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News & Notes: Tilghman visits Harvard to talk science education

News & Notes: Tilghman visits Harvard to talk science education

University President Shirley Tilghman visited Harvard Tuesday to deliver a speech about science education. Tilghman, a well-known molecular biologist before she was named president in 2001, argued that the curriculum needs to be integrated with larger scientific questions.

NEWS | 11/13/2012

U. spends $250,000 on online learning platform

The Coursera platform, which offers certain online classes to everyone with access to the Internet, has cost the University about $250,000 to implement, a figure that was publicized for the first time at last week’s faculty meeting.

NEWS | 11/12/2012

Two students found iPhone repair companies on campus

Within eight days in September, two students created iPhone repair companies that are in direct competition.

NEWS | 11/12/2012

News & Notes: Glenn Beck predicts Petraeus GS ’87 presidency at Princeton

Radio host Glenn Beck referred to the University as “the dumping ground for the Center for American Progress” — a left-leaning advocacy organization — in his show on The Blaze on Monday, speculating the Princeton presidency was an escape route for former CIA director David Petraeus GS ’87.

NEWS | 11/12/2012

Q&A: New research integrity director says animal abuse citations are “something in the past”

Stuart Leland began work as Princeton’s first director for research integrity and assurance on Aug. 15. The new office oversees the University’s research work and ensures compliance with human, animal and biological research regulations. Before coming to the University, Leland worked in animal welfare compliance for the pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. The Daily Princetonian spoke with Leland about the relationship between research and regulation, his past experience overseeing research and the University’s history of alleged animal abuse violations.

NEWS | 11/12/2012

Engineering course designs beehive-shaped disaster relief shelter

A University engineering class is working to build a new kind of sustainable house, and it's taking inspiration from the honeycomb.

NEWS | 11/12/2012

Staff question Petraeus GS ’87, need for academic background at presidential search forum

University staff members voiced concerns about the potential candidacy of former CIA director David Petraeus GS ’87 for University president at the third open forum held by the University’s presidential search committee Tuesday afternoon.

NEWS | 11/12/2012

The professor-columnist: Paul Krugman

Every Thursday, Paul Krugman wakes up, drinks a cup of coffee, opens up his laptop and chooses the 800 words that will appear on the opinion page of The New York Times. But if Krugman can’t send the piece to his editors by the time he sits for Thursday office hours, then he closes his laptop and brings the column with him to Robertson Hall, writing while students cycle in and out of his office.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

In Veteran's Day panel, service members discuss military sexual assault

A Veteran’s Day panel on the role of America’s armed forces held Monday afternoon turned tense when participants broached the topic of sexual assault within the military.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

Spike in size of Wilson School prerequisites may offer clue into future size of school

The numbers of students enrolled in the only two courses available this semester that satisfy the new statistics prerequisite for Wilson School undergraduate admission have increased drastically, a potential sign that the number of students concentrating in the Wilson School could increase now that the major has scrapped selective admission.Last fall, 48 students took POL 345: Quantitative Analysis and Politics. But in this year’s course, 121 students are enrolled: a 250-percent increase in enrollment.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

News & Notes: Neuroscience researchers awarded $4 million grant

The John Templeton Foundation, a philanthropic organization that funds research on philosophical questions such as love and creativity, has awarded University neuroscientists a $4-million grant. The grant funds research on how humans control their cognition and behavior to achieve goals.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

News & Notes: Police make arrests in alleged assaults involving fork, knife

Borough Police have charged an employee of Tandoori Bite on Witherspoon Street with simple assault after he allegedly threatened to kill a fellow employee and then allegedly attempted to stab him with a fork on Saturday. The attack occurred in the restaurant, police Captain Nick Sutter said.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

Petraeus GS ’87 resigns as CIA director following affair

David Petraeus GS ’87, the prominent former military general who has expressed interest in one day serving as University president, resigned from his position as CIA director Friday after disclosing he had carried out an extramarital affair.Though the scandal immediately casts doubts on Petraeus’ attractiveness as an Ivy League president, it also puts him back in the job market as the University’s presidential search committee builds its list of potential candidates.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

Community expresses disappointment in Tilghman, hopes for change in leadership style

Local residents expressed their overall discomfort with the University at an evening open forum hosted by the University’s presidential search committee on Monday.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

Breast cancer indicator protein discovered, U. researchers say

University researchers have discovered a protein that controls tumors in breast cancer, a possible path toward the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The lactation protein, known as Elf5, inhibits metastasis, the spread of the disease to other organs.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

Joint hurricane response provides a look into consolidated government

Patience Haggin

Two weeks ago, when the Princeton Borough and Princeton Township mobilized their resources to assist those affected by Hurricane Sandy, there was little separation of efforts. The two municipalities opened up a joint Emergency Operations Center. From this central location, workers responded to emergency calls from both municipalities. Borough Police Captain Nick Sutter and Township Police Sergeant Michael Cifelli handled police communications together.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

Jackson ’15, Wagstaff ’14 run for USG president; bonfire delayed till Saturday

USG social chair Benedict Wagstaff ’14 and Class of 2015 senator Shawon Jackson ’15 are running in this year’s election for USG president, the USG announced Sunday night at its Senate meeting. The campaign to succeed current USG president Bruce Easop ’13 will begin today.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

University debates desired qualities in next University president at CPUC open forum

Individuals had their first chance to share their thoughts on the next University president at a meeting of the Council of the Princeton University Community Monday afternoon. The CPUC meeting was the first of four public forums that will take place this week.

NEWS | 11/11/2012

USG and GSG launch first-ever Restaurant Week

Sunday marked the beginning of the first-ever Princeton University Restaurant Week, a joint initiative between the USG Campus and Community Affairs Committee and the Graduate Student Government to allow students discounted prices at upscale restaurants.

NEWS | 11/10/2012

Petraeus GS '87 and Broadwell, alleged affair partner, had unclear relationship

CIA Director David Petraeus GS ’87, the prominent former military figure who has expressed interest in one day serving as University president, resigned Friday after disclosing he had carried out an extramarital affair.

NEWS | 11/08/2012

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