NATURAL SCIENCES
THE LATEST
Dasgupta ’00 and Philippe *18 Awarded MacArthur Fellowships
Known informally as ‘Genius Grants’, award recognizes ‘creative individuals with a track record of excellence,’ according to the foundation.
Mary Brunkow *91 Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
Brunkow’s work created the field of peripheral tolerance, a new branch of immunology
‘He did not want me growing up in a country run by gangsters’
Why a father in Nazi Germany sent his son to Princeton
RESEARCH
Researchers Tout Role of Federal Funding
In the face of federal funding cuts, these Princeton researchers are speaking out
Psychology Professor and Alum Boost Women Leaders
Psychologist Rebecca Carey and Karen Tay ’10 create program to address workplace challenges
Profiles
Summer in South Pacific Led to Two Alums’ New Book on Phosphorous
Jack Lohmann ’19 wrote the new book White Light, and Alice Maiden ’19 created the illustrations with linocut prints
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’
Psychologist Andrew Shtulman ’01 Finds Surprising Truths About Imagination
In his new book, Shtulman explains that imagination is a learned skill, not an inborn trait
Jeff Levenson ’80 Is Curing Needless Blindness with Cataract Surgery
Levenson recently worked with YouTube star MrBeast to perform 1,000 surgeries around the world
PAW IN PRINT
January 2026
Giving big with Kwanza Jones ’93 and José E. Feliciano ’94; Elizabeth Tsurkov freed; small town wonderers.
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