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Professor Harris-Perry to leave post for Tulane University

Professor Harris-Perry to leave post for Tulane University

Politics and African American studies professor Melissa Harris-Perry left her position at the University following the fall semester. She will relocate to Tulane University in New Orleans where she will teach political science and head a new program at the Newcomb College Institute to examine the influences between politics and race and gender in the South beginning in July.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

Colonial credits social schedule for increased numbers

While a restoration of high membership numbers may have returned one club to normalcy in first-round sign-ins, for two others, this year’s sign-ins were an experiment in breaking tradition.

NEWS | 02/02/2011

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

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