Research

Q&A with 2020 Searle Scholar and U. Biology Professor Britt Adamson

Adamson’s work focuses on understanding how somatic cells respond to DNA damage and mutations. Her lab hopes to achieve an understanding of how DNA damage affects cells as a whole, as opposed to past approaches that focus on individualized mechanisms of cell responses.  

Artist Ani Liu feels her way into an uncertain future

Ani Liu, an artist whose work imagines the future, could not have imagined this present. 

Faculty discuss environmental policy in the era of COVID-19 before a virtual crowd of 200

While the panelists acknowledged the pandemic’s severity, they remained optimistic about its potential to catalyze sustainable infrastructure changes and policies such as carbon pricing to combat the climate crisis.

Three U. professors awarded NSF grants to study COVID-19

Coman predicts that fear of infection should impact the spread or propagation of information. Such results will be relevant for policies that aim to combat misinformation often found in mass media or social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

Partnership between U., Rutgers, and NJIT to conduct collaborative clinical research

COVID-related or not, Notterman said, “the benefits will flow to our whole community.”

‘All hands on deck’: U. researchers work to stem COVID-19 pandemic

No matter the research, from measuring the virus’ surface stability to mapping the availability of key medical supplies, they share a common cause: to work in the nation’s service, and in the service of humanity.

Study co-authored by U. scholar draws attention in India as Modi orders lockdown

“Delays in testing are seriously reducing the ability of the population to protect itself,” the study found. On March 24, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a “complete” lockdown of the country, rendering the study’s estimated figures outdated. 

U. physicist, colleagues develop ventilator prototype amidst national equipment shortage

The prototype, named Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM), is going through a series of tests in Italy to assess its capabilities. The designs will be available to anyone who wants to manufacture it.

U. researchers contribute to discovery of new way to track mutations of epidemics, like COVID-19

“As we have seen with COVID-19, the spread has been much more rapid than leaders expected,” Poor wrote. “To the extent that this can be attributed to mutations, this model could help give decision-makers a clearer picture of what to expect and thus take quicker action if needed.” 

Coronavirus lingers on some surfaces for up to three days, study finds

The study looked at the stability of the virus on surfaces and in the air. Researchers mimicked conditions where the virus would be deposited onto everyday surfaces and objects — like when an infected person sneezes or coughs into his hand, and then touches a doorknob. 

Small subjects, big findings: the Princeton Baby Lab

A day in the lab doesn’t only help scientists understand more about human interactions and how our brains develop and learn. It provides them as well with the joyful privilege of interacting with Princeton’s littlest tigers.

Student entrepreneurs pitch new U. technology in Silicon Valley

Alimtas selects technologies discovered by researchers at the University, develops business plans, and then pitches these plans to venture capital investors and biotech firms.

“Touch the Sun”: U. professor McComas helps design record-breaking spacecraft

Launched atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Aug. 12, 2018, the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission, nicknamed “Parker,” was a $1.5 billion project. The mission seeks to “touch the Sun,” discovering the secrets of the star’s corona by performing unprecedented observations and measurements of solar winds, magnetic fields, and energetic particles that originate from the star’s mysterious outer atmosphere.

Geyman ’19 has thesis research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal

Geyman graduated from the University with an A.B. degree in geosciences. Geyman’s thesis focused on the use of carbonate rock to record indicators of ancient climate.

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

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.

U. launches Princeton Quantum Initiative

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. 

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

“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.”

Conserving wildlife amidst a billion people: challenges and solutions

U. scholar Bruce Blair works to reduce nuclear weapons

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

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