Get out and vote, Tilghman urges freshmen

The Class of 2012, notable for diversity and gender balance, takes its place

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

The annual interfaith service that marks the start of each academic year usually includes a stirring welcome for the new freshmen and an exhortation to seize the opportunities Princeton offers. This year, President Tilghman added another call to action. “I...Read more

Princeton team cheers particle accelerator’s startup

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

Early on the morning of Sept. 10, associate professor of physics Chris Tully *98 joined about 400 researchers and students at Fermilab in Chicago to watch colleagues in Geneva, Switzer-land, steer the first beam of protons around the 17-mile ring of the Large...Read more

FYI - Findings

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

Rising global temperatures decreasing rainfall will lead to more frequent droughts in many parts of the world, the change may be noticeable in some regions by the middle of the 21st century, according to a study by graduate student Justin Sheffield...Read more

A center for brainstorming about big questions

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

The Princeton Center for Theoretical Science is starting off with a bang — a big one — with a yearlong program on the origins of the universe. The center’s goal is “to bring together theorists from across campus for periods of concentration with people...Read more

Ups and downs in grading war

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

The number of A’s in undergraduate courses declined slightly in 2007–08, but some departments have been “backsliding” in their efforts to curb grade inflation, according to the Faculty Committee on Grading. The committee annually reports combined figures for...Read more

Breaking ground - Chemical engineering

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

The growth of human tissues might seem like a topic reserved for biologists, but according to Celeste Nelson, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, the subject incorporates two areas that are familiar to engineers: building structures and examining...Read more

In memoriam

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

JOSEPH WILLIAMSON, the dean of religious life dean of the Chapel from 1989 to 2001, died of heart failure June 7 in Maryland, after suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 75. Williamson was viewed as an advocate for an open church, civil rights,...Read more

In the news

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

The University has received a $4.5 million grant from the New York-based Tikvah Fund to promote undergraduate interest in Jewish thought as it relates to fundamental human questions. The TIKVAH PROJECT ON JEWISH THOUGHT will be administered by the Program in...Read more

Arts-complex design unveiled; Dinky move still riles

Published in the Oct. 8, 2008, issue

The University last month released plans for the first major project of its proposed arts and transit neighborhood south of McCarter Theatre — three attached buildings that would border a “town square” with a large reflecting pool. The 130,000-square-foot...Read more