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Majority of graduate students have signed union cards nine days after rally

Majority of graduate students have signed union cards nine days after rally

Lia Opperman and Olivia Sanchez

Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) announced on Friday that a majority of graduate students had signed union cards, an important step in the union obtaining certification from the National Labor Relations Board.

Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) announced on Friday that a majority of graduate students had signed union cards, an important step in the union obtaining certification from the National Labor Relations Board. 

NEWS | 02/24/2023

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Over 150 people rally with PGSU to support next steps in union campaign

Over 150 people rally with PGSU to support next steps in union campaign

Lia Opperman

Graduate students, along with undergraduates and post-graduate students, gathered together with Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) to demand fair wages and better working conditions from the University.  PGSU also began their union card campaign, which makes organizing efforts an official union campaign. 

Graduate students, along with undergraduates and post-graduate students, gathered together with Princeton Graduate Students United (PGSU) to demand fair wages from the University. PGSU also began its union card campaign, which makes organizing efforts an official union campaign. 

NEWS | 02/16/2023

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Princeton French & Francophone Society revived amid growing student interest after 7-year hiatus

Princeton French & Francophone Society revived amid growing student interest after 7-year hiatus

Bailey Glenetske

Graduate student leaders Yassine Ait Ali and Sophie Chopin emphasized the club’s desire to bring students together with respect to diversity and inclusion, as well as to welcome those with all levels of French-speaking ability and knowledge of French and Francophone culture.

Graduate student leaders Yassine Ait Ali and Sophie Chopin emphasized the club’s desire to bring students together with respect to diversity and inclusion, as well as to welcome those with all levels of French-speaking ability and knowledge of French and Francophone culture.

NEWS | 10/27/2022

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Podcast | What can vocal marmosets tell us about human development?

Podcast | What can vocal marmosets tell us about human development?

Sophia Villacorta and Senna Aldoubosh

In this episode of The Highlights, show host Thiago Tarraf Varella discusses his research on pre linguistic vocal learning in marmosets, and what this can tell us about human vocal development.

In this episode of The Highlights, show host Thiago Tarraf Varella discusses his research on pre-linguistic vocal learning in marmosets, and what this can tell us about human vocal development. 

PODCAST | 04/04/2022

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Rodney Priestley named next Dean of Graduate School

Rodney Priestley named next Dean of Graduate School

Desmond Lam

Rodney Priestley, the Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and vice dean for innovation, has been named the next dean of Princeton’s Graduate School.

Rodney Priestley, the Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and vice dean for innovation, has been named the next dean of Princeton’s Graduate School.

NEWS | 03/09/2022

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Three graduate students named Jacobus Fellows

Three graduate students named Jacobus Fellows

Naomi Hess

The fellowship will cover the last year of each student’s graduate study, and is the highest award that a Princeton graduate student can receive.

The fellowship will cover the last year of each student’s graduate study, and is the highest award that a Princeton graduate student can receive.

NEWS | 02/24/2022

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Princeton researchers with the Dog Aging Project study how genes and the environment influence aging

Princeton researchers with the Dog Aging Project study how genes and the environment influence aging

Hope Perry

Researchers are collecting genetic information from more than 10,000 dogs for a variety of studies. 

The Project is collecting genetic information from more than 10,000 dogs for a variety of studies.  

NEWS | 02/22/2022

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Princeton Astrophysics researchers find new way to detect coronal mass ejections

Princeton Astrophysics researchers find new way to detect coronal mass ejections

Mesonma Anwasi

New research by Stephen Majeski, a graduate student in the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and Professor Hantao Ji of the Astrophysics department helps to detect potential coronal mass ejections and learn more about their behaviors to prevent them before they reach Earth.

New research by Stephen Majeski, a graduate student in the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and Professor Hantao Ji of the Astrophysics department helps to detect potential coronal mass ejections and learn more about their behaviors to prevent them before they reach Earth.

NEWS | 02/15/2022

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Princeton responds to Xiyue Wang’s lawsuit relating to his Iranian imprisonment

Princeton responds to Xiyue Wang’s lawsuit relating to his Iranian imprisonment

Sam Kagan

In its response, formally a “motion to dismiss,” the University requested that Judge Douglas Hurd dismiss the case “without prejudice,” a legal mechanism which allows for a plaintiff to revise and refile their lawsuit.

In its response, formally a “motion to dismiss,” the University requested that Judge Douglas Hurd dismiss the case “without prejudice,” a legal mechanism which allows for a plaintiff to revise and refile their lawsuit. 

NEWS | 02/08/2022

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Bridging the gap: Graduate student life in the Orange Bubble

Bridging the gap: Graduate student life in the Orange Bubble

Sydney Eck

With limited and often arbitrarily assigned residential spaces, meager options for socializing, and a narrow dating pool, some graduate students feel alienated from University life, while others have found pockets of community and exciting ways to engage.

With limited and often arbitrarily assigned residential spaces, meager options for socializing, and a narrow dating pool, some graduate students feel alienated from University life, while others have found pockets of community and exciting ways to engage.

FEATURES | 02/08/2022

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PGSU, Princeton Disability Collective petition Princeton to provide remote learning options

PGSU, Princeton Disability Collective petition Princeton to provide remote learning options

Sidney Singer

The petition, which was posted to the front doorway and stairs of Nassau Hall and sent out to students and staff, had 363 signatures as of Jan. 23.   

