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Carolina Figueiredo GS named inaugural winner of Vera Rubin New Frontiers Prize

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Carolina Figueiredo GS named inaugural winner of Vera Rubin New Frontiers Prize

Daphne Lewis and Haeon Lee
| NEWS | 6 days ago

Physics graduate student Carolina Figueiredo GS won $50,000 as the inaugural laureate of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation’s Vera Rubin New Frontiers Prize on April 18. She was the sole recipient of the prize in its founding year, chosen for her Ph.D. research at Princeton that unearthed “hidden relations among quantum field theories.”

Physics graduate student Carolina Figueiredo GS won $50,000 as the inaugural laureate of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation’s Vera Rubin New Frontiers Prize on April 18. She was the sole recipient of the prize in its founding year, chosen for her Ph.D. research at Princeton that unearthed “hidden relations among quantum field theories.”

Class of 2028 celebrates Declaration Day, computer science sees sharp decrease in majors

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Class of 2028 celebrates Declaration Day, computer science sees sharp decrease in majors

Daphne Lewis and Vanessa Catalano
| NEWS | April 20

The Class of 2028 celebrated Declaration Day on Cannon Green as major declaration data showed declines in computer science and increases in several other departments.

The Class of 2028 celebrated Declaration Day on Cannon Green as major declaration data showed declines in computer science and increases in several other departments.

Nukes and Nassau Hall: inside Princeton’s Science and Global Security Program

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Nukes and Nassau Hall: inside Princeton’s Science and Global Security Program

Daphne Lewis
| NEWS | April 13

Co-directors of Princeton's Science and Global Security Program Zia Mian and Alexander Glaser are working to understand nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and policies around disarmament alongside a team of researchers and visiting scholars.

Co-directors of Princeton's Science and Global Security Program Zia Mian and Alexander Glaser are working to understand nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and policies around disarmament alongside a team of researchers and visiting scholars.

Students face ongoing maintenance issues amid delayed repairs across residential colleges

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Students face ongoing maintenance issues amid delayed repairs across residential colleges

Gus Vogel and Daphne Lewis
| NEWS | November 20

Princeton students continue to face maintenance issues, including heating issues in Forbes and broken elevators in Yeh, leading to questions about the efficiency of the maintenance process.

Princeton students continue to face maintenance issues, including heating issues in Forbes and broken elevators in Yeh, leading to questions about the efficiency of the maintenance process.

Two Princeton alumni honored as 2025 MacArthur Fellows

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Two Princeton alumni honored as 2025 MacArthur Fellows

Daphne Lewis
| NEWS | October 31

Two Princeton alumni, Nabarun Dasgupta ’00 and Sébastien Philippe GS ’18, have been named 2025 MacArthur Fellows for their work in health policy and peace and international security, respectively.

Two Princeton alumni, Nabarun Dasgupta ’00 and Sébastien Philippe GS ’18, have been named 2025 MacArthur Fellows for their work in health policy and peace and international security, respectively.

Princeton honorary degree recipient Omar Yahgi wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

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Princeton honorary degree recipient Omar Yahgi wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Daphne Lewis
| NEWS | October 10

Omar Yahgi, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Princeton in May 2025, received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for his pioneering work in developing Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs).

Omar Yahgi, who was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Princeton in May 2025, received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for his pioneering work in developing Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs).

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