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Wailoo named vice dean of Wilson School

Wailoo named vice dean of Wilson School

Professor of history and public affairs Keith Wailoo has been named vice dean of the Wilson School, effective July 1, 2013, Wilson School dean Cecilia Rouse announced in a statement on March 14. ?I?m very excited to be working with Keith and I think he?ll make a magnificent vice dean,? Rouse said in an interview with the Daily Princetonian. As vice dean, Wailoo will oversee the Wilson School?s academic operations.

NEWS | 03/25/2013

Bridge Year adds program in Brazil

Elizabeth Paul

Earlier this month the University’s Bridge Year Program announced the addition of a site in Salvador, Brazil for the 2013-14 academic year. The Bridge Year Program, which currently offers international sites in China, India, Peru and Senegal, allows incoming freshmen enrolled in the program to defer their admission and participate in civic engagement projects for a nine-month period.

NEWS | 03/25/2013

Slaughter has packed speaking schedule

Former Wilson School dean and current University professor Anne-Marie Slaughter ?80, whose prospects of succeeding University President Shirley Tilghman have been matter of speculation, has accepted numerous speaking engagements in the past few months, including keynote speeches at commencement ceremonies at Meredith College and Lafayette College. In a poll conducted by the unofficial search website princetonpresident.com, Slaughter was chosen as the favorite candidate by a 32 percent plurality of the approximately 300 voters who participated.

NEWS | 03/25/2013

USG discusses student group policies

Members of the USG discussed making changes to the process for approving new student groups and corrected an inconsistency in the USG constitution at a meeting on Sunday evening.

NEWS | 03/24/2013

TigerLaunch prize tripled

The Princeton Entrepreneurship Club has tripled the prize money awarded to winners of this year?s TigerLaunch, the club?s annual pitch competition, to $30,000 after a donation from board of advisors member Howard Cox ?64.

NEWS | 03/24/2013

Students report laundry thefts

Emilie Burke ?15 left her clothes to dry overnight in the Feinberg laundry room on Feb. 11.

NEWS | 03/14/2013

Former mascot reminisces

Allison Kruk

The Princeton tiger has been granted literary life with a memoir published in early February by Blanche Kapustin ’95, titled Tigering: Memoir of an Ivy League Mascot.

NEWS | 03/14/2013

Professors share experiences with Coursera

Five University professors who taught online courses through the new online platform Coursera last fall discussed their experiences at the Council of the Princeton University Community meeting on Monday.

NEWS | 03/14/2013

Colleges implement living collectives for arts, humanities and civic services

Two residential colleges will implement interest-based collective living programs next fall. Mathey College will implement a collective living program for a community of students with a shared interest for the arts and humanities on the third floor in Edwards Hall, while Whitman College will enact a similar initiative for a small group of students interested in civic engagement on the third floor of Fisher Hall. Mathey?s community, which will be called the Edwards Collective, received slightly over 50 applications, though some withdrew their applications in favor of joining eating clubs.

NEWS | 03/14/2013

Police chief under investigation

The Mercer County Prosecutor?s Office is currently reviewing allegations of administrative misconduct against Princeton Police Department Chief David Dudeck.

NEWS | 03/14/2013

NASA scientist discusses Mars Rover

Greta Shum

Mars Science Lab Project Manager and professor of geology at California Institute of Technology John Grotzinger presented new evidence of ancient habitability on Mars, based on the findings from the Curiosity rover, in a lecture on Thursday evening.

NEWS | 03/14/2013

News & Notes: Artist Ai Weiwei plans to release heavy metal album

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, who designed the sculptures currently on display outside the Wilson School, announced plans to release a heavy metal album inspired by the three months he spent under house arrest in 2011.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

USG debriefs after Mental Health Week

The USG discussed the success of the recent Mental Health Week at its meeting Sunday night.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

Resources Committee considers adding PRINCO representative

A proposal to add a representative of the Princeton University Investment Company to the Council of the Princeton University Community was presented at the CPUC meeting on Monday by Resources Committee Chair Deborah Prentice, chair of the psychology department.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

Honor Committee plans to hold focus groups

The Honor Committee will host a series of focus groups this spring to discuss the current disciplinary policy for students caught working over time during examinations, Honor Committee chair Antonia Hyman ?13 announced in an op-ed published Wednesday in The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

BEE Team loses 2 bee colonies to parasite infestation in hives

The two bee colonies maintained by the Princeton BEE Team died two weeks ago due to a parasite infestation in the hive. The cause is most likely the Varroa mite, a parasite that sucks bees? blood, Penn State researcher Elina Lastro Nino said after examining the hives. The Varroa mite is by no means unique to the Princeton area, and is the number-one killer of bee colonies, BEE Team founder Michael Smith ?10 said.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

Town Board of Health to consider ordinance banning smoking on public property

The Princeton Board of Health will vote on a proposed ordinance to ban smoking within 35 feet of all municipally owned property, public parks and outdoor pools on March 19.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

Thomson-DeVeaux ’13 receives Martin A. Dale ’53 Fellowship

Flora Thomson-DeVeaux ?13 was awarded the Martin A. Dale ?53 Fellowship in late February to continue the research she began with her senior thesis on Argentinean butler Santiago Badariotti Merlo. The fellowship provides a senior with a grant of $30,000 to pursue an independent project after graduation.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

Over 900 sign petition

An online petition seeking a new ?Sexual Experiences Survey? has gathered over 900 signatures in the past two days.

NEWS | 03/12/2013

Forbes '70 argues for stable dollar

Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine and CEO of Forbes, Inc. Steve Forbes ?70 argued for a stable dollar and simplification of the tax code as keys to recovering from the 2008 economic crisis and ensuring a prosperous American economy in the future in a lecture on Sunday afternoon.

NEWS | 03/10/2013

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