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Princeton announces plan for phased reopening of on-campus laboratory research
June 2, 2020
COVID-19
University News
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Statement from President Eisgruber on the killing of George Floyd and the importance of confronting racism
June 1, 2020
COVID-19
University News
M. Zahid Hasan, Nai Phuan Ong and Ali Yazdani
Physics faculty members awarded Moore Foundation funding for quantum systems
May 28, 2020
Physical Sciences
Awards
Doorway
Sixteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows with aim to enhance diversity in academia
May 26, 2020
Chest X-ray
AI tool gives doctors a new look at the lungs in treating COVID-19
May 21, 2020
COVID-19
Engineering
The Santa Maria del Fiore dome in Florence, Italy
Double helix of masonry — researchers uncover the secret of Italian Renaissance domes
May 21, 2020
Engineering
Cole Morokhovich, Class of 2020
Senior Cole Morokhovich’s unexpected path to studying what hummingbirds could tell us about climate change
May 21, 2020
Environment
Shadows of people
For people in diverse areas, community identity supersedes racial, ethnic differences
May 19, 2020
Public Policy
Gordon Douglas
‘We Roar’: A COVID vaccine in 12-18 months? Don’t count on it
May 19, 2020
COVID-19
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Local climate unlikely to drive the early COVID-19 pandemic
May 18, 2020
COVID-19
Environment
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Princeton engineering team to use NSF RAPID grant to investigate asymptomatic spread of COVID-19, test strategies for prevention
May 18, 2020
COVID-19
Biotechnology
Ruha Benjamin
Benjamin’s 'Race After Technology' speaks to a growing concern among many of tech bias
May 15, 2020
Humanities Research
Technology
Caroline Bartman
‘We Roar’: Like any poison, the coronavirus is deadlier with higher doses
May 15, 2020
COVID-19
Biotechnology
Kevin Kruse
Kruse elected to Society of American Historians
May 14, 2020
Awards
rivers of mud
Double-whammy weather: Study identifies increased frequency of connected patterns from drought to heavy rain in regional hotspots across the globe
May 14, 2020
Environment
Gordon Gray
Essential work: Princeton’s fly food chef provides sustenance for life-sciences research
May 12, 2020
COVID-19
Dots that represent people in a population
COVID-19's silent spread: Princeton researchers explore how symptomless transmission helps pathogens thrive
May 12, 2020
COVID-19
Data Science
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Three innovative projects selected to receive funding from the Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund
May 11, 2020
Innovation
Innovation Funding
Biotechnology
Environment
Technology
Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Award
Jeanne Altmann, Angela Creager and Alondra Nelson
Altmann, Creager, visiting faculty member Nelson, elected to American Philosophical Society
May 11, 2020
Awards
Rodney Priestley, seated outdoors
Materials expert Rodney Priestley awarded for pioneering contributions to polymer science
May 8, 2020
Vice Dean for Innovation Priestley
Awards
Glenn Wakam
‘We Roar’: Dr. Glenn Wakam ’11 digs into the racial inequities of COVID-19
May 8, 2020
COVID-19
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Renowned scientist to head new research for plasma applications in industry and quantum information science
May 8, 2020
University News
Energy
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Uniting innovation at Princeton: The Princeton Entrepreneurship Council joins the Office of the Dean for Research
May 8, 2020
Innovation
Vice Dean for Innovation Priestley
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Gene flow between species influences evolution in Darwin’s finches
May 7, 2020
Life Sciences
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Expansion, environmental impacts of irrigation by 2050 greatly underestimated
May 5, 2020
Environment
Device
FDA approves ventilator designed by particle physics community
May 5, 2020
COVID-19
Biotechnology
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Princeton Research Day showcases work of undergraduates, graduate students and postdocs, May 5-7
May 4, 2020
University News
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Hal Foster and Esther Schor receive Behrman Award for the humanities
May 4, 2020
Awards
Andrea Goldsmith
Marconi Prize honors Andrea Goldsmith as pioneer in wireless communications
