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Brian No ’10 will replace Maria Salciccioli ’09 as chair of the U-Council, USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 said Tuesday, adding that Julia Kaplan ’11 will serve as U-Council Executive Representative. Both will sit on the Executive Committee of the USG and will serve as members of the Council on the Princeton University Community.

NEWS | 05/12/2009

Greil '10 competes on college Jeopardy

Greil '10 competes on college Jeopardy

After completing the online qualification test in early October and taking part in an interview in Washington, D.C., the next month, Erica Greil ’10 learned in March that she had secured a place in the tournament. Last month, she spent a week in California filming the “Jeopardy!” College Championship.

NEWS | 05/10/2009

From big to small: Sturm ’79 does it all

As the director of the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, James Sturm ’79 is well known for his decades of research in material science working with semiconductors and other materials. He is also known for his ability to connect the basic research done in the lab to industrial applications.

NEWS | 05/10/2009

U. sues lab over cancer drug patent infringement

The University and the drug manufacturing company Eli Lilly filed a lawsuit last week against Barr Laboratories, alleging that Barr was infringing on a University patent covering the active chemical in the cancer drug Alimta.

NEWS | 05/10/2009

Putting a prize on the thesis

While seniors majoring in Spanish and Portuguese may win $250 on Class Day for an exceptional thesis, four philosophy concentrators will likely take home thesis prizes of more than $1,000 each, departmental representatives said.

NEWS | 05/10/2009

U. sees increase in yield from last year

Nearly 60 percent of students offered a place in the Class of 2013 have accepted. The University also admitted 31 students off its waitlist as it aims to enroll 1,300 students in the incoming class.

NEWS | 05/10/2009

Rubin ’09 picked to illustrate next book in popular Redwall series

While most Princeton students looking for school-year employment compete for desk jobs at Firestone Library, Sean Rubin ’09 has another job lined up — drawing mice. Rubin, who has already worked extensively with the Redwall book series, has been selected as the interior illustrator for the latest installment of Brian Jacques’ award-winning books, which have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide in 28 languages.

NEWS | 05/07/2009

U. to launch Kindle pilot program

The University will partner with Amazon.com to provide students and faculty members in three courses with the new Kindle DX electronic reader next academic year.

NEWS | 05/07/2009

U. granted $20 million for energy center

The Department of Energy will grant the University $20 million to start a new Energy Frontier Research Center.

NEWS | 05/07/2009

Cadava appointed new Wilson College master

English professor Eduardo Cadava has been named master of Wilson College and will begin his four-year term on July 1, the University announced Wednesday morning. Cadava will succeed current master Marguerite Browning, who is leaving the University to become vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Harvey Mudd College.

NEWS | 05/07/2009

Referendum results incorrect; senior elections manager resigns

The USG accidentally released incorrect results for the referendum which posed questions about student opinion on University administrators. Following the discovery of this error, Sophie Jin ’11 resigned as the USG’s senior elections manager.

NEWS | 05/07/2009

Economist Sachs wins James Madison award

Developmental economist and Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs received the American Whig-Cliosophic Society’s James Madison Award for Distinguished Public Service on Tuesday evening in McCosh 50 before a crowd of more than 100 people.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Admission office may cut travel

As the University prepares for a projected 30 percent decrease in the value of its endowment, the Office of Admission is reassessing its travel funds while planning to cut 8 percent of its budget for the next fiscal year and another 8 percent the following year, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said in an interview.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Brink ’09 wins international service award

Shannon Brink ’09 will receive the 2009 International Service Award from the Davis International Center today. The annual prize awards a student or student group for humanitarian work of a cross-cultural nature.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Pugliese elected in runoff for 2012 VP

Dominick Pugliese will serve as Class of 2012 vice president next year after winning this week’s runoff against John Monagle with 315 votes out of the 508 votes cast.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Rapelye: Yield will be above 50 percent

The University is planning to admit students from its waitlist to fill the incoming Class of 2013, Dean of Admission Janet Rapelye said at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community on Monday.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Allen GS ’88 honored by Academy of Arts and Letters

Stan Allen GS ’88, the dean of the architecture school, will formally receive an award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters at the institution’s annual ceremony in New York on May 20. Allen, who is one of two architects to be honored, won because his designs highlight a compelling personal direction, according to a University statement. The two winners’ models and renderings will be on display in an exhibit at the Audubon Terrace in New York from May 21 to June 14.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Keller: Volcanoes, not asteroid, caused mass extinction

For decades, it has been the predominant theory among scientists that dinosaurs began to die off when an asteroid collided with the Earth 65 million years ago. But a new study by geosciences professor Gerta Keller suggests that the mass extinction of life on Earth actually occurred 300,000 years after the collision and was likely due to volcanic activity in modern-day India.

NEWS | 05/05/2009

Oren GS '86 appointed Israeli ambassador to U.S.

Michael Oren GS ’86 has been selected by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to serve as Israel’s ambassador to the United States.

NEWS | 05/03/2009

USG constitution unclear on voting for budget referendum

USG president Connor Diemand-Yauman ’10 announced last week that, based on the results of a referendum he proposed, funds from the fall USG social budget will be donated to the Pace Center. But the results have raised questions about the method used to count votes, as the USG constitution does not explictly outline how voting on referenda should be conducted.

NEWS | 05/03/2009

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