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Laboratory mail tests negative for anthrax

Laboratory mail tests negative for anthrax

University officials announced Nov. 21 that the powdery substance found in a catalog mailed to Lewis Thomas Lab tested negative for anthrax.Though the University employed an independent environmental safety team to analyze the suspicious substance to avoid the time delay associated with the state system, the state lab reported the results first.

NEWS | 11/25/2001

Lapidus '59 donates Judaica collection

Sidney Lapidus '59 earlier this month donated a collection of books and documents to Firestone Library.

NEWS | 11/25/2001

In the spotlight again, Rumsfeld '54 finds himself in familiar territory

In the aftermath of Sept. 11 and commencement of America's War on Terrorism, Princeton alum Donald Rumsfeld '54 has quickly become one of the most visible members of the Bush administration.Considered the leading 'hawk' of the administration, Rumsfeld has become a trusted confidant and adviser to President Bush.

NEWS | 11/25/2001

Oh, Christmas tree!

Oh, Christmas tree!Two passersby gaze at the Palmer Square Christmas tree after the annual lighting ceremony on Friday night of Thanksgiving weekend.

NEWS | 11/25/2001

Travel made complicated since Sept. 11

Students made their way back to the University yesterday after the Thanksgiving holiday, braving the first major travel day since the Sept.

NEWS | 11/25/2001

Student taken to PMC after injuring head in dorm room

A University student was taken to Princeton Medical Center yesterday after falling and injuring his head in his Pyne Hall dormitory room, Public Safety shift supervisor Lt.

NEWS | 11/25/2001

Four seniors receive Marshall Scholarship

Four University seniors ? Matthew Frazier, Abbie Liel, Courtney Mills and Lillian Pierce ? were awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship yesterday, making Princeton one of the big winners of the post-graduate fellowship competition this year.The Marshall Scholarship, given to 40 American college seniors each year, was instituted in 1953 to allow winners to study at a British university.

NEWS | 11/20/2001

University receives MacArthur grant to fund work by Pavel Podvig

The University was one of 37 grant winners in this year's MacArthur Foundation Program on Global Security and Sustainability annual research competition.The $75,000 grant will fund work by Pavel Podvig, a visiting researcher in the University's Program in Science and Global Security.

NEWS | 11/20/2001

FBI has requested records from 220 other universities

A national survey of college registrars, which found that 220 colleges and universities had been contacted by federal investigators seeking student information in the aftermath of the Sept.

NEWS | 11/20/2001

Princeton physicists help design new NASA satellite

A million miles from Earth, the brainchild of a few Princeton physicists is now collecting data on the very nature of the universe: How old is the universe, is it finite, was there a beginning, will it have an end?

NEWS | 11/20/2001

Outdoor Action suffering from budget strains, begins fund raising drive

For the past 27 years, incoming freshman have arrived on campus early to enjoy a week of camping and group bonding with Outdoor Action.

NEWS | 11/20/2001

Billy Joel performs familiar hits for full Richardson auditorium

"Let's start things off with a song!" And with a flourish of notes, Billy Joel opened "An Evening of Questions, Answers and a Little Music" to a sold-out Richardson Auditorium.

NEWS | 11/19/2001

Gandhi relates nonviolent principles to recent events

Gandhi. Few names in world history evoke such powerful images of integrity, courage, social harmony and - perhaps most of all - hope.

NEWS | 11/19/2001

An artist's haven: The renaissance in Trenton

Acrylics, cans of spray paint, sketchbooks and four-foot wooden panels clutter Leon Rainbow's garage.

NEWS | 11/19/2001

University grosses $157,000 from apparel licensing agreements

The University made approximately $157,000 during fiscal year 2001 on University trademarks and logos, according to Michelle Christy, the director of the University's Office of Research and Project Administration.

NEWS | 11/19/2001

University students have limited alternatives for after-hours meals

When hunger strikes at 4 a.m., Princeton students do not have many options. Aside from the WaWa, area establishments offer little to no assistance in fulfilling students' middle-of-the-night cravings.Hoagie Haven stays open until 1 a.m.

NEWS | 11/18/2001

Suspicious powder found in lab mail

A suspicious powdery substance was discovered Friday afternoon in a catalog mailed to Lewis Thomas Lab.Two people were present in the room at the time of discovery.

NEWS | 11/18/2001

Fellbaum GS '80 wins Humboldt Foundation prize

Christiane Fellbaum of the University psychology department was one of 14 recipients of the prestigious Humboldt Foundation's Wolfgang Paul prize earlier this month.The Paul prize is "the most valuable award in the academic history of Germany," University physics professor Elliott Lieb said.Fellbaum will study the lexicon and lexical semantics."I am interested in the meanings of words, how these meanings are reflected in the syntactic behavior of the words and how the meanings of different words interrelate within the whole of the lexicon," she said.Winners use the money over three years to carry out projects at various institutions in Germany.

NEWS | 11/18/2001

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