduate students are funded through their first three years, Rauch explained, this means that advisers don't have to pay for student's tuition and stipend for the third year, which "frees up" the lab's money to be used on equipment and supplies instead, thus increasing the productivity of the lab." It can hardly be stated in a brief manner how much pressure these new grants will relieve," Novoa added.The grant also means that graduate students will likely not have to teach beyond the program requirements unless they want to, Rauch said."It will directly benefit my career by enabling me to get more research done and in a better funded lab which will translate into a more impressive resume," Rauch said.Novoa similarly noted that Taylor's gift is essential for graduate students to produce "good science.""A part of me hopes the impact of Professor Taylor's gift will resonate with a larger audience and influence others to more freely fund not only chemistry but science as a whole in other institutions. It really does serve as a bold and shining example during a period where funding is scarce," Novoa said.
(02/24/16 3:51pm)
Members of the University Facilities staff found a sign on campus welcoming refugees that was originally displayed by Nassau Presbyterian Church and returned it to the church last weekend, according to Reverendof the ChurchDave Davis.
(02/09/16 11:39am)
At an open meeting held by the newly formedTask Force on American Studieson Monday, students and administrators discussedpossible ways to expandthe Program in American Studies to include Asian American Studies, American Indian Studies and American Jewish Studies, among other disciplines.
(02/02/16 4:46pm)
Students and faculty participated in various service projects including decorating lunch bags, tutoring students and initiating food drives during the inaugural Month of Service spearheaded by the Pace Center for Civic Engagement this January.
(01/10/16 4:06pm)
The township of Princeton is in the process of creating a comprehensive Bicycle Master Plan to create a connected network of bike facilities throughout the town, Princeton Mayor Liz Lempert said.
(12/14/15 3:41pm)
StudioLab, a new space developed by the University's Council on Science and Technology, will open in late December, according to Naomi Leonard, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering.
(12/01/15 3:24pm)
The University will be partnering with the Fenwick Hospitality Group, a local restaurant group, to operate a new bar and restaurant along Alexander Street and University Place next spring as part of the Arts and Transit Project.
(11/18/15 3:39pm)
After four years and significant debate, the old post office in Palmer Square officially moved to 259 Nassau Street on Nov. 9.