The petition, which was posted to the front doorway and stairs of Nassau Hall and sent out to students and staff, had 363 signatures as of Jan. 23.  

NEWS | 02/01/2022

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University announces largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates

University announces largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates

Lia Opperman and Isabel Yip

The University will significantly increase graduate student fellowship and stipend rates during the coming 2022–2023 academic year by an average of 25 percent to about $40,000 for doctoral candidates, according to a statement released by the Office of Communications on Jan. 25. It is the University’s largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates.

The University will significantly increase graduate student fellowship and stipend rates during the coming 2022–2023 academic year by an average of 25 percent to about $40,000 for doctoral candidates, according to a statement released by the Office of Communications on Jan 25. It is the University’s largest one-year increase in graduate student stipend rates.

NEWS | 01/25/2022

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After virtual town hall, some graduate students push back on University's COVID-19 plans

After virtual town hall, some graduate students push back on University's COVID-19 plans

Naomi Hess and Katherine Dailey

In the town hall, University administrators re-emphasized that classes will not have an option to move to a virtual or hybrid format, despite an expected rise in COVID-19 cases as undergraduate students return to campus.

In the town hall, University administrators re-emphasized that classes will not have an option to move to a virtual or hybrid format, despite an expected rise in COVID-19 cases as undergraduate students return to campus.

NEWS | 01/15/2022

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Futuristic Nostalgia with Yeon Soon Shin and Rolando Masís-Obando

Futuristic Nostalgia with Yeon Soon Shin and Rolando Masís-Obando

Isabel Rodrigues, Princeton Insights, and Sophia Villacorta

In this episode of The Highlights, we’re joined by Yeon Soon Shin and Rolando Masís-Obando. We discuss their paths to graduate work in psychology, their research on how environmental context affects memory, and the virtual reality environments they created to test their ideas.

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Yeon Soon Shin and Rolando Masís-Obando. We discuss their paths to graduate work in psychology, their research on how environmental context affects memory, and the virtual reality environments they created to test their ideas.

PODCAST | 12/01/2021

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Economics Nobel laureate Joshua Angrist GS ’89 discusses causal inference, his time at Princeton

Economics Nobel laureate Joshua Angrist GS ’89 discusses causal inference, his time at Princeton

Mahya Fazel-Zarandi

Joshua Angrist GS ’89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.”

Joshua Angrist GS ’89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships.” 

NEWS | 10/27/2021

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‘Which side are you on?’ with Patricia Hoyos

‘Which side are you on?’ with Patricia Hoyos

Isabel Rodrigues and Princeton Insights

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Patricia Hoyos, a graduate student in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. We discuss her work on the development of spatial biases, working with children, and her experiences building a graduate project out of undergraduate independent work.

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Patricia Hoyos, a graduate student in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute. We discuss her work on the development of spatial biases, working with children, and her experiences building a graduate project out of undergraduate independent work. 

PODCAST | 09/29/2021

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Decoding Mosquitoes with Zhilei Zhao

Decoding Mosquitoes with Zhilei Zhao

Isabel Rodrigues and Princeton Insights

In this episode of Princeton Insights: The Highlights, we're joined by Zhilei Zhao, a former graduate student in the McBride Lab at Princeton. We discuss his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as his study of the delicate neuroscience of mosquitoes and its potential impact on the fight against insect-borne illnesses.

In this episode of Princeton Insights: The Highlights, we're joined by Zhilei Zhao, a former graduate student in the McBride Lab at Princeton. We discuss his experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as his study of the delicate neuroscience of mosquitoes and its potential impact on the fight against insect-borne illnesses.

PODCAST | 09/01/2021

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Princeton eliminates free telehealth coverage under Student Health Plan due to end of NJ’s ‘public health emergency’

Princeton eliminates free telehealth coverage under Student Health Plan due to end of NJ’s ‘public health emergency’

Evelyn Doskoch

Originally set to expire by July 31, the pandemic expansions of the SHP — including free telehealth and therapy — were eliminated on July 3 with the end of NJ’s Public Health Emergency. But many undergraduate and graduate students feel that this reduction in healthcare coverage comes too soon.

Originally set to expire by July 31, the pandemic expansions of the SHP — including free telehealth and therapy — were eliminated on July 3 with the end of NJ’s Public Health Emergency. But many undergraduate and graduate students feel that this reduction in healthcare coverage comes too soon.

NEWS | 07/10/2021

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Automating Observations with Talmo Pereira

Automating Observations with Talmo Pereira

Isabel Rodrigues and Princeton Insights

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Talmo Pereira, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Neuroscience. We discuss the ups and downs of grad school and how the software he is developing is working to unite neuroscience, ecology, and computer science.

In this episode of The Highlights, we're joined by Talmo Pereira, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Neuroscience. We discuss the ups and downs of grad school and how the software he is developing is working to unite neuroscience, ecology, and computer science. 

PODCAST | 05/12/2021

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Ullman GS ’66 and Aho GS ’67 honored with Turing Award

Ullman GS ’66 and Aho GS ’67 honored with Turing Award

Allan Shen

Aho and Ullman are most widely known for their work in developing compilers, a crucial set of tools without which most modern programs operating on personal computers, smartphones, and automobiles would not be able to function. 

Aho and Ullman are most widely known for their work in developing compilers, a crucial set of tools without which most modern programs operating on personal computers, smartphones, and automobiles would not be able to function. 

NEWS | 04/07/2021

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