Liz Lempert, who served eight years as the first mayor of the consolidated municipality of Princeton, has joined Princeton University as assistant director in the Research Development office.

In this new role, which took effect Monday, Lempert will assist faculty in amplifying the societal benefits…

With the goal of accelerating discoveries across areas ranging from clean energy to advanced microelectronics and fundamental scientific investigations, a task force comprised of leaders from Princeton University(Link is external) and the U.S.…

For the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2024, Princeton’s endowment generated a 3.9% investment gain and its value stood at $34.1 billion. The average annual return on the endowment for the past 10 years is 9.2% and is 9.9% for the past 20 years.

The endowment is the financial foundation that underpins the University’s teaching and…

Building on a decade of rapid growth in innovation and entrepreneurship, Princeton has launched the Office of Innovation, a bold step to facilitate, cultivate and elevate the University’s expanding innovation pursuits.

The office will be a key resource for faculty, researchers and…

Peter Schiffer, Princeton’s dean for research and the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics, will succeed David McComas as Princeton University’s vice president for the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL),  a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory managed by Princeton University. Schiffer will maintain his dean for research role…

The daughter and granddaughter of physicians, Natalia Lalin entered Princeton with a strong affinity for service and an intention to major in neuroscience.

But after taking a wide swath of courses during her first year — including mathematics, computer science, and, especially, the Freshman Seminar “Sentencing and Punishment” — she…

Three members of the Princeton University faculty — Emily Carter, Jo Dunkley and Kwame Anthony Appiah — and graduate alumna Erin Schuman are among the 94 scientists and scholars who have become fellows or foreign members of the Royal Society in 2024. To receive this honor, nominees must have made "a…

Professor Peter Sarnak, Princeton's Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University and the Gopal Prasad Professor of Mathematics at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), is the sole winner of the 2024 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences. Of the 32 laureates in the history of the Shaw Prize, only 10 have won the prize by…

The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 14 faculty members, including two full professors, two associate professors and 10 assistant professors.

Ayşegül Şahin, in economics and public affairs, specializes in empirical macroeconomics. Her appointment is effective July 1, 2025…

Three senior leaders at Princeton — the president, provost and vice dean for innovation — appear on ROI-NJ's annual list of higher education influencers in New Jersey.

President Christopher L. Eisgruber and Provost Jennifer Rexford are ranked No. 2 and No. 9, respectively, on the business publication's…