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Levit ’20, Visser ’20 awarded 2020 Schwarzman Scholarship

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Levit and Visser will join a class of 145 scholars that hail from 41 countries, selected globally from a pool of 4,700 applicants. Scholars pursue a one-year master’s degree in Global Affairs with a core curriculum focused on three pillars: China, global affairs, and leadership.

NEWS | 12/04/2019

U. astronomy professor awarded Kyoto Prize

Katie Tam

James Gunn, Eugene Higgins Professor of Astronomy Emeritus, was awarded the Kyoto Prize for his work on the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.

NEWS | 12/04/2019

Charter solicits redesign plans amidst dwindling enrollment

Charter solicits redesign plans amidst dwindling enrollment

Evelyn Doskoch

Membership has declined steadily over the past five years, with each graduating class fielding fewer Charter members than those prior.

NEWS | 12/04/2019

Princeton School Board passes, rescinds elements of "gag order" regulation

A red-brick schoolhouse on a snowy winter day.

Princeton School Board passes, rescinds elements of "gag order" regulation

Sam Kagan and Rachel Sturley

The Princeton Board of Education struck language from a contentious resolution that would limit of speech of elected officials.

NEWS | 12/04/2019

Increase in wind speed worldwide means boost for alternative energy, U. study finds

Increase in wind speed worldwide means boost for alternative energy, U. study finds

Rachel Sturley

Average daily wind speeds have picked up in the last decade after over 30 years of gradual decline, according to research led by a team at the University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The study, published in “Nature Climate Change” on Nov. 18, could implicate a dramatic surge in the efficiency of wind power in the coming years.

NEWS | 12/03/2019

Mudd Library to close for renovations through 2021

Mudd Library women Princetonians exhibit

Mudd Library to close for renovations through 2021

Paige Allen

The Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library, a division of Princeton University Library’s Department of Special Collections, will close for renovations in March 2020. Digitization services will cease in February 2020 in preparation for the renovation, which is predicted to last through January 2021.

NEWS | 12/03/2019

Parking of electric scooters indoors raises accessibility concerns

Uchechi Ihenacho

Signs reading “NO SCOOTERS OR BICYCLES INSIDE THE BUILDING” have been spotted plastered on the doors of campus buildings. These signs reflect one problem of the proliferation of electric scooters. While parking the scooters indoors may be convenient for their owners, other students are negatively impacted by the practice.

NEWS | 12/03/2019

U. math professor Assaf Naor awarded 2019 Ostrowski Prize

Nobline Yoo

Naor is the fourth University professor in history to receive the honor. In 1995, it was awarded to professor emeritus, Andrew J. Wiles, who is best known for proving Fermat’s Last Theorem. The bi-annual award has seen a total of 16 recipients since its establishment in 1989.

NEWS | 12/03/2019

New Dean of Admission Richardson '93 discusses her passion for education

New Dean of Admission Richardson '93 discusses her passion for education

Vedika Patwari

Last April, Karen Richardson ’93 was announced as the University’s new Dean of Admission. As a first-generation college student herself, Richardson expressed her commitment not just to admitting a diverse student body but also to ensuring that all students have the resources they need to succeed in competitive college campuses such as Princeton.

NEWS | 12/02/2019

Humanities Council hosts 'Being Human' festival

Humanities Council hosts 'Being Human' festival

David Veldran

The programming, which kicked off on Oct. 11 with a performative celebration of indigenous and immigrant tales from the Americas (“Belonging(s) in Movement”), will run through Dec. 19. All events are free and most are fully open to the public.

NEWS | 12/02/2019

Jeff Bezos '86 loses, then regains, title of richest man in the world for the second time in two months

Bharvi Chavre

In October, Bezos briefly fell to number two on the list before regaining the number one spot. Bezos first topped the Bloomberg Billionaires Index in October 2017.

NEWS | 12/02/2019

Art Museum holds Day With(out) Art to commemorate contributions of artists who have died from AIDS

Marissa Michaels

About 36.9 million people around the world live with HIV today.

NEWS | 12/01/2019

Q&A with artist, jazz aficionado H. Alonzo Jennings GS '72

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Q&A with artist, jazz aficionado H. Alonzo Jennings GS '72

Allie Mangel

On Sunday, Oct. 20, H. Alonzo Jennings GS ’72 was awarded the Expression Award for Radio at the third annual Cammy Awards, which commended his program, “Jazz from an Eclectic Mind.”

NEWS | 12/01/2019

USG announces candidates for 2019 election, candidates run unopposed in four of nine positions

USG announces candidates for 2019 election, candidates run unopposed in four of nine positions

Zachary Shevin

“USG spends around half of its budget on party planning and movie nights,“ Presidential candidate David Esterlit ’19 wrote. “The USG of today has abdicated its responsibility, and, on election day, with your help, I mean to restore it.”

NEWS | 11/29/2019

Tiger Tots: Annabel and Rosemarie Luijendijk

Tiger Tots: Annabel and Rosemarie Luijendijk

Josephine de La Bruyere and Rachel Sturley

In the first installment of Tiger Tots, the Daily Princetonian interviews Annabel and Rosemarie Luijendijk, the six-year-old twin daughters of Professor of Religion and Head of Wilson College, AnneMarie Luijendijk.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

New art museum exhibit showcases works on illness and healing

New art museum exhibit showcases works on illness and healing

Naomi Hess

The University Art Museum permanently acquired five new works for their collection by artists including Ruth Cuthand and Mario Moore.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

New Jersey American Water, U. professors dispute Environmental Working Group report on contaminants in Princeton water

New Jersey American Water, U. professors dispute Environmental Working Group report on contaminants in Princeton water

Hannah Wang and Katie Tam

At the University, drinking water quality is monitored by the Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local guidelines. The standards used by the Environmental Working Group raise some doubt from both EHS and other University professors.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

Q&A with Sean Shaw ’00, 2018 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Florida

Zachary Shevin

“Whether it's energy, whether it's insurance, whether it's medical, I'm always someone that's been on the side of consumers versus the big people,” said Sean Shaw ’00, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Florida, when he sat down with The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

Student-produced matchmaking service TigerCuff pairs 126 students

Student-produced matchmaking service TigerCuff pairs 126 students

Mindy Burton

Interested participants completed a form with questions about their personality and had the opportunity to go on a date with their match to local restaurants and receive a discount.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

Maria Ressa ’86, journalist and 2018 Time Person of the Year, named 2020 Baccalaureate speaker

Maria Ressa ’86, journalist and 2018 Time Person of the Year, named 2020 Baccalaureate speaker

Allan Shen

Maria Ressa ’86, an acclaimed journalist and 2018 Time Magazine Person of the Year, has been announced as the Class of 2020 Baccalaureate speaker, according to an email sent out to the members of the 2020 graduating class by the 2020 class government.

NEWS | 11/25/2019

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