DISCIPLINES

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 Axes Military Fellowship at ‘Elite Colleges’
The one fellow Princeton hosts each year brings important perspective to discussions, says SPIA professor Jacob Shapiro
Engineering & Technology
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Microbes for the Masses
Rob Knight *01 is building the tools to transform health care through microbiome science

Roasting Marshmallows and Coffee, Students Learn Tasty STEM Lessons
The Science of Roasting is among the Center on Science and Technology’s STEM literacy programs
Environmental Sciences
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Alumni Developed a Way to Remove Microplastics From Waterways
‘The goal is to become the barrier in major emission points before the big flow goes into the ocean,’ says Yidian Liu *21

Students Rebuild Heating System at Rockefeller College
Students retrofitted a cross-section of a wall into an ideal radiant heating system

Claudia Peirano *01 Has Made Argentina’s Forestry Sector Safer and Greener
Peirano has been executive director of the Argentine Forestry Association for two decades

Sharon Gamson Danks ’93 Is Building Safer, Greener Playgrounds
Danks’ Green Schoolyards America aims to teach children environmental policy through age-appropriate play
Profiles
See allAndrew Jarecki ’85’s Prison Documentary Is Up for an Oscar
The Alabama Solution exposed abuses within the state’s prison system
Stephanie Burset ’09 Manages Vanderbilt University’s Brands and Marks
Burset says her job hits ‘the sweet spot of right-brain, left-brain storytelling’
Theater Set Designer Sara Ryung Clement ’99 Builds Onstage Worlds
A production of the classic children’s picture book Go, Dog. Go! was Clement’s latest challenge
Fighting Cancer, Skip Hovsmith ’80 Runs Marathons With His Family
‘Our dad really taught us that we can do hard things,’ Elayne Hovsmith says
Arts & Humanities
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Madeleine Haddon *21 Helped Create a David Bowie Museum
Haddon, a senior curator, says the newly opened David Bowie Centre in East London is unlike any museum visitors have ever seen

These Five Princeton Friends Found Community in Creative Writing
By the end of 2025, all five writers became published novelists

Activist-Scholar Dan-el Padilla Peralta ’06 Leaving Princeton
The classics professor said he’s making the move to Arizona State after feeling targeted by colleagues

Conservator Marco Grassi ’56 Gave New Life to Great Works of Art
July 7, 1934 — March 30, 2025
Politics & Public Affairs
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ’03 Axes Military Fellowship at ‘Elite Colleges’
The one fellow Princeton hosts each year brings important perspective to discussions, says SPIA professor Jacob Shapiro

Iran War Is ‘Frightening’ and ‘Unnerving,’ Say Princetonians and Professors
‘I’m at home in Kuwait and I can hear missiles flying,’ said Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah ’94
Natural Sciences
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Microbes for the Masses
Rob Knight *01 is building the tools to transform health care through microbiome science

A Princeton Neuroscience Professor Is Running For Congress
Professor Samuel S. Wang, a longtime election reform advocate, is among the Democratic primary candidates for New Jersey’s 12th District

C. Diff Bacteria Can Weaken the Sick, But a Princeton Chemist Found a Fix
Biological chemist Mohammad Seyedsayamdost found the antibiotic KCB is safe and effective against C. diff and preserves the microbiome
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