May 1, 2020
Awards
Laura Conour
‘We Roar’: Laura Conour maintains care for Princeton’s research animals
May 1, 2020
COVID-19
University News
Black and orange streaks
New Princeton study takes superconductivity to the edge
April 30, 2020
Physical Sciences
Technology
N. Phuan Ong
Superconductivity meets topology: an edge supercurrent appears in a Weyl superconductor
April 30, 2020
Physical Sciences
Technology
David Fernández of the MacMillan Group
MacMillan, Ploss labs to map viral-host interactions for COVID-19
April 30, 2020
COVID-19
Anne Case, Jennifer Rexford, Suzanne Staggs, and Elke Weber
Four Princeton professors elected to National Academy of Sciences
April 29, 2020
Awards
Janet Currie
WWS Reacts: Family Health During a Global Pandemic
April 27, 2020
COVID-19
Public Policy
Rory Truex
WWS Reacts: China’s Response to Covid-19
April 24, 2020
COVID-19
Public Policy
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Twelve Princeton faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 24, 2020
Awards
Britt Adamson
Britt Adamson named 2020 Searle Scholar for studies of genome editing
April 24, 2020
Awards
Person superimposed by a key to behavior
To combat COVID-19, behavioral pitfalls must be addressed
April 24, 2020
COVID-19
Public Policy
Hurricane Dorian
Human-caused warming will cause more slow-moving hurricanes, warn climatologists
April 22, 2020
Environment
Virus particles with exclamation points
Research on COVID-19 misinformation fuels partnership with Microsoft Research
April 21, 2020
COVID-19
Meiyun Lin
Princeton scientist solves air quality puzzle: Why is ozone pollution persisting in Europe despite environmental laws banning it?
April 20, 2020
Environment
Jonathan Levine
Levine receives prestigious ecological research award
April 17, 2020
Awards
Frist building
Trustees approve eight faculty appointments
April 17, 2020
University News
Neurons tagged with red fluorescent dye
Novel technology aims to improve treatment of neurological diseases
April 16, 2020
Biotechnology
Brain and Behavior
Frick Chemistry Lab at night
Princeton University endorses guidelines aimed at rapid transfer of COVID-19 solutions to public
April 16, 2020
COVID-19
Innovation
Vice Dean for Innovation Priestley
Technology Development
University News
Red dots indicating locations of viral outbreaks
Princeton researchers map rural U.S. counties most vulnerable to COVID-19
April 16, 2020
COVID-19
Public Policy
Melissa Lee
WWS reacts: How developing countries might grapple with COVID-19
April 16, 2020
COVID-19
Public Policy
Andrea Goldsmith
Andrea Goldsmith, entrepreneur and leader in wireless communications, appointed Princeton University dean of engineering
April 15, 2020
Engineering
University News
Kyle Jamieson and H. Vincent Poor
NSF RAPID grant backs Princeton research to track and contain pandemic
April 13, 2020
COVID-19
Engineering
Viruses appear as spheres covered with spike proteins
Princeton awards over half-a-million dollars in funding for rapid, novel and actionable COVID-19 research projects
April 10, 2020
COVID-19
Innovation
Awards
Biotechnology
ambulance in front of building
University strives to support New Jersey communities during coronavirus pandemic
April 10, 2020
COVID-19
Michael Dickman, Yaacob Dweck, and Yiyun Li. 
Three Princeton faculty, six alumni win Guggenheim Fellowships
April 10, 2020
Awards
ventilator prototype
Particle physicists design simplified ventilator for COVID-19 patients
April 9, 2020
COVID-19
Physical Sciences
University building. Photo by Denise Applewhite, Office of Communications
Three Princeton graduate alumni named Schmidt Science Fellows
April 9, 2020
Awards
Person holding boxes
University staff work 24/7 to support on-campus community during coronavirus pandemic
April 8, 2020
COVID-19
Image of polymer fluids
Tiny polymer springs give a boost to environmental cleanup
April 6, 2020
Innovation
Engineering
Alin Coman
NSF RAPID grant awarded for study of how anxiety affects the spread of COVID-19 information
April 2, 2020
COVID-19
Social Science
Artistic rendering shows how a row of umbrellas could be deployed to protect a coastal community
Giant umbrellas shift from convenient canopy to sturdy storm shield
April 2, 2020
Engineering
Environment
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On the policy front lines: State health and value strategies program helps state governments tackle COVID-19
April 1, 2020
COVID-19
Public Policy

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