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BP, Ford award University $20 million for research

BP, Ford award University $20 million for research

NEW YORK ? British Petroleum and Ford Motor Company officials announced yesterday a $20-million grant to the University to fund a project called the Carbon Mitigation Initiative.The grant ? which will finance a research project at the Princeton Environmental Institute to develop solutions to the greenhouse problem ? is the largest corporate grant the University has received in its more than 250-year history.BP is pledging $15 million and Ford Motor Company has earmarked $5 million for the project, which will develop and evaluate methods for keeping carbon dioxide emissions ? the main cause of global warming ? out of the atmosphere.To that end, PEI researchers will investigate carbon sequestration ? the process by which harmful carbon dioxide is stored safely within the Earth.Research will also focus on producing new non-polluting fuel options."The scope of this challenge demands the full participation of universities, corporations and governments," said President Shapiro of carbon-emissions reduction.

NEWS | 10/25/2000

Choice of a lifetime

When Phil Isles '03 ? then a senior in high school ? began writing what would become his first full-length novel, he had no idea how the project would end.The recent publication of his choose-your-own-adventure novel, "Polyverse," however, has fulfilled a childhood dream and brought his written work into the public eye.Isles' book ? published in August and marketed by buybooksontheweb.com ? will be sold in about two weeks on both amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com, though it is not available in bookstores.Isles said he has always known he wanted to be a writer.

NEWS | 10/24/2000

Researchers crack computer code meant to protect online music files

A team of researchers from Princeton, Rice University and Xerox yesterday defended their claim that they cracked four security measures being tested to prevent illegal users from listening to copyrighted music.The group of two University professors, three graduate students, two graduate school alumni and two colleagues at Rice responded to a challenge issued Sept.

NEWS | 10/24/2000

Transformer burst cuts off power to campus, Borough

Nearly the entire campus suffered power outages yesterday afternoon as a transformer burst and caught fire.Borough Police Capt.

NEWS | 10/24/2000

Decoding A Virus

University molecular biology professor Thomas Shenk and visiting research fellow Wade Bresnahan were separating viral DNA fragments on a gel when they noticed something odd.When DNA strands are separated on a gel, they normally separate into distinct bands ? but Shenk and Bresnahan saw something else, something they had never noticed before."When we were analyzing the DNA gel, we saw a smear at the bottom.

NEWS | 10/24/2000

University bucks trend, keeps tuition hike below national average

In the United States last year, the average four-year private college's tuition increased by 5.2 percent.

NEWS | 10/24/2000

Researchers find families with stepmothers spend less on children

Three studies under the direction of University economics professor Anne Case have found that children raised in families with stepmothers generally suffer from lower levels of health care, education and money spent on food than children raised by their biological mothers.The studies examined the resources parents said they gave to their children.

NEWS | 10/24/2000

Barrage of e-mail virus warnings leaves wary students confused

During her freshman year, Giselle Woo '02's computer became infected with three viruses that were transmitted over the Internet.

NEWS | 10/23/2000

Student outcry for Chancellor Green fades

While last year's announcement of the imminent closing of the Chancellor Green cafe induced a massive student outcry, this fall, concern over the eatery mysteriously has died down.But the fate of Chancellor Green remains the same.

NEWS | 10/23/2000

University team shares grant from NASA for biosensor research

Two teams of local researchers ? from Princeton, Rutgers University and Drexel University in Philadelphia ? will receive during the next three years a combined $1.8 million from NASA for research applicable to space exploration.Princeton chemical engineering professors Ihan Aksay and Jeffrey Carbeck, Princeton graduate student Chris Martin, Jessica Jarvis '01 and two Drexel physicists compose one research team.

NEWS | 10/23/2000

As the Subway Series barrels into Game 3, Tigers take on a New York state of mind

Jackie Moessner '03 has one thing to say about Yankee fans: They are "egotistical and obnoxious."Moessner is a New Yorker and a Mets fan in the truest sense of the word.

NEWS | 10/23/2000

Holt criticizes Arafat's role in peace talks

New Jersey Democratic Congressman Rush Holt criticized the actions of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat as being damaging to the Middle East peace process during a speech to a crowd of about 20 in McCosh 46 last night."I must express concern about Arafat's unresponsiveness to the tremendous proposal put forth by [Israeli] Prime Minister [Ehud] Barak at Camp David," said Holt, who is seeking reelection in New Jersey's 12th District.

NEWS | 10/23/2000

An Educational Experience

Perhaps the two most crucial moments in the post-college life of Rajiv Vinnakota '93 have revolved around Princeton.One occurred at the wedding of two of his alumni friends, where he re-met Cathy McKenna '94.

NEWS | 10/23/2000

Liberal Arts College vs. Research University

Jennifer Punt took all the right roads to obtaining a professorship at a large research university.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

University selects faculty members to serve on presidential search committee

University faculty and staff announced last week the results of elections to select their respective representatives for the presidential search committee.Four faculty members were chosen to represent the faculty, and one member was chosen to represent non-tenured faculty.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

Frist, McGraw families on hand for dedication of campus center

Even a world-renowned bioethicist who serves as an adviser to the president of the United States and is himself president of one of the nation's top universities knows the value of a good slice of pizza.And at the dedication of the Frist Campus Center on Friday, President Shapiro acknowledged the tasty pizza as one of the many perks of the newly opened building.He said one of the main goals of creating Frist was to offer students new "programming" ? or social alternatives.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

Students bring spirit of service to Firestone plaza

Battling swarms of bees driven wild by the alluring scent of bulk-packaged peanut butter and grape jelly, students took a break from studying for midterms Friday to make sandwiches for the homeless.The event ? held in Firestone plaza ? was marked by white tablecloths with orange and black shield patterns draped over folding tables and a sign that read "Any Given Friday," a reference to the random, ad hoc nature of the project.The one-time service project was organized independently by Steve Berneman '02 and Grant Atkins '02, who are not affiliated with the Student Volunteer Council.Rockefeller College and the Department of Dining Services jointly funded the project.Eric Sherman '02 and Rusty Klophaus '02 also got involved by lending their guitar skills to entertain the volunteers as they worked, playing twin-guitar renditions of songs by the Dave Matthews Band.The project drew about 125 participants during the course of the afternoon, including a number of students seeking a break from studying in the library.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

The likely line up, or get out of line, as the case may be

With the search committee for President Shapiro's successor fully assembled, the next step now becomes naming candidates for the position.But for weeks already, students, faculty and alumni at large ? in campus groups, in dining halls and on e-mail lists ? have been assembling applicant pools of their own.And the usual suspects keep coming up.Harvard President Neil Rudenstine '56 and Smith President Ruth Simmons H '96 have been mentioned.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

Borough police department faces sex discrimination lawsuit

The Princeton Borough Police Department is facing a sex discrimination suit filed by a former Borough officer earlier this month, Capt.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

Rolling the dice

Thomas Knowles '99 graduated from Princeton with more than just a world-class education. He concluded his years as an undergraduate facing a mountain of debt.The monthly payments on his Princeton Student Loan and federal Stafford Loans amounted to about $148 per month ? too much for Knowles to pay as a systems administrator in Princeton's computer science department.But Knowles was not destined for financial ruin.

NEWS | 10/22/2000

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