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News & Notes: Researchers make clay containers for organic molecules

News & Notes: Researchers make clay containers for organic molecules

A group of applied physicists, including Jiandi Wan, an associate research scholar in the mechanical and aerospace engineering department at the University, has demonstrated that it is possible to form semipermeable vesicles from inorganic clay.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

Town gets library access

Princeton Public Library patrons will soon be able to visit Firestone and other University libraries once a month. Announced on Monday, the Firestone Library Cards program will let Princeton Public Library members reserve passes for Firestone and other University libraries every month.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

Clubs find Twitter unhelpful for networking, differ on attitudes toward Facebook usage

Despite the worldwide popularity of social networking websites, eating clubs have found little use for the services provided by sites such as Facebook or Twitter.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

Professors ponder future of dollar

Speakers at the Cyril Black International Book Forum on Monday evening focused on the role of the dollar and the future of global currency. The discussion featured Barry Eichengreen, an economics and political science professor at the University of California, Berkeley and author of the recent book “Exorbitant Privilege: The Rise and Fall of the Dollar and the Future of the International Monetary System.”

NEWS | 02/07/2011

News & Notes: Ouyang examines avian hormones, behavior

Jenny Ouyang, a graduate student in the ecology and evolutionary biology department, worked with scientists from the University of Edinburgh and the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, Germany to demonstrate that hormone levels in birds not only play a role during the breeding season but also can determine details about birds’ reproductive behavior weeks beforehand.

NEWS | 02/07/2011

ST requirements to change this fall

The science and technology distribution requirement for the Bachelor of Arts degree will change for students beginning with the incoming Class of 2015, announced Deputy Dean of the College Peter Quimby and Senior Associate Dean of the College Claire Fowler in an e-mail to the student body on Thursday. The changes also have implications for how currently enrolled students choose courses in the future.

NEWS | 02/07/2011

Glendon stresses importance of public service as a higher calling

Making a difference in society is more than simply seeing direct results; it is about pursuing a higher ideal of the good life, Mary Ann Glendon said in a lecture Monday evening in Whig Hall.

NEWS | 02/07/2011

Sethi GS '10 researches spread of breast cancer

Discoveries made in Nilay Sethi GS ’10’s doctoral student thesis elucidate the processes that cause the spread of breast cancer and may lead to more effective treatments.

NEWS | 02/07/2011

Weekend sees 8 sent to UMCP

Eleven students required medical transports this past weekend for excessive alcohol consumption. Between Friday morning and Sunday morning, Public Safety confirmed, three students were taken to McCosh Health Center and eight to the University Medical Center at Princeton. These numbers represent a significant increase from those of the corresponding weekend last year.

NEWS | 02/07/2011

News & Notes: Mercer County bachelor degree data released

According to a release from The Chronicle of Higher Education, 38.7 percent of individuals in Mercer County, N.J., have a bachelor’s degree, in comparison with 34.14 percent in New Jersey overall. The national average for bachelor’s degrees is 27.53 percent.

NEWS | 02/07/2011

News & Notes: Blue Point Grill hosts 12th annual Oyster Bowl

The 12th annual Oyster Bowl, New Jersey’s annual oyster eating contest and fundraiser benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, was held on Sunday at Blue Point Grill.

NEWS | 02/06/2011

Wilson School announces 5 SINSI scholarships

Five juniors have been selected for Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative scholarships, the Wilson School announced last week. Marlise Jean-Pierre ’12, Lauren Rhode ’12, Kelly Roache ’12, Miriam Rosenbaum ’12 and Omar Muhsin Usman ’12 were selected for the fellowship program, which is designed to recognize, support and prepare students committed to careers in the U.S. government.

NEWS | 02/06/2011

New website will let students compare textbook prices

Lang Wang ’11 and Peck Yang ’11 launched a new website last month, PrincetonText.com, that allows students to compare prices for course books among a number of online retailers. The website aims to help students find course books at lower prices than at Labyrinth Books, the University’s official course book supplier on Nassau Street.

NEWS | 02/06/2011

204 bicker Cap & Gown

Cap & Gown Club broke Tower Club’s three-year streak as the most popular club on the Street with a total of 204 sophomore and junior bickerees, compared to Tower’s 169. Cap accepted 95 new members, according to sources within the club, or 47 percent of its bickerees, replacing Tower as the most selective club.

NEWS | 02/06/2011

Sign-in clubs see large increase in overall numbers

One year after both Colonial and Quadrangle Clubs experienced particularly low levels of sign-ins and the sign-in clubs faced questions about their long-term sustainability, the clubs saw at least 500 students join last week.

NEWS | 02/06/2011

News & Notes: Architecture professor emeritus Clark passes away

Robert J. Clark, a University professor emeritus of art and archaeology, passed away in his home in California on Jan. 4 after a lengthy illness at the age of 73.

NEWS | 02/06/2011

University plans solar panel field

The University will install one of the largest solar collector fields at any U.S. college as early as summer 2012, according to a University statement released Wednesday.

NEWS | 02/03/2011

Endowments increase across nation

According to a report from the NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments, university endowments are rising again as the economy recovers from a severe recession.

NEWS | 02/03/2011

University Press publishes anthology of journalism professors

In January, the Princeton University Press published “The Princeton Reader: Contemporary Essays by Writers and Journalists at Princeton University,” an anthology of nonfiction essays by 75 contributors who have written for publications from The Washington Post to Vogue.

NEWS | 02/03/2011

Famed composer and professor Babbitt passes away

Former music professor Milton Babbitt GS ’92, one of the most influential and controversial composers of the second half of the 20th century, died of natural causes on Jan.29 at the age of 94.

NEWS | 02/03/2011

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