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‘EastCon’ to explore East Asian culture April 26-27

‘EastCon’ to explore East Asian culture April 26-27

Student organizers of the Princeton University East Asian Undergraduate Conference will host what they describe as one of the first academic conferences in the nation focused on featuring undergraduate research related to East Asian culture on April 26 and 27 in Lewis Library. The undergraduates planning the conference, abbreviated as EastCon, have chosen the theme ?Beyond Gang

NEWS | 04/13/2013

Patton '77 to lecture on campus Thursday

Susan Patton ?77, the

NEWS | 04/13/2013

University president emeritus proposes online courses as solution to “cost disease”

University president emeritus William Bowen GS ?58 published a book this month arguing that the growing costs of higher education, caused by inefficient academic structures and competition from wealthier universities, could be addressed by cost-cutting measures like a greater reliance on online courses.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

University prepares to remodel old Frick Laboratory

The University is preparing to renovate the former Frick Laboratory at 20 Washington Road and convert it into a center for the economics department and various international programs.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

Identifier of AIDS Gottlieb discusses public perception of the virus

Dr. Michael Gottlieb, the first identifier of AIDS, discussed the evolution of public opinion and political response to the disease in a packed Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall on Thursday afternoon.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

SHARE focus group considers online orientation program

Princeton?s Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education program hosted a session of focus groups on April 2 to get student feedback on a new online orientation program about sexual harassment and prevention for incoming students. SHARE director Jacqueline Deitch-Stackhouse said the focus groups were part of a partnership between the SHARE office and the Equal Opportunity Programs office, run by director Cheri Lawson. Much like the current AlcoholEdu program that all students must complete before arriving on campus freshman year, the SHARE program would educate students about sexual assault issues. The focus group was held in order to get student feedback on whether the program would be effective and which out of three potential programs were the best. ?There are two major factors to consider,? Deitch-Stackhouse said.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

Sinha ’13, Ousterhout ’13, Strouse GS receive Hertz Fellowships

Three Princeton students were among 15 recipients of this year?s Hertz Foundation Fellowship, which supports doctoral research in the applied sciences.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

Sinha ’13, Ousterhout ’13, Strouse GS receive Hertz Fellowships

Three Princeton students were among 15 recipients of this year?s Hertz Foundation Fellowship, which supports doctoral research in the applied sciences.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

ICC survey indicates interest in informational website

Based on a recent survey of sophomores who participated in the eating club admission process this year, the Interclub Council will work in conjunction with the Graduate Interclub Council ? a committee consisting of the presidents of each eating club?s graduate board ? to create a new website that will aggregate certain information about each eating club.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

Q&A: AIDS researcher Dr. Michael Gottlieb

Dr. Michael Gottlieb, who in 1981 identified a disease now known as acquired immune deficiency syndrome, spoke on campus Thursday afternoon about lessons the public and scientific communities have learned from the epidemic.

NEWS | 04/10/2013

Dining Services implements GoViv reusable container initiative at Cafe Viv

Reusable containers will now be offered at Frist Campus Center?s Cafe Vivian through the new GoViv program, a collaboration between Dining Services and the Greening Dining club. To participate in GoViv, customers purchase a $5 token, which can be exchanged for a reusable plastic takeout container when food is ordered.

NEWS | 04/09/2013

Lisa Jackson Q&A

Lisa Jackson GS ?86, who served as the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from 2009 to 2013, came to campus to speak publicly about the ?unfinished business? of the environmental movement.

NEWS | 04/09/2013

Former EPA Administrator Jackson warns of environmental movement’s 'unfinished business'

Former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Lisa Jackson GS ?86 sought to dispel popular conceptions that the work of the environmental movement is finished and urged citizens to ensure that recent policy gains are consolidated in a talk in Robertson Hall on Tuesday afternoon. ?I see a lot of unfinished environmental business,? Jackson said.

NEWS | 04/09/2013

Police Chief Dudeck to receive ‘separation agreement’ with town; no financial incentives expected

The Princeton Council is in the process of negotiating a separation agreement with Princeton Police Chief David Dudeck following two closed sessions held on Monday evening. ?It is not a retirement package,? Town Administrator Bob Bruschi said Tuesday.

NEWS | 04/09/2013

Afghan representative to UN urges international respect for national sovereignty after U.S. withdrawal

Lillian Dattilo

Afghanistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Zahir Tanin, argued that international respect for his country’s national sovereignty is key to ensuring Afghan stability after the total withdrawal of U.S.

NEWS | 04/09/2013

BEE Team gets two new hives

The Princeton BEE Team?s two hives are now up and running after

NEWS | 04/09/2013

News & Notes: Juvenile arrested following skating incident in Woody Woo plaza

The Department of Public Safety arrested a juvenile on Saturday evening for defiant trespass, obstruction and resisting being held in Scudders Plaza next to Robertson Hall after skating in the area and refusing to provide identification. In addition, DPS held in custody three juveniles and one local 18-year-old. According to University Spokesperson Martin Mbugua, the individuals refused to leave the area when asked by a Department of Public Safety officer, adding that they had no form of identification on them and declined to provide their names. ?The officer then informed the individuals that they had to identify themselves and one of them got up, resisted efforts to restrain him and left,? Mbugua said. However, Mbugua added, other DPS officers found the individual nearby. There are at least two small signs in the plaza indicating that

NEWS | 04/08/2013

Debenedetti to succeed Smith as dean for research

Pablo Debenedetti, a professor of chemical and biological engineering, will succeed A.J.

NEWS | 04/08/2013

USG discusses COMBO and summer storage

The USG discussed the upcoming report of the Committee on Background and Opportunity and the summer storage initiative at its meeting Sunday night.Members of the USG discussed the questions that will be asked in the forthcoming COMBO IV survey and the fact that students will be hired to complete the data analysis.

NEWS | 04/07/2013

Cyclab reopens under Rocky Private Dining Room

Rockefeller College has sponsored the reopening of the Cyclab, a student-run bicycle cooperative designed to provide cyclists of any level with the skills and tools necessary to repair their bikes.

NEWS | 04/07/2013

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