DISCIPLINES
Media Literacy in an Era of Disinformation and AI
Journalism professor Joe Stephens stressed that consumption and interpretation of media can be a life and death matter
Engineering & Technology
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‘He did not want me growing up in a country run by gangsters’
Why a father in Nazi Germany sent his son to Princeton
Where Hate Hides
Joel Finkelstein *18, co-founder of the Network Contagion Research Institute, built an early warning system for the internet
Einstein’s Begonia
The famed physicist’s legacy quietly lives on with cuttings from his flowering plant shared in Princeton and worldwide
Where Old and New Meet
As part of its biggest expansion ever, Princeton is transforming its campus while attempting to balance tradition and change
Environmental Sciences
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A Student Ponders the Local Environment
Allison Jiang ’26 spent the summer working as a policy intern for The Watershed Institute in nearby Pennington, New Jersey
Profiles
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Pete Temesgen ’09 Built a Career as a Judge in a Small Georgia City
‘The truth I’ve come to understand is that you can grow where you’re planted,’ Temesgen says
New York Times Critic Ligaya Mishan ’91 Seeks Magic in the Dining Experience
‘Restaurants are some of our last gathering places,’ Mishan says.
Amanda Pratt ’01 Is Elevating Women Artists and Designers at Her NYC Gallery
‘I noticed that there weren’t a lot of opportunities for women, and that women were not being represented in a meaningful way,’ Pratt says
Architect Irina Verona ’94 Brings Inclusive Design Ethos to Princeton Buildings
‘Princeton cares a lot about this, so it was a great fit,’ Verona says
Arts & Humanities
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Philanthropy, to the Rescue
Having donated more than $19 billion since 2019, MacKenzie Scott ’92 is setting a new model for philanthropy, not just in the scope, but also in the way she gives
Politics & Public Affairs
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‘Tomorrow Will Be Worse’
Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia’s depressing history through its women, and the warning signs for America
Grad Student Elizabeth Tsurkov Released in Iraq
Tsurkov was freed by Iran-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah, according to President Donald Trump
After Controversy, Iranian Specialist Retires
Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist, had been targeted by opponents of the Iranian regime and investigated by Congress
Natural Sciences
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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
Class Close-Up: Age of Dinosaurs Course Builds Science Literacy
Geosciences professor Christopher Griffin imparts an understanding of sound science vs. unsupported claims
For Former Postdoc Kanato Goto, Running Is More Than a Hobby
Goto calculated that he’s run about 25,000 miles since arriving in Princeton
PAW IN PRINT
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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