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Debenedetti named new SEAS vice dean

Pablo Debenedetti, Class of 1950 professor in engineering and applied science and acting chair of the department of chemical engineering, has been appointed to the newly created position of vice dean of engineering and applied science. The new position will unify the responsibilities of the associate dean for administration and the associate dean for academic affairs, said Vincent Poor GS ?77, dean of the engineering school.

Job conditions in dining halls drive away student workers

Forbesians call for new shuttle route

Whether hiking to Frist Campus Center or the E-Quad, Forbesians face a longer journey than most. The time-consuming walk, which can be especially difficult in freezing temperatures, prompted Waqas Jawaid ?10 to create saveforbes.com, an online petition asking for a shuttle stop at Forbes.The petition is addressed to University Services General Manager Paul Breitman and the USG and can be signed by students, faculty and staff.

Hughes Medical Institute offers summer science grants

Inspiration struck Tim Branigan ?10 when he was in seventh grade. ?I was watching a melodramatic movie in my science class about a historical depiction of how Watson and Crick discovered the structure of DNA,? he explained.

Acceptance rate drops to 9.25 percent

The University has admitted a record-low 9.25 percent of the 21,369 applicants who sought admission to the Class of 2012.

Panel examines international health crisis

Eminent leaders in various scientific fields shared their views on the partnership between academia and industry as well as the ways both the public and private sectors can promote global health at a symposium yesterday afternoon in Dodds Auditorium.Wilson School professor and former Sen.

Students win first Adam ’07 award

The state of Pennsylvania will be greeted with two creative minds from Princeton this summer.Halcyon Person ?10 and Samuel Zetumer ?09, the two winners of the newly established Alex Adam ?07 Award, will each be awarded up to $7,000 to complete a creative work this summer.

Marshall ’91 predicts digital media takeover

Josh Marshall ?91, creator of the center-left political blog Talking Points Memo (TPM), answered questions from history professor Anthony Grafton about his publication and the evolution of news from paper to the digital realm.Grafton introduced the site as a ?hybrid, the Prius of media organizations? that combines traditional reporting with opinion journalism and muckraking to make ?real interventions in politics.?Marshall said that TPM relies on its close communication with its relatively small readership, which provides constant, up-to-date, ?frontline intelligence? and allows the site to compete with other news organizations.The site admits to having a Democratic perspective, a quality that draws criticism from those concerned with ?straight? journalism.

Borough picks Wilkes '83 for open council post

At a meeting last night, the Borough Council unanimously chose Kevin Wilkes ?83 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilwoman Wendy Benchley.

University explains failure to report STD diagnoses

The University responded to reports of McCosh Health Center?s failure to report statistics about the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on campus to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), saying the lack of disclosure came about because McCosh officials believed that reporting of those illnesses by an outside diagnostic company complied with applicable state regulations.McCosh had actually been in violation of a 2003 state law that required reporting of STD cases by both diagnostic laboratories and healthcare providers.The issue was first raised in an article published in the March issue of The Princeton Tory and written by former Tory publisher Matt Schmitz ?08.

Former student recalls Goheen’s integrity, cheer

Among the many good things I could say about Bob Goheen, perhaps the most telling is that II cannot recall meeting anyone who didn?t like him: He was a nice guy, a good one, too.

The Goheen years

Thursday, March 25, 1971

Club dues for abroad students vary

Editor's note appendedStudents who plan to study abroad might want to pay attention to the details of their club?s financial contract.

Admissions decisions go live on website

Correction appendedAfter months of breathless anticipation, eager applicants logged online yesterday evening to find out if they had been granted a spot in the Class of 2012.

Slideshow: The Day in Pictures, 3-31-08

Tilghman dines with Wilson students

President Tilghman met with a small group of Wilson College residents to discuss challenges facing the Princeton community Monday night over dinner in the Wilcox special dining room.

Former University President Robert Goheen '40 dies

Former University President Robert Goheen ?40, who steered Princeton through the tumult of the 1960s and oversaw dramatic changes, including the implementation of coeducation, died of heart failure yesterday morning at the University Medical Center at Princeton.

High hurdles for those hoping to transfer to Princeton, Harvard

On the last day of her fall semester freshman year at Brandeis University, Courtny Hopen ?08 received a call from West College.

U. to hire first full-time Hindu, Muslim chaplains

The Office of Religious Life (ORL) is nearing the end of its search for the University?s first full-time Muslim and Hindu chaplains.

Goheen, Class of 1961 Launch New Careers

Monday, June 10, 1957