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Independent Majors Say This Is the End of an Era
As Princeton pauses its independent major program, graduates recall their unconventional paths
New Course Examines Impact of ICE and Immigration
Students in the course are examining the historical narrative and its evolution to contemporary times
THE LATEST
Engineering & Technology
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Inside One of Princeton’s Hottest Majors
Why operations research and financial engineering has become one of Princeton’s most sought-after majors

Campus Building Boom Enters a New Phase
After completion of the art museum and health center, next projects include two science buildings and Hobson College

A Physics Professor Tested Whether AI Can Reliably Grade Exams
Professor Lyman Page compared his grades to ones generated by Google’s Gemini
Environmental Sciences
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Artist Maya Lin Reminds Us What Climate Change Has Stolen
Lin’s “What Is Missing? What If?” exhibit marks the High Meadows Environmental Institute’s first at Briger Hall

High Meadows Sends Student Interns to Labs and Field Sites
Supporting more than 100 students annually, the summer of science is among Princeton’s largest internship programs

Princeton Reverses Course on Fossil Fuel Divestment
Princo’s president also announced the University will aim for a net-zero endowment portfolio by 2046
Profiles
See allPodcasters Lester Nare ’14 and Krishna Choudhary ’14 Created an ‘ESPN for Science’
WIRED magazine named ‘From First Principles’ one of its top science podcasts
Juju Lane ’23 Brought Irish Folklore to a Brooklyn Garden
As artist-in-residence with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, Lane created a performance out of an Irish myth
Janice Lee ’09 Worked to Renovate One of Hollywood’s Best-Kept Secrets
An engineer by training, Lee has been deputy project manager on the renovation of Hollywood Burbank Airport
Librarian Jane Folger ’81 Knows How to Turn Kids into Readers
‘I don’t recommend [being a librarian] for people who want to escape from the world,’ says Folger, who just retired after 30 years in Maplewood, N.J.
Arts & Humanities
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New Course Examines Impact of ICE and Immigration
Students in the course are examining the historical narrative and its evolution to contemporary times

Juju Lane ’23 Brought Irish Folklore to a Brooklyn Garden
As artist-in-residence with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, Lane created a performance out of an Irish myth

What Happens to Your Brain When You Daydream to Music?
Music professor Elizabeth Margulis’ new book Transported melds neuroscience and psychology
Politics & Public Affairs
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New Course Examines Impact of ICE and Immigration
Students in the course are examining the historical narrative and its evolution to contemporary times

Why Princeton Took So Long to Become One
Fifteen years ago, consolidation brought the borough and township together — and changed the University’s relationship with its neighbors

Local Politicians Are Thinking Twice About Serving
A Princeton study finds widespread hostility toward local officials in what one mayor calls ‘the age of rage’

History Is in Terri Sewell ’86’s Hands
The congresswoman brings lessons from Selma, Alabama, to today’s voting-rights fight
Natural Sciences
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Sam Maron ’17 Addresses Nursing Needs
‘I spent a lot of time thinking about these big systemic failures happening around us,’ Maron says.

Podcasters Lester Nare ’14 and Krishna Choudhary ’14 Created an ‘ESPN for Science’
WIRED magazine named ‘From First Principles’ one of its top science podcasts
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