Research

Increase in wind speed worldwide means boost for alternative energy, U. study finds

Increase in wind speed worldwide means boost for alternative energy, U. study finds

Rachel Sturley

Average daily wind speeds have picked up in the last decade after over 30 years of gradual decline, according to research led by a team at the University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The study, published in “Nature Climate Change” on Nov. 18, could implicate a dramatic surge in the efficiency of wind power in the coming years.

NEWS | 12/03/2019

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U. launches Princeton Quantum Initiative

U. launches Princeton Quantum Initiative

Allan Shen

The initiative aims to bring together over 30 faculty members from the Departments of Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Physics. 

NEWS | 10/07/2019

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​Second annual Princeton Research Day will celebrate student research from all disciplines

​Second annual Princeton Research Day will celebrate student research from all disciplines

Kristin Qian

“For history, it’s the devil in the details,” said Harrison Blackman ’17. “The details make it really rich and compelling. And it’s finding the themes, unearthing them, like dinosaur bones.”

NEWS | 05/09/2017

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Conserving wildlife amidst a billion people: challenges and solutions

Conserving wildlife amidst a billion people: challenges and solutions

Jackson Artis

NEWS | 04/03/2017

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U. scholar Bruce Blair works to reduce nuclear weapons

U. scholar Bruce Blair works to reduce nuclear weapons

Jackson Artis

NEWS | 03/29/2017

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U. researcher shows gender stereotypes about intelligence present in young children

U. researcher shows gender stereotypes about intelligence present in young children

Ruby Shao

Stereotypes associating brilliance with men more than women emerge in girls by age six, according to a paper published in Science on Jan. 27.

NEWS | 02/07/2017

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Q&A: Joyce Rechtschaffen '75 on the federal government shutdown

Q&A: Joyce Rechtschaffen '75 on the federal government shutdown

Anastasya Lloyd-Damnjanovic

After congressional gridlock resulted in a government shutdown at midnight on Tuesday, The Daily Princetonian spoke by phone with Joyce Rechtschaffen '75, director of the University's D.C.-based Office of Government Affairs, who serves as the primary liaison between the University and lawmakers in Washington.

NEWS | 10/01/2013

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