The Princeton Environmental Institute announced seven new two-year projects, with a total of $1.1 million in funding, that will allow faculty to investigate climate, renewable energy and carbon sequestration.
Former Associate Director of the American Institute of Architects Maryam Eskandari discussed the roles of gender, architectural functionality and modernity in a public lecture before an audience of about 25 on Wednesday night.
Community members brought the ongoing debate over municipal consolidation to the University at a panel in Robertson Hall Wednesday evening, with representatives from the joint Borough-Township consolidation committee presenting their endorsement of the consolidation proposal.
A three-car, rear-end accident on Washington Road left one person in the hospital on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
As Princeton residents ponder the issue of Borough-Township consolidation for a few more weeks, Republican candidate for Borough mayor Jill Jachera has announced her support for consolidation while Democratic candidate Yina Moore ’79 has reaffirmed that she will not take an official position.
The University athletics department received a gift from the Ford family, the University announced in a press release Tuesday. William Clay Ford, Jr. ’79 and Lisa Vanderzee Ford ’82 have endowed the director of athletics position, which will now be known as the Bill and Lisa Ford Family Directorship of Athletics.
Journalist and author Susan Faludi discussed the underlying American social problems revealed and affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001, in a lecture titled “9/11 at the 10-Year Mark: A Decade of Fear and Fantasy” held on Tuesday night in McCosh 50.
A 20-year veteran of the Borough police is suing the department under the state whistle-blower protection law, claiming that he was fired in an attempt to “silence him” for investigating another officer. Sgt. Kenneth Riley was placed under internal investigation and indicted by a grand jury in 2008. He was later fired.
Vitali Naishul, economist and president of the Institute for the Study of the Russian Economy, spoke about Russia’s history of political institutions in Burr Hall on Tuesday evening.
Princeton has been ranked 13th in U.S. News & World Report’s most recent ranking of the world’s best universities, moving down from its 10th place ranking in 2010 and eighth place in 2009.
Exiled activist and Buddhist master U Pyinya Zawta and two of his companions led meditation and Q-and-A sessions on Tuesday as part of a three-part program to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the 2007 Saffron Revolution in Burma.
Students and community members gathered in Taplin Auditorium in Fine Hall on Monday evening for the staged readings of four winning plays from this year’s Science Playwriting Contest. The plays were directed by Jeff Kuperman ’12 and performed by student actors.
Christopher Dye, director of health information in the World Health Organization’s Office of HIV/AIDS, spoke about global health policy to a full audience in Dodds Auditorium on Monday afternoon.
In the wake of two series of changes made to its sexual misconduct policies in September, the University administration has asserted that its procedures are fully in line with the protocols enumerated in Title IX.
Wilson School Dean and economics and public affairs professor Christina Paxson has been elected to serve as vice president of the American Economic Association for 2012.
Despite looming midterms, heavy workloads and late-night cram sessions, 42 bleary-eyed students and staff members woke up before the sun to meet in the lobby of Robertson Hall at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
African-American studies professor Cornel West GS ’80, along with 18 other protesters, was arrested on the steps of the Supreme Court on Sunday afternoon.
A coalition of animal rights activists protested the University’s alleged mistreatment of animals used in research at the intersection of Nassau Street and Washington Road on Saturday.
Two volunteer rescuers from the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad — Michael Kenwood and Peter Simon — were directed to get closer to the abandoned sedan to see if it was occupied. At 5:01 a.m., the rescuers, tied together and wearing life vests, slowly shuffled into the water.In seconds, the rescue attempt took a tragic turn.
Comedian and actor Steve Carell will speak at this year’s Class Day, scheduled for June 4, 2012, Class of 2012 president Lindy Li announced in an email to seniors on Sunday afternoon. “We are thrilled that Mr. Carell will be joining us as we bring our Princeton journey to a close,” said the email, which was signed by Li and the Class of 2012 Class Day committee.
