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‘Tiger Inventors’ discuss journey from blueprint to final product

‘Tiger Inventors’ discuss journey from blueprint to final product

In an Alumni-Faculty Forum Friday morning, titled Tiger Inventors: From Concept to Creation, alumni-inventors discussed the link between the concept of an invention and the final product and offered details on their own invention processes. Associate professor of computer science Vivek Pai moderated the discussion, which consisted of six alumni panelists, all whom created or invented some kind of physical or software product. The panel included Katie H.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

Alumni panel considers next chapter in affordable health care

Alumni panel considers next chapter in affordable health care

The possibilities of more affordable health care in America was the subject of an alumni-faculty panel discussion led by Wilson School professor Uwe Reinhardt on Friday morning titled, “Affordable Health Care: The Next Chapter.” The panel consisted of five University alumni, all of whom discussed their connection to health care legislation or potential plans of action in making health care more affordable in the future. The panel included Richard D.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

My TigerPack helps Tigers navigate tent jungle

Steven Liss '10, the creator of theReunions Advent Calendar website, has launched a new mobile site,MyTigerPack, to help attendees coordinate and mass-communicate with friends during the three days of Reunions. “I realized that one of the problems with Reunions is that it is hard to find all of your friends in a crowd,” Liss said.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

Updated: Matharu ’13 elected Young Alumni Trustee

Kanwal Matharu ’13 has been elected to serve a four-year term on the University’s Board of Trustees as Young Alumni Trustee, representing the graduating senior class.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

Alumni, Eisgruber ’83 evaluate state of judicial confirmation process

Alumni, Eisgruber ’83 evaluate state of judicial confirmation process

In an alumni-faculty forumFridaymorning, University Provost and President-elect Christopher Eisgruber ’83 moderated a panel discussion on the current state of the judicial confirmation process. Joining Eisgruber were U.S.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

Alumni discuss life-changing books, future of reading

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Alumni discuss life-changing books, future of reading

Alumni crowded a lecture room in Jadwin HallFridaymorning to hear an alumni-faculty forum titled “Books That Changed Your Life,” in which panelists discussed the works that had lasting impressions on them and considered the changing world of reading in the age of tablets and e-books. The panelists were comprised of four alumni who are celebrating major reunions this year, including Selden Edwards ’63, Walter N.

NEWS | 05/31/2013

Q&A: Paul Fishman ’78

Q&A: Paul Fishman ’78

Paul Fishman '78 is the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey and will serve as a panelist in the Alumni-Faculty Forum, "Is the Judicial Confirmation Process Broken?" Fishman spoke with The Daily PrincetonianonThursdayabout what he plans to discuss during the panel, what he loves about Reunions and how students can become successful lawyers. Daily Princetonian:Thirty-five years after graduation, what is your favorite part about going back to Princeton? Paul Fishman:Seeing my friends and the people I spent four years with is by far the thing I’m looking forward to the most.

NEWS | 05/30/2013

Q&A: David Remnick '81, Pulitzer-winning author and editor of The New Yorker

David Remnick ’81, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and editor of The New Yorker, will be speaking at theClass Day ceremonyfor the Class of 2013on Monday.

NEWS | 05/30/2013

Princeton’s biggest fan, Princeton’s biggest critic

Princeton’s biggest fan, Princeton’s biggest critic

At a lecture given to graduating seniors in May, a student asked University President Shirley Tilghman what she was most proud of after 12 years at the helm.

NEWS | 05/30/2013

Krueger to leave Council of Economic Advisers, return to Princeton in fall

Alan Krueger will step down as chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers, theWhite House announced Tuesday. Krueger will return to the University in the fall as his two-year public service leave comes to an end. Though plans have not yet been finalized and he is not listed on the Course Registrar’s website, Krueger told The Daily Princetonian on Wednesday that he hopes to return to the classroom to teach as the Bendheim Professor of Economics and Public Affairs with a joint appointment in the Wilson School and the economics department. “I want to recharge my batteries and share some of my experience with students,” Krueger said in an email Wednesday.

NEWS | 05/29/2013

Latest student with bacterial meningitis hospitalized in home state; cases designated outbreak

A 20-year-old male student was hospitalizedon Mondayfor symptoms of bacterial meningitis, the New Jersey Department of Health confirmed. The student traveled to his home stateSundayand was hospitalized thereMonday, according to a campus health alert email sent by the UniversityMondayevening.

NEWS | 05/20/2013

Public Safety and town police reach agreement but will not make details public

The University’s Department of Public Safety and the Princeton Police Department have reached a formal agreement on their operating procedures, which includes increased communication between the two departments, coordinated training efforts and clarified jurisdictions for each department. The agreement will codify practices that have already been in place for some time and does not represent a shift in policy, Public Safety Director of Operations Stefanie Karp explained. Princeton Police Captain Nick Sutter, who iscurrently acting chief of the department, said the agreement is a strategic document that will not be made available to the public.

NEWS | 05/19/2013

Former Princeton assistant soccer coach accused of possession of child pornography

Jorge Roman, a former volunteer soccer coach at the University and a longtime youth soccer coach in the Princeton area, has been charged with possessing images of child pornography, the U.S.

NEWS | 05/19/2013

Patton ’77 to appear on Fox News, reportedly 'very close' to book deal

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Susan Patton ’77 spoke to the Women’s Network of the Princeton Club of Philadelphia Wednesday evening to discuss her letter published in The Daily Princetonian on March 29.

NEWS | 05/18/2013

Former Princeton assistant soccer coach accused of possession of child pornography

Jorge Roman, a former volunteer soccer coach at the University and a longtime youth soccer coach in the Princeton area, has been charged with possessing images of child pornography, the U.S.

NEWS | 05/17/2013

Public Safety and town police reach agreement but will not make details public

The University?s Department of Public Safety and the Princeton Police Department have reached a formal agreement on their operating procedures, which includes increased communication between the two departments, coordinated training efforts and clarified jurisdictions for each department.The agreement will codify practices that have already been in place for some time and does not represent a shift in policy, Public Safety Director of Operations Stefanie Karp explained.Princeton Police Captain Nick Sutter, who is

NEWS | 05/17/2013

Eisgruber speaks on political polarization in last lecture as provost

University Provost and President-elect Christopher Eisgruber ?83 discussed American citizens' response to the polarization of elected officials and the possibility of a liberal arts education as an antidote in a lecture on Thursday night. Eisgruber was named the 20th president

NEWS | 05/16/2013

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