NATURAL SCIENCES
THE LATEST
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
Einstein’s Begonia
The famed physicist’s legacy quietly lives on with cuttings from his flowering plant shared in Princeton and worldwide
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
Neuroscience Researcher Uses Award to Study Responses to Stress
As a 2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Ilana Witten ’02 plans to further her lab’s research in brain systems and circuits
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
October 2025
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott ’92; President Eisgruber ’83 defends higher ed; Julia Ioffe ’05 explains Russia.
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