DISCIPLINES

After 133 Years, Princeton Is Going Back to Proctoring Exams
The faculty committee’s report cited concerns about widespread cheating with generative AI
Bioethics Course Asks Students: Should We Enhance Our Minds?
The philosophy class considers Adderall, psychedelics, and emerging neurotechnologies like brain-computer interfaces
Engineering & Technology
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Legacy Building
For architect Tod Williams ’65 *67, the Obama Presidential Center is not just a monument to a presidency, but the latest chapter in a life designing for the public good

A Hub for What’s Next
New paths for research take shape at the Environmental Studies and School of Engineering and Applied Science complex

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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How a Dinosaur From the Utah Desert Came to Princeton
In 1996, William W. Warner ’43 penned the story of alumni who dug fossils and forged friendships in the summer of 1941

Taking the Long Way to Antarctica
From offshore oil surveys to remote waters, Laura K.O. Smith ’05 chose an unconventional course

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
Profiles
See allAlicia Christy ’77 Honors Fallen Soldiers By Painting Their Portraits and Telling Their Stories
Memorializing servicemembers through art ‘feeds my soul,’ says Christy, a retired Army doctor
Bengals Receiver Andrei Iosivas ’23 Is Building a Solid NFL Career
‘Being a late-round draft pick coming from a small school, you want to always prove something,’ Iosivas says
Christopher Beha ’02 Penned a Book About Leaving and Returning to Faith
Beha says he hopes Why I Am Not an Atheist invites readers to think
Arts & Humanities
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Alicia Christy ’77 Honors Fallen Soldiers By Painting Their Portraits and Telling Their Stories
Memorializing servicemembers through art ‘feeds my soul,’ says Christy, a retired Army doctor

Shakespeare Above the Hudson
Davis McCallum ’97 and fellow Princetonians build a new home for theater, with a view
Politics & Public Affairs
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A Philly Tour Guide’s Top Spots for History Buffs
As the U.S. celebrates its 250th, Philadelphia tour guide Martin Lotito ’81 points out the places where history was made

Professor Ada Ferrer Is Telling Her Family’s Cuba Migration Trauma Story
Ferrer calls her new book ‘a plea for forgiveness from the people hurt by our leaving’

Princeton SPIA Event Dissects New Polling Data on Palestinian Attitudes
Dean Amaney Jamal, co-founder and co-principal investigator of the Arab Barometer, called the results ‘unsurprising’
Natural Sciences
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This Is What Happens When Physicists Get Away From It All
At the Aspen Center for Physics, Princeton researchers find zen and breakthroughs

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
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