NATURAL SCIENCES
Hopfield Wins Nobel in Physics for Work on Artificial Neural Networks
The emeritus professor at Princeton share the prize with Geoffrey Hinton, a professor at the University of Toronto
THE LATEST
Q&A: Lecturer Megan Spokas Explains Rising Suicide Rates
Spokas also offered advice for people in crisis
Michael B. Elowitz *99 Researches How Cells Change Over Time
Elowitz focuses on advancing our understanding of RNA to cure diseases
Essay: Between the Airlock Doors
“This is something that an app cannot provide — a skill irreplaceable“
Anna Arabindan-Kesson
Arabindan-Kesson is illuminating the intersection of medicine, race, and art
RESEARCH
Physicist Peter Schiffer Is Princeton’s New Dean for Research
Schiffer was most recently director for strategic projects for the faculty of arts and sciences at Yale
Profiles
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
Dave Pentecost ’72 Is Bringing Outer Space to Kids
Pentecost has worked on building several planetariums, most recently at the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens
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March 2025
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