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Similar Challenge, Three Decades Later
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Reading Smyth’s Book
80 Years of Princeton and the Bomb
How the First Historian of the A-Bomb Achieved a Misinformation Coup
Henry DeWolf Smyth *1921 penned Atomic Energy for Military Purposes for the War Department
Princeton, Einstein, and the Bomb: Five Professors Recall Their Days at Los Alamos
“For some time we had known that we were about to unlock a giant.” — Eugene P. Wigner
EDITORS’ PICKS
After USAID Demolition, These Alumni Are Keeping Its Projects Alive
Caitlin Tulloch *15 and Rob Rosenbaum *13 are finding donors for the most cost-effective and life-saving USAID projects through their Project Resource Optimization initiative
International Grad Students Grapple With Shifting Federal Policies, Travel Bans
PAW spoke with three international Princeton graduate students who requested anonymity to avoid retribution
TIGER TRAVELS
Princetonians on where to go, eat, and play
Darren Joe ’02 Pairs Saigon’s Hidden Alleyway Gems With Tourist Spots
“When friends and family visit, I tell them to soak…
A Tour Guide’s Perfect Summer Day in Oxford
Jimin Kang ’21 shares recommendations for a perfect day in…
Princeton Alumni Curated This Guide to Buenos Aires
In the first Latin American destination in PAW’s city guide…
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PRINCETONIANS
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See allAdam Mizel ’91 Is Taking a Road Trip to Unify America, One Stop at a Time
After a career in finance and business, Mizel co-founded US United and is spreading the word about unity on a road trip this summer
A Hula Hoop Changed This Chemical Engineering Alumna’s Life
A much-loved career in science made way for a love of performing, most recently on America’s Got Talent
Virginia Maloney ’10 Is Pushing Affordability in Campaign for New York City Council
‘New York is at a critical juncture where we need strong leaders,’ Maloney says
John Kuhner ’98 Builds Community With a Secondhand Bookstore in Ohio
Kuhner’s first brush with book distribution was a free swap he started at Princeton
IN THE NEWS
On Shakespeare, Jodi Picoult ’87 Just Doesn’t Buy It
‘When I started to learn more about Emilia Bassano, I couldn’t believe how seamlessly her life plugged in all of the question marks and gaps that exist in Shakespeare’s’
The Whole Student: Jackie Reyneke ’17 Journeyed from Athlete to Life Coach
‘How privileged I am to have experienced my own wild roller coaster of highs and lows,’ Reyneke says
BOOKS
See allSwimming Downstream
Using a thoughtful approach, Swimming Downstream (Marshall Cavendish International) reveals that conventional “smart marketing” is often ineffective and costly. In…
Wrecked
The infamous 1975 sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, according to Nelson and Podair, was about far more than the lives…
Blessings and Disasters: A Story of Alabama
Alabama is often heavily stereotyped, but Okeowo seeks to add some nuance to the conversation. Born to Nigerian immigrants and…
The Enchanted Greenhouse
After casting a spell to create a sentient plant companion, Terlu Perna was turned into a wooden statue as punishment…

August 21, 2025
At Penn, Exploring Sensitive Topics in Fission
Mark Goodman *86