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Celebrating Thanksgiving, far from home

Celebrating Thanksgiving, far from home

The day after Thanksgiving about five years ago, Associate Dean of Admissions Terri Riendeau had finished looking through a batch of Early Decision applications when she walked outside her West College office for a lunch break and ran into a group of international students she had met earlier in the year."They were starving," she recalled.

NEWS | 11/27/2005

After one-year hiatus, FluFest returns today

After a one-year hiatus, FluFest is scheduled to return to Frist Campus Center today with low-cost influenza vaccinations for members of the University community.The event was canceled last year because of a national shortage of flu vaccines, but organizers do not anticipate a problem this year.

NEWS | 11/27/2005

'Qanat,' 'euripi' spell victory for Scrabble king Logan '95

After 20 years of competitive playing, Adam Logan '95 has finally clinched first place at the World Scrabble Championship, held this weekend in London.To claim the title of world champion, Logan had to out maneuver 101 opponents from around the world in three grueling days of competition.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

'Qanat,' 'euripi' spell victory for Scrabble king Logan '95

After 20 years of competitive playing, Adam Logan '95 has finally clinched first place at the World Scrabble Championship, held this weekend in London.To claim the title of world champion, Logan had to out maneuver 101 opponents from around the world in three grueling days of competition.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Global warming may cause Jersey flooding, study says

Rising sea levels caused by global warming may inundate up to three percent of New Jersey's land area over the next century while affecting up to nine percent of the state with periodic coastal flooding, according to a study by Princeton researchers released last week."Flooding is already occurring, and beach and land defense are a yearly expense," said geosciences and Wilson School professor Michael Oppenheimer.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

To make it to class each week, professor flies from Milan to Princeton

Visiting University professor and Italian journalist Gianni Riotta is living two lives, separated by the Atlantic Ocean and an eight-hour flight.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Foreign student enrollment up

Despite an overall drop in international student enrollment at American colleges and universities since Sept.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Professors blend academics, business

When ORFE professor Warren Powell started his first company in the 1980s, he was met with some surprised reactions."But Warren, Princeton doesn't do anything useful!" he recalled his colleague, Jean Mahoney of the University's Office of Research and Project Administration, saying.Powell, who directs the Program in Engineering and Management Systems and has been a part of two startup companies, said he founded the company "despite the University."He is not the only person, though, to cross the boundary between academia and industry.In the 2004 fiscal year, 462 new companies based on "academic discovery" were started up, according to a report released this month by the Association of University Technology Managers.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Job outlook improves for seniors

Members of the Class of 2006 will face improved job prospects after exiting FitzRandolph Gate in June, a report released Friday suggests.The annual study by Michigan State's Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) predicts a six to 14 percent increase in employment for two- and four-year college students graduating in 2006.The report, compiled from surveys filled out by just under 900 companies, predicts the greatest employment increase will occur in the finance, insurance, retail, food and lodging, health services and education job markets.Governmental projections also anticipate an increase in hiring, said Nicole Snyder, Associate Director for Recruitment and Employer Relations."The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides employment projections through 2012," she said.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

To make it to class each week, professor flies from Milan to Princeton

Visiting University professor and Italian journalist Gianni Riotta is living two lives, separated by the Atlantic Ocean and an eight-hour flight.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Foreign student enrollment up

Despite an overall drop in international student enrollment at American colleges and universities since Sept.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Global warming may cause Jersey flooding, study says

Rising sea levels caused by global warming may inundate up to three percent of New Jersey's land area over the next century while affecting up to nine percent of the state with periodic coastal flooding, according to a study by Princeton researchers released last week."Flooding is already occurring, and beach and land defense are a yearly expense," said geosciences and Wilson School professor Michael Oppenheimer.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Job outlook improves for seniors

Members of the Class of 2006 will face improved job prospects after exiting FitzRandolph Gate in June, a report released Friday suggests.The annual study by Michigan State's Collegiate Employment Research Institute (CERI) predicts a six to 14 percent increase in employment for two- and four-year college students graduating in 2006.The report, compiled from surveys filled out by just under 900 companies, predicts the greatest employment increase will occur in the finance, insurance, retail, food and lodging, health services and education job markets.Governmental projections also anticipate an increase in hiring, said Nicole Snyder, Associate Director for Recruitment and Employer Relations."The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides employment projections through 2012," she said.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Professors blend academics, business

When ORFE professor Warren Powell started his first company in the 1980s, he was met with some surprised reactions."But Warren, Princeton doesn't do anything useful!" he recalled his colleague, Jean Mahoney of the University's Office of Research and Project Administration, saying.Powell, who directs the Program in Engineering and Management Systems and has been a part of two startup companies, said he founded the company "despite the University."He is not the only person, though, to cross the boundary between academia and industry.In the 2004 fiscal year, 462 new companies based on "academic discovery" were started up, according to a report released this month by the Association of University Technology Managers.

NEWS | 11/22/2005

Crash into Thanksgiving

Well, weather fans, the holiday season is upon us. I hope you've got your plans squared away for family, feasting, and time away from the daily grind.

NEWS | 11/21/2005

Candidates nominated for Borough Council

Three candidates for Borough Council were nominated by the Democratic Committee on Monday night.The Committee highly recommended Kevin Wilkes '83 but said that the other two candidates, Anne Waldron Neumann and Barbara Trelstad, would also be qualified for the post.The councilman will be chosen by the Borough Council next week and will fill the seat vacated by newly selected mayor Mildred Trotman.

NEWS | 11/21/2005

Journalist reflects on reporting in Afghanistan

Ahmed Rashid, an award-winning Pakistani journalist and author, advocated continued U.S. military commitment in the Middle East in a lecture Monday titled "Afghanistan, Pakistan and Terror."Rashid, the recipient of the 2001 Award for Courage in Journalism from the Human Rights Society of Pakistan, began his lecture by commenting on the military effort in Afghanistan immediately after Sept.

NEWS | 11/21/2005

Tilghman chairs patent council

A committee co-chaired by President Tilghman issued a report on intellectual property issues last week that made recommendations on how policymakers can protect property rights without impeding advances in science.The report, issued by the National Academies' National Research Council, focused on research in genomics and proteomics, two fields that have sparked significant scientific interest and could lead to important innovations in fighting disease.In a phone interview Monday, Tilghman emphasized the University's commitment to sharing academic work among scholars and researchers."Princeton has a long and venerable tradition of supporting the freedom of information-sharing," Tilghman said.

NEWS | 11/21/2005

Floudas devises funding formula

A mathematical formula ? originally developed by a University professor and a graduate student to facilitate the National Science Foundation's (NSF) administration of grant proposals ? might change the way jobs are assigned in everything from hospitals to the government.Christodoulos Floudas, a professor of chemical engineering, and chemical engineering graduate student Stacy Janak derived the mathematical model.

NEWS | 11/21/2005

Tilghman chairs patent council

A committee co-chaired by President Tilghman issued a report on intellectual property issues last week that made recommendations on how policymakers can protect property rights without impeding advances in science.The report, issued by the National Academies' National Research Council, focused on research in genomics and proteomics, two fields that have sparked significant scientific interest and could lead to important innovations in fighting disease.In a phone interview Monday, Tilghman emphasized the University's commitment to sharing academic work among scholars and researchers."Princeton has a long and venerable tradition of supporting the freedom of information-sharing," Tilghman said.

NEWS | 11/21/2005

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