News

News & Notes: University engineers create air laser

News & Notes: University engineers create air laser

A group of engineers at the University has created new laser sensing technology that has future applications in bomb detection and in airborne pollutant measurement. Instead of previous remote laser sensing methods, in which the returning beam of light is a reflection of the outgoing beam, the new system generates an entirely new laser beam from oxygen atoms whose elections have been excited to high energy levels.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

Yates ’11 wins Churchill

Chemistry major Emma Yates ’11 was awarded the Churchill Scholarship, the University announced Tuesday, which will provide her with the opportunity to conduct original research next year at Cambridge University. Yates plans to investigate how toxic proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease might be converted into nontoxic forms.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

Recently published book evaluates advantages of public access to university materials

What if nearly all the aspects of an Ivy League-quality class were posted free of charge for anyone with access to the Internet? In her new book, “Unlocking the Gates,” research analyst Taylor Walsh discusses how these opportunities are being presented by many elite universities and how they are impacting society and education.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

News & Notes: Just '01 takes over at The New Republic

Richard Just ’01 will become editor-in-chief of The New Republic after owner Martin Peretz officially steps down.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

Borough ordered to reinstate sergeant

A veteran Princeton Borough police sergeant returned to the force last month after a judge found him not guilty in a misconduct case that spanned three years and will cost taxpayers roughly $400,000.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

University-town relations strained after meeting

After five years of planning and acrimonious debate, the Arts and Transit Neighborhood — the University’s ambitious plan to create new arts facilities and streamline traffic flow near Forbes College — was abandoned when University president Shirley Tilghman decided discussions over the location of the Dinky had reached an impasse after a joint Borough Council and Township Committee meeting Monday night.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

Nesting bald eagles bar development

Environmental groups are scrutinizing the University’s plans for property near Route 1 where a pair of bald eagles has been nesting since 2004. The University purchased the property, located in West Windsor, from Sarnoff Corporation in 2001 for future academic use.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

Whitman’s Lajeunesse to return to big screen in second documentary

A year ago the villagers of La Source, Haiti, had to clamber across 20 miles of steep and dangerous terrain to reach the nearest spring. Their other choice was to drink from a polluted river nearby. The efforts of Josue Lajeunesse, a lead custodian at Whitman College and a native of La Source, now ensure that over 10,000 villagers have access to clean water channeled from the spring.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

Novelist and professor Toibin to leave for University of Manchester

Creative writing professor and novelist Colm Toibin will leave Princeton for the University of Manchester after this semester.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

News & Notes: University ranked among most-loved schools nation-wide

Princeton ranked third in a survey of the “10 Most Loved Schools” by U.S. News & World Report measuring alumni donation rates.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

Harvard, MIT to join Borrow Direct

Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have joined Princeton and the other six Ivy League schools in the Borrow Direct partnership. The merge will give patrons access to over 50 million items, an increase from the 30 million previously available through the partnership.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

News & Notes: India considers introducing its own Ivy League system

A government panel in India has proposed a special class of universities called Navratna universities that would have a standing similar to the American Ivy League.

NEWS | 02/01/2011

News & Notes: Neuroscience staffer develops new kind of fMRI scanner

Ray lee, technical director of the Princeton Neuroscience Institute, has developed the world’s first dual-headed fMRI scanner.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

Princeton businesses resilient during downturn

Princeton appears to be an exception to the December findings of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council’s 15th annual “Small Business Survival Index,” which ranked New Jersey as the least hospitable state for small businesses. New Jersey ranks ahead of only the District of Columbia.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

News & Notes: Babbitt, renowned music professor, dies at 94

Professor emeritus Milton Babbitt of the University’s music department passed away yesterday at the University Medical Center at Princeton at the age of 94.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

School board discusses University funding

The Princeton board of education is currently facing a $2 million deficit in its operating budget and is examining ways to close the gap, including extending a six-year payment in lieu of taxes agreement with the University that is set to expire this year.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

Slaughter ’80 returns to Wilson School

Former Wilson School dean Anne-Marie Slaughter ’80 will return to the University for the spring semester after a two-year tenure as the director of policy planning at the State Department.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

News & Notes: Philosophy professor bestowed honorary degree in Greece

University professor Alexander Nehamas GS ’71 was received in Greece by President of the Hellenic Republic Karolos Papoulias last Wednesday.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

University to abandon planned Arts and Transit neighborhood

The University will likely abandon its plan to build an Arts and Transit Neighborhood, Vice President and Secretary Bob Durkee ’69 said after a special joint meeting that the Borough Council and Township Committee held to discuss the proposed construction on Monday night.The meeting was a culmination of five years of conflict over the 2006 University plan that sought to expand the University’s art facilities and reduce congestion in the area around the Dinky station by moving the station and developing a series of new arts buildings to the west of campus.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

Township counts costs following police probe

Princeton Township officials are criticizing the secrecy and the roughly $100,000 cost of a corruption probe that implicated the leadership of the Township police department and resulted in criminal charges against the chief. At the same time, officials are working to find a new chief and determine the makeup of the department in the future.

NEWS | 01/31/2011

Most Popular