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Princeton researchers' new technology could create more effective vaccines

A five-fold increase in the amount of mRNA administered within each vaccination would heighten immune responses, thus boosting the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations in conferring immunity and curtailing the spread of the coronavirus.

A five-fold increase in the amount of mRNA administered within each vaccination would heighten immune responses, thus boosting the efficacy of COVID-19 vaccinations in conferring immunity and curtailing the spread of the coronavirus.

Princeton opens on-campus COVID-19 testing laboratory

After months of coordinated preparation among University staff, the lab — located within the Molecular Biology Department — is now operational.

After months of coordinated preparation among University staff, the lab — located within the Molecular Biology Department — is now operational and will allow for faster results. 

Device developed at PPPL able to keep surfaces continuously disinfected

The idea? Applying cold plasma — a safe, natural disinfectant with a temperature of around 50°C — to common surfaces to provide continuous disinfection.

The idea? Applying cold plasma—a safe, natural disinfectant with a temperature of around 50°C—to common surfaces to provide continuous disinfection.

AI expert Adji Bousso Dieng to become first Black female faculty member at SEAS

Dieng, a researcher in generative modeling, is making history as Princeton’s first Black woman in the School of Engineering Applied Science (SEAS) and first Black faculty member in the Department of Computer Science.

Dieng, a researcher in generative modeling, is making history as Princeton’s first Black woman in the School of Engineering Applied Science (SEAS) and first Black faculty member in the Department of Computer Science.

Q&A with Astrophysics Professor, Viktor Ambartsumian International Science Prize winner Adam Burrows

“You really need to be connected to students, or you don’t get the energy that they provide. You need to collaborate with students, not only because that gives you a means to get work done, but also sparks ideas,” Burrows said of the connection between research and teaching. 

Inside look: Labs reopen with strict social distancing, as U. researchers begin ‘Phased Resumption’

With daily virtual COVID-19 symptom check-ins, routine disinfecting, and strict social distancing protocols, returning to lab work hardly means returning to normal.

Divest Princeton hosts panel titled ‘Cornell, Brown, and UC Have Done It: Why Can’t We?’

Divest Princeton’s Ryan Warsing said that action is “particularly impactful” now, because the CPUC Resources Committee is currently deliberating on the group’s proposal.

Governments across the hemisphere unable to relay COVID-19 relief information to small businesses, U. affiliated study finds

“This huge amount of money is dropped on small businesses, and it's not making a dent,” University economist Christopher Neilson said about the CARES Act.

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. 

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.