DISCIPLINES

Isobel Coleman ’87 Calls Dismantling USAID ‘Short-Sighted’
‘This is not the way to treat dedicated public servants who have devoted their lives to serving American interests’
Class Close-Up: History of Mathematics Starts 4,000 Years Ago
Students learn ‘a whole landscape of the subject. It’s a crash course,’ says visiting fellow Alex Kontorovich ’02
THE LATEST
Engineering & Technology
See allIn Short: Microsoft, CoreWeave Join Princeton-Based AI Hub
In other news, students and alumni win scholarships for graduate study, faculty are honored for service, and campus concerts earn backing from the National Endowment for the Arts
Soothing ‘Rhythm Robots’ Blend Art and Engineering
Naomi Leonard ’85’s robot installation is one of the interdisciplinary projects in CreativeX
Could New Jersey Be the Place Where AI Blossoms?
Speakers at the inaugural N.J. AI Summit see a bright future for artificial intelligence in Princeton and its backyard
Environmental Sciences
See allPrinceton’s Slow Burn
Inside the PetroTigers and the University’s four decades of private fossil fuel investments
Helen Park ’18 Launches ‘Kelp Pasta’
Park’s ‘seaghetti’ is low-calorie, gluten-free, vegan, and available from Amazon
Heather Lynch ’00 Uses Satellites to Study Penguins
‘It’s kind of cracked open this whole field of people who are starting to look at wildlife remotely’
A New Home — and Pose — For Guyot’s Allosaurus
After refurbishment, the dinosaur will be installed in the new Environmental Studies building, which is currently under construction
Profiles
See allJosh Tauberer ’04 Is Tracking President Trump’s Executive Orders
The founder of GovTrack.us says, ‘We will continue — as we always have — trying to hold our government accountable’
Jason Posnock ’94 Is Educating Great Musicians at Brevard Center
‘Princeton doesn’t teach you what to think. It teaches you how to activate your brain’
Helen Park ’18 Launches ‘Kelp Pasta’ With Small Carbon Footprint
Park’s ‘seaghetti’ is low-calorie, gluten-free, vegan, and available from Amazon
Heather Lynch ’00 Uses Satellites to Study Penguins and Climate Change
‘It’s kind of cracked open this whole field of people who are starting to look at wildlife remotely’
Arts & Humanities
See allOn 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’
Jason Posnock ’94 Is Educating Great Musicians at Brevard Center
‘Princeton doesn’t teach you what to think. It teaches you how to activate your brain’
And the Grammy Goes To...
Their album, Rectangles and Circumstance, featuring composer Caroline Shaw *14, won Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Politics & Public Affairs
See allJosh Tauberer ’04 Is Tracking President Trump’s Executive Orders
The founder of GovTrack.us says, ‘We will continue — as we always have — trying to hold our government accountable’
Judge Dale Ho ’99 to Decide Eric Adams Case
Ho will bring his Princeton experience, expertise as an ACLU attorney, and ‘deep love for the United States Constitution’ to the case
He Inspired Hemingway Before Falling Out Over a Famous Fish
Henry Strater 1919
Natural Sciences
See allA New Way To See Cancer
Ryan Corcoran ’99 is among those leading advances in early cancer detection using a blood test called liquid biopsy
Heather Lynch ’00 Uses Satellites to Study Penguins
‘It’s kind of cracked open this whole field of people who are starting to look at wildlife remotely’
Psychology Professor and Alum Boost Women Leaders
Psychologist Rebecca Carey and Karen Tay ’10 create program to address workplace challenges
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March 2025
Screening for cancer with liquid biopsy; PetroTiger; Endowments targeted.
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