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New computer simulation may solve questions about human brain function

New computer simulation may solve questions about human brain function

Playfully leaning back in his chair while sitting in his modest, dimly lit office, molecular biology professor John Hopfield talks about his creation with all the enthusiasm of a proud parent.Hopfield's work area does not seem like the kind of place where the finishing touches would be made to an artificial organism, but that is exactly what he and Carlos Brody, a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Neural Science at New York University, have done.And last week, they introduced the world to their virtual creation ? the sand mouse, or mus silicium.For this project, Hopfield and Brody created a computer simulation of 660 artificial cells that behave exactly like real brain cells.

NEWS | 10/09/2000

Humanities symposium gives high schoolers a taste of the University

Princeton High School senior Adam Segaller watched for years as his classmates traveled to the University's campus to take math and science classes.But this weekend Segaller ? a student whose strengths lie mostly in the humanities ? was able to step into a Princeton classroom for the first time as part of the Princeton Humanities Symposium.The University hosted the event Friday and Saturday to recognize exceptional high school seniors such as Segaller who are talented in the humanities.

NEWS | 10/08/2000

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Princetonian, Bill Bradley '65 looks ahead

Bill Bradley '65 is at the crossroads of a journey ? defeated in the Democratic presidential primary last spring and now set to shift in a new direction.

NEWS | 10/08/2000

Holt and Zimmer face off in hotly contested race for N.J. 12th congressional district

BRANCHBURG ? Former Republican Congressman Dick Zimmer spent most of his time trying to lay claim to the political middle ground, while incumbent Democrat Rep.

NEWS | 10/08/2000

A step toward equal treatment

Ten years ago, when renowned author Edmund White was a tenured professor at Brown University, his lover became ill.

NEWS | 10/08/2000

U.S. Senate candidates Corzine and Franks focus on abortion rights, foreign policy

EDISON ? With 29 days to go until election day, the two candidates for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by retiring New Jersey Sen.

NEWS | 10/08/2000

If this brothel's a rockin' . . .

What was once a monastery has now become a "brothel."Enter through the open door to T2 in the Rockefeller College side of Blair.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Public Safety e-mails campus alert

Public Safety e-mailed a campus alert last night asking students to be on the lookout for an individual who harrassed a female University student Wednesday night.The suspect was described as a white male, about 25 years old, and weighing about 230 pounds.According to Public Safety Lt.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

President talks with students, as security orchestrates the chaos

The campus was alive with commotion yesterday during the three hours that President Clinton was in town.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Feel the Rush: Princeton's Newest Frat

Hello, Brothers. My name is Oliver C. Williams, and I am the president of the Princeton chapter of Kappa Upsilon Lambda.Chartered in 1869, our fraternity was founded upon the principle that most men are created equal.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Clinton lays claim to progressive tradition

In his third trip to Princeton during his time in the White House, President Clinton visited campus yesterday to give the keynote address in a two-day conference on the American progressive tradition.Clinton's helicopter landed on Poe Field just before 2:30 p.m.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

University officials present development plan to regional board

Taking a necessary step for campus growth, University officials presented a master plan for future construction projects to the Princeton Regional Planning Board at a meeting yesterday night.The planned 500-student increase in the size of the undergraduate student body within the next six to eight years will necessitate the addition of several new facilities, according to University officials."We are very cautious and conservative in considering Princeton's expansion," Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Durkee '69 said at the meeting.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

Princeton students find volunteerism pays with new AmeriCorps service program

Having worked in Firestone library all last spring, Jessica Potts '03 had no idea that the nature of her employment would take a drastic turn when she returned to school this year.Instead of shelving books, she will be doing community service ? and she will be getting paid for it, too.

NEWS | 10/05/2000

New University chapel organist begins next measure in a life filled with music

Sitting placidly at the organ bench wearing his neat gray slacks, outrageous tie and warm smile, Dave Messineo commands the power to immerse the University's chapel in reverberating resonance with a touch of his hand.The University chapel's new organist grew up in a family of musicians.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Stocked by Olive's, U-Store deli case scores high with students

When they are sick of dining hall cafeteria food, when they crave sandwiches, salads or baked goods, Princeton students now have a new alternative.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Kafka's fears realized in life of Russian activist

With the fall of communism and the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Kafkaesque show trials of Stalin were supposed to have been replaced by civil liberties and the rule of law.But late at night on October 4, 1995, when Aleksander Nikitin responded to knocking outside his St.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

When they come from Dad, words are stronger than guns

We live in a small, fairly southern town in central Florida. And my father, a Japanese-American, doesn't exactly blend in with the country-club families, the orange groves and, of course, the guns.When I was growing up, most of my friends' fathers owned firearms of some sort ? they killed animals for food or sport, frequented their hunting camps and even allowed their children to shoot at the squirrels that were running on the pool screens.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

And in this corner, in the black and orange trunks . . .

Anju Reejhsinghani '93 graduated with a degree in history and a certificate in the creative writing program.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

University poised for Clinton's arrival

Planning for today's visit to the University by President Clinton has been the logistical equivalent of D-Day, history professor Sean Wilentz, who is organizing the appearance, said yesterday.Starting Friday, Secret Service officials and White House staff began arriving on campus to set up offices and organize security for the president's visit.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

Medical professions not immune to fluctuating student interest

The number of students applying to medical school has decreased steadily during the last three years, according to a survey conducted by the Association of American Medical Schools.

NEWS | 10/04/2000

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