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Two University professors named 2018 MacArthur Fellows

Two University professors named 2018 MacArthur Fellows

Hannah Wang

On Thursday, Oct. 4, associate professor of chemical and biological engineering Clifford Brangwynne and mathematics professor Allan Sly were both named 2018 MacArthur Fellows for their work in cellular compartmentalization and probability theory, respectively.

NEWS | 10/10/2018

First stage of Maya Lin outdoor installation complete

First stage of Maya Lin outdoor installation complete

Sarah Warman Hirschfield and Linh Nguyen

The first half, referred to by the University Art Museum as a “folded earth piece,” was completed this past June, while the second half of Lin’s outdoor installation piece — a water table — is set to be completed in late spring before Reunions, according to art museum Campus Collections Manager Lisa Arcomano.

NEWS | 10/10/2018

Writing Center relocates to New South

Writing Center relocates to New South

Katie Tam

Since the beginning of this academic year, the Writing Center has operated from its new location on the second floor of the New South Building.

NEWS | 10/10/2018

Stagnant Dohm Alley lacks funding, community support

After a year since its opening, Dohm Alley lacks funding

Stagnant Dohm Alley lacks funding, community support

Hannah Wang

A little over a year since its first art installation, the once-inconspicuous passageway between Starbucks and Landau on Nassau Street has both established itself as a creative establishment and failed to secure the funding necessary for more exhibits.

NEWS | 10/10/2018

Wang GS still imprisoned as Trump condemns Iran at UN General Assembly

Claire Thornton

U.S. and Iranian leaders had a war of words Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, while at the same time in Tehran, fourth-year history graduate student Xiyue Wang was presumably hoping for positive news from the annual meeting of world leaders. Wang has been arbitrarily imprisoned by Iranian authorities on an unlawful conviction of espionage since August 2016, and the University and Wang’s family are using the assembly as an opportunity to discuss the possibility of his release.

NEWS | 10/10/2018

Advertisements for ‘Save the Dinky’ petition placed at Wawa

Rebecca Han

Unhappy with the Dinky schedule changes? You aren’t alone. Frequent Dinky train passengers disgruntled with the upcoming line shutdown have placed a “Save the Dinky” petition at Wawa.

NEWS | 10/09/2018

Bechdel on queerness, creativity, family secrets

Claire Silberman

The namesake of the Bechdel test, a familiar feminist film metric, took the stage in McCosh 10 yesterday. In an Oct. 9 lecture, acclaimed cartoonist Alison Bechdel discussed her creative process as a queer memoirist.

NEWS | 10/09/2018

Cap & Gown Club expands walls, membership

Yael Marans

The front lawn of Cap & Gown currently features a crane, a heap of dirt, and a team of construction workers surrounded by a high fence. The eating club is undergoing a historic expansion to open a new wing in time for Reunions this June.

NEWS | 10/09/2018

Wilson School fund established for education research

Wilson School fund established for education research

Leslie Kim

The $1-million Overdeck Education Innovation Fund is open to creative, education-related project proposals from faculty and students in all disciplines, with priority given to interdisciplinary education research. The Wilson School will distribute it over the next three years.

NEWS | 10/09/2018

Honor System Review, Disciplinary Review committees to undergo overhaul

Honor System Review, Disciplinary Review committees to undergo overhaul

Regan McCall

After the Honor System Review Committee recommended that a new committee be created to improve communication, a “Reconciliation Committee” was formed. The Reconciliation Committee will replace the Honor System Review Committee and the Disciplinary Review Committee.

NEWS | 10/09/2018

Strange-looking hydroponic farm in Forbes is fully functioning experiment

Nick Shashkini

The hydroponic farm at Forbes College may look like a portal to another universe, but its purpose is to show students that crops can grow anywhere by demonstrating hydroponics, or the cultivation of crops using nutrient solutions instead of soil. The hydroponic farm is also a fully functioning laboratory where students and staff regularly conduct experiments.

NEWS | 10/08/2018

Durkee ’69 to retire after decades of shaping U. policy

Durkee ’69 to retire after decades of shaping U. policy

Rose Gilbert

After nearly half a century of serving the Princeton community, Vice President and Secretary of the University Robert K. Durkee ’69 will retire in June 2019. He has been a member of the campus community since 1965.

NEWS | 10/08/2018

U. annual endowment return tops other Ivies’

U. annual endowment return tops other Ivies’

Benjamin Ball

The University announced Monday that its endowment earned 14.2 percent for the fiscal year that ended in June. Now, the endowment is valued at $25.9 billion, up $2.1 billion from last year, when the University reported a 12.5 percent return. Discounting Columbia University, which has not yet announced their endowment return for this year, the University’s endowment return figure is greater than that of any other Ivy.

NEWS | 10/08/2018

Undergraduate Student Government discusses FYRE, international student resources at meeting

USG discusses task forces at Oct. 7 meeting

Undergraduate Student Government discusses FYRE, international student resources at meeting

Jacob Gerrish

“[We want to] make it more feasibly understandable for your average person who isn’t digging through ten thousand cells on Microsoft Word,” Spicher said.

NEWS | 10/08/2018

‘She Roars’ panel discusses sexual misconduct on campus

Leslie Kim

On Friday, the University's “She Roars” conference included a panel providing updates on the University’s sexual misconduct and Title IX policies.

NEWS | 10/07/2018

‘She Roars’ panelists encourage alumnae to enter politics

Linh Nguyen and Naomi Hess

On Saturday, Oct. 6, five University alumnae discussed the importance of women in politics at the panel “She Should Run: Why and How More Princeton Women (Like You) Should Run for Office,” a part of the “She Roars” conference. The panel took place at 9 a.m. in the Frist Campus Center Multipurpose room.

NEWS | 10/07/2018

‘She Roars’: Ellie Kemper closes three-day women’s conference

Ellie Kemper ’02 meets people at 'She Roars' closing reception

‘She Roars’: Ellie Kemper closes three-day women’s conference

Sarah Warman Hirschfield, Linh Nguyen, and Naomi Hess

Ellie Kemper ’02 closed the University’s second “She Roars” conference, attended by over 3,000 alumnae, by praising the resilient women in her life and recalling her years as an undergraduate.

NEWS | 10/07/2018

Justices Sotomayor ’76, Kagan ’81 examine impartiality, gender disparities at ‘She Roars’

Rose Gilbert and Benjamin Ball

Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor ’76 and Elena Kagan ’81 spoke to thousands of mostly female audience members on Friday about the court’s impartiality, challenges faced by women in their careers, and memories from their time at Princeton as part of the 2018 “She Roars” conference.

NEWS | 10/05/2018

Rally opposing Kavanaugh attacks his judgment, conduct

Liz Lempert speaks at #ResistKavanaugh rally

Rally opposing Kavanaugh attacks his judgment, conduct

Zachary Shevin

Dozens of protestors filled the park, and some spectators even had to stand beyond the park’s confines. A number of protesters came with signs, including some reading “Unfit to Judge #CancelKavanaugh,” “Keep His SCROTUS Off Our SCOTUS,” and “When Truth Dies, Democracy Dies.”

NEWS | 10/05/2018

Alum Association Pres. connects 'She Roars' to national issues

Alum Association Pres. connects 'She Roars' to national issues

Yael Marans

On Thursday, Oct. 4, alumni gathered in Richardson Auditorium to mark the start of this weekend’s “She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton,” the second conference of its kind meant to celebrate University alumnae.

NEWS | 10/05/2018

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