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Whig-Clio debates stability and democracy in Egyptian conflict

Whig-Clio debates stability and democracy in Egyptian conflict

Against the backdrop of the 17th day of protest in the streets of Cairo, about 20 students considered the relative importance of stability and democracy in the Middle East at a debate sponsored by the American Whig-Cliosophic Society on Thursday evening.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Town considers further talks on Arts and Transit Neighborhood

More than a week after the University announced it was scrapping plans for the proposed Arts and Transit Neighborhood, the University, the Borough Council and the Township Committee have been forced to hit the reset button on their negotiations for the project, despite five years of planning.

NEWS | 02/10/2011

Plans for new UMCP construction expand

Thanks to generous donations totaling over $115 million, Princeton HealthCare System is enhancing the new University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro and boosting its fundraising goal by $35 million. The new hospital will replace the existing University Medical Center at Princeton as part of PHCS.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

Drennan '11 wins Gates Scholarship

Justine Drennan ’11 has received a scholarship from the Gates Cambridge Trust to study at the University of Cambridge for the 2011-12 academic year.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

Five days of upheaval

When Robert Joyce ’13 watched a CNN broadcast about the revolution in Egypt two weeks ago, he laughed. Joyce, who was studying abroad at Alexandria University in Egypt at the time, could hear bullets outside his dorm as the TV reported “peaceful protests and isolated violence.”

NEWS | 02/09/2011

News & Notes: Bauhaus-Universitat partners with University to launch media program

The University’s German department has partnered with the Bauhaus-Universitat Weimar to launch the first international Summer School for Media Studies this year.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

County receives federal funding for snow damage

President Obama has declared the aftermath of the blizzard of Dec. 26–27, 2010, a “major disaster” in New Jersey. Mercer County was included in a list of 13 counties affected by the president’s declaration.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

News & Notes: University boasts second-highest four-year graduation rate

According to a recent post on CBS’s MoneyWatch.com, the University has the second best four-year graduation rate for private colleges in the United States.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

Former Lockheed Martin CEO speaks on management

“There’s no such thing as a small change,” said Norman Augustine GS ’59 during a lecture in the Friend Center on Wednesday night.

NEWS | 02/09/2011

Borough resident suggests study on transportation

At Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting, resident Charles Crider GS ’79 made a public presentation requesting that the Council ask the University to fund a long-term study of the local community’s transit options.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

Self-testing may prove best study technique

In a recent study published in Science magazine, Purdue University’s Jeffrey Karpicke and Janell Blunt suggested that students who “learn and recall” perform better on tests than those who use elaborate learning strategies such as concept-mapping. Some University faculty members, however, questioned the validity of the study’s findings about the best techniques for studying and testing.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

U. ranked in top 10 colleges for Sporcle use during exams

Final exam procrastination reached chart-topping levels in January when the University placed in the top 10 colleges using the trivia website Sporcle.com.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

News & Notes: Math used to assist in HIV drug research

Christodoulos floudas, the Stephen C. Macaleer ’63 Professor in Engineering and Applied Science, and Princeton engineering doctoral student Meghan Bellows-Peterson have developed a way of using mathematical models to identify potential drugs for fighting HIV.

NEWS | 02/08/2011

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

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

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

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