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(08/11/20 6:24pm)
Adam Burrows is a professor of astrophysics at the University and has served on the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Center for Physics. In the past, he was the chair of the Board on Physics and Astronomy of the National Research Council and has worked on a number of committees for NASA.
(07/29/20 11:46pm)
Lawrence Hamm ’78 is the Founder and Chairman of the People’s Organization for Progress, a progressive grassroots advocacy organization. This fall, the group will hold “Justice Monday: protests at the federal building in Newark” as well as weekly voter registration drives and a “Trump Must Go” rally on Oct. 3.
(07/08/20 11:59pm)
The University may employ a “lottery system” to determine when students who elect to take gap years may re-enroll, Dean of the College Jill Dolan told over 750 attendees of a Zoom Q&A last night.
(06/17/20 1:50pm)
Dr. Joshua Guild, a professor in Princeton's Departments of History and African American Studies, tells The Daily Princetonian's Ergene Kim about his experience with protests in New York City following the killing of George Floyd. The interview touches on how violence originates at protests, the inequities that brought about these demonstrations, the role of the media in covering movements, and what changes might be on the horizon.
(06/17/20 1:51pm)
The 'Prince' talks to Sonny Yimer '23, a St. Paul resident, regarding the protests that broke out worldwide over the killing of George Floyd, just across the city from him. Then (8:05), we ask five other students to describe their experiences with the protests and the movement that looks to bring about structural change in America. Hear from Douglas Robins '23 of Baton Rouge, LA; Camille Reeves '23 of New Albany, OH; Uche Ndukwe '22 of Natick, MA; Andrew Hama '22 of Duluth, GA; and Jovan Aigbekaen '23 of Dracut, MA.
(06/12/20 9:57pm)
'Prince' Assistant News Editor Evelyn Doskoch '23 interviews Dean of the College Jill Dolan, discussing the decision-making process this spring, following up on some lingering questions from last week's open discussion with her and VP Calhoun, and looking forward to what September might bring for Princeton undergraduates.
(06/12/20 9:59pm)
Dr. Cornel West GS’75 GS’80 is a prominent philosopher, author, activist, and Professor Emeritus at the University.
(06/04/20 3:05pm)
Bonnie Watson Coleman is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey’s 12th district, which includes Princeton, N.J. She has served since 2015 and is currently running for re-election, facing Republican challenger Mark Razzoli.
(06/03/20 2:17pm)
Jeffrey Grosser is the Princeton Health Officer within the municipal health department responsible for promoting health, controlling disease, and protecting against environmental hazards in town, managing much of the department’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, Grosser spoke with the ‘Prince’ about where the town stands in terms of reopening and what the University should consider for the fall.
(05/27/20 8:18pm)
At an open Q&A with Dean of the College Jill Dolan and Vice President for Campus Life Rochelle Calhoun hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government (USG), uncertainty was a frequent response to students’ questions and concerns.
(05/26/20 3:50am)
Juliet Eilperin ’92 is a senior national affairs correspondent for The Washington Post and a former Managing Editor of The Daily Princetonian. Three weeks ago, Eilperin and several of her colleagues at The Post won a Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting for “2º C: Beyond The Limit,” a project which explored areas of the planet that have experienced above-average global warming.
(05/16/20 3:03am)
For the last two months, Jeongmin “JM” Cho ’21 has documented his experience living on campus during the coronavirus pandemic to over 650 followers on the anonymous Instagram account @lonelycovidtiger. With the school year wrapping up, Cho agreed to speak with The Daily Princetonian — opening up about documenting on-campus life amid COVID-19, the nature of anonymous photography, and his hopes for the future.
(05/15/20 12:04am)
Nicholas Johnson ’20 was recently named the valedictorian of the University’s Class of 2020, making him the first black valedictorian in the University’s 274-year history. Johnson is a concentrator in operations research and financial engineering (ORFE) from Montreal, Quebec, pursuing certificates in statistics and machine learning, applied and computational mathematics, and applications of computing. After graduation, Johnson will spend the summer interning remotely with the D.E. Shaw Group as a hybrid quantitative researcher and software developer before pursuing a Ph.D. in operations research at MIT beginning in fall 2020.
(05/07/20 10:34pm)
Grace Sommers ’20 was recently named the Latin salutatorian of the University’s Class of 2020. A resident of Bridgewater, N.J., Grace is concentrating in physics with certificates in applications of computing, applied and computational mathematics, and Ancient Roman language and culture. After graduation, Grace will return to the University to pursue a Ph.D. in physics.
(05/06/20 12:09am)
Assistant Professor of Molecular Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics Britt Adamson was named a 2020 Searle Scholar for her project entitled “Mapping the Processes of Genome Editing in Human Cells.”
(04/03/20 1:06am)
Nicholas A. Christakis is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University and a well-known public health expert. He is also the Co-Director of the Yale Institute for Network Science and the director of the Institute’s Human Nature Lab.
(04/01/20 9:46pm)
Content Warning: The nature of the scholars’ research, and thus the content of this Q&A, concerns suicide.
(03/31/20 11:41pm)
Hillel Furstenberg GS ’58, Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has been awarded the 2020 Abel Prize, widely considered one of the highest honors in mathematics and analogous to the Nobel Prize. He shares the award with Gregory Margulis, the Erastus L. DeForest Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus at Yale University, “for pioneering the use of methods from probability and dynamics in group theory, number theory, and combinatorics.”
(03/11/20 2:58am)
The Daily Princetonian caught up with senior women’s basketball captain Bella Alarie minutes after the Ivy League announced that it had cancelled its tournament for both the women’s and men’s teams. Alarie, a leader on and off the court, discussed her time playing with USA Basketball, her favorite Princeton memories, and life on a deserted island.
(03/06/20 4:54am)
Sarah Kliff, an investigative reporter at The New York Times, stands as one of America’s preeminent health policy experts. On March 4, Kliff participated in a discussion, which was sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School, entitled “Obamacare Turns 10: Where Does Healthcare Go Next?” The next day, she sat down with The Daily Princetonian to discuss COVID-19, the price of healthcare, and former President Barack Obama.