ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
THE LATEST
Princeton Engineers Use Wireless Signals to Pinpoint Fruit Ripening
“The food waste problem is huge,” says assistant professor Yasaman Ghasempour
Watch This Space
James Tralie ’19 is there when NASA makes news, explaining the deep science of historic achievements and having the time of his life doing it.
Climate Change
Student Conservation Society Brings Global Youth Activists to Princeton
The summit brought together bigger countries that have more resources and smaller countries that have more public support for change
Essay: Ecopoetics Probes Link Between People and the Planet
‘This notion resonates with me emotionally. None of us is alone,’ says Serena Alagappan ’20
Alyssa Weinberg *22 Wrote an Opera About Climate Change
‘Drift’ explores themes of climate change, migration, and motherhood
PROFILES
See allDawn Miller *10 is Helping NYC’s Mayor Fight Climate Change
‘There’s just so much that can be done using the city government to do good in the world’
Bill Urschel ’78 Is Documenting Climate Change in Alaska
‘If we can share some of the wonders of Alaska with others, we believe that people will care more about the natural world’
Ornithologist John Fitzpatrick *78 Fosters Deep Connection to Birds
‘Early on, I said birds supply so many different powerful opportunities,’ Fitzpatrick says
Paul Hanle ’69 Is Educating Judges About Climate Science
‘There is an opportunity for us to have a much broader appreciation of science,’ Hanle says
PAW In Print
September 2024
Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah ’94 in Kuwait; Tiger Travels; Why the graduate student union vote failed.