December 4, 2013

Dec 4, 2013

Sounds of the City: Professor Emily Thompson *92 lets you listen to life in 1920s New York City | A Younger Faculty | Princeton in China | Football: Ivy Champs

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Features

Passing the Torch

A wave of retirements eases the way for a younger, more diverse faculty

Listening for the ‘Pitch of the Past’

Peddlers, jackhammers, whistles: Historian Emily Thompson *92 lets you hear the sounds of life in 1920s New York City

President’s Page

President’s Page

Combating the ‘Innovation Deficit’

On the Campus

‘Tell Me Your Story’

For students on a fall-break trip, a firsthand view of veterans’ issues

Veterans Day: New Setting for World War I Poems

On the Campus

Falling Into Comedy

Student Dispatch: Hackathon Checklist: Laptop? Check. Energy Drink? Check. Sleep? Forget it!

Mind, Brain, Behavior: Neuroscience, psychology join together in a sleek new home, filled with light

A Hub in China

Princeton to open new center in Beijing amid concerns over intellectual freedom

Faculty Giants

Catching up with 15 of the veteran Princeton professors who transferred to emeritus status in June 2013

Research

Chemistry: Going Inside A Cell

Haw Yang is working to build a tiny lab that can travel into a cell, à la Fantastic Voyage

Faculty Book: Rachel Bowlby

Parenting Tales of Past Exhibit Modern Themes

Psychology: You Be the Judge

We’re hopelessly biased, Professor Emily Pronin says, but we don’t realize it

Alumni News

Reading Room: Daniel Markey *00

America’s tortured relationship with Pakistan

Starting Out: James Smits ’12

Profile: Richard Greenberg ’80

Decorated playwright mixes wit and wistfulness

From the Archives

Gregory Berns '86: Decoding a Dog's Brain

Humans leave an impression on our four-legged friends — could it be love?

New Releases

Bridget Rose Nolan ’02: From CIA To Ph.D.

A dissertation on the intelligence community brings attention to a young scholar

Sports

Sports Shorts

Extra Point: Fueled by a Record-Setting Offense, Football Roars to an Ivy Championship

Basketball: Big Shoes to Fill

Men’s and women’s basketball teams aim to replace starters, compete for Ivy titles

History

The Case of an Alumnus Gone Missing

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