Today’s Briefing:
Next fall, life at Princeton is expected to return to normal. At a town hall on Tuesday, University administrators expect that students will attend in-person classes, that eating clubs will reopen, and that pass/fail grading options will revert to pre-pandemic standards. Princeton’s summer housing options will remain limited, and administrators are still waiting on state approval for vaccine distribution this semester.
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Princeton graduate alumni Alfred V. Aho GS ’67 and Jeffrey D. Ullman GS ’66 received the 2020 ACM A. M. Turing Award, a significant distinction in computer science. The two have long collaborated in writing textbooks and creating compilers, programs fundamental to the operation of modern smartphones, computers, and cars. The prize comes with a monetary award of $1 million, which will be split between Aho and Ullman.
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SPORTS: On Tuesday, May Tieu ’23 became the women’s Junior World Champion in fencing at a tournament in Cairo, Egypt. Tieu won silver and gold in 2018, making this her third world title. The Princeton women’s fencing team helped Tieu prepare for the championship, which came down to a close final match.
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SPORTS: Devin Cannady ’20 has signed a 10-day contract with the NBA’s Orlando Magic, making him Princeton’s first NBA player since Steve Goodrich ’98.
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