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2023: Lives Lived & Lost
PAW Published memorials for 569 alumni in 2023, and in this issue, we reflect on 13 of those lives, the impact they had on Princeton, their families, and the world.
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Features
Surfing to Take Away the Suffering
Jason Kutch ’01 is studying the neuroscience of chronic pain and finding new ways to manage his own condition
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Lives: Luis Torres ’87
A Real Life Superman, He Was of Service Following 9/11, Church Scandal
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Lives: Hodding Carter III ’57
He Brought ‘A Million Gigawatts’ to Newsrooms, Briefing Rooms, and Classrooms
President’s Page
On the Campus
On the Campus
Eating Clubs Look for Fresh Ideas in Recruiting the Class of 2026
Despite efforts to make bicker smoother and more accessible, there is still anxiety within the sophomore class about results
On the Campus
PAWcast: Student Mental Health With Calvin Chin and Jess Deutsch ’91
“…That’s how you can chip away at a culture that really emphasizes perfectionism … people being willing to open up about their actual experience”
On the Campus
Campus Life: What’s On Your Phone?
PAW pries into the digital habits of Princeton community members
On the Campus
Princeton in Africa Expands, Diversifies as It Turns 25
“The African continent has given so much to our fellows,” said PiAf executive director Damilola Akinyele
On the Campus
As Generative AI Advances, Princeton Tries to Keep Policies Updated
PAW talked to students and faculty and heard all kinds of ways the tools are being used
On the Campus
Gov. Murphy, Eisgruber Announce New AI Collaboration
Details about the timeline, organization, and funding are to come, but the governor says the message is “we want to basically plant a flag and say, artificial intelligence is here to stay.”
Research
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
Research
Professor Marshall Brown Pieces Together Architecture With Collage
The collages are beautiful and mysterious, filled with surprising juxtapositions
Alumni News
Alumni News
Newsmakers Q&A: Elizabeth Winkler ’11 Dissects the Furor Over Shakespeare’s ID
Winkler asks: Why does a question about the authorship of 400-year-old plays get people so riled up?
Alumni News
The Journey Here: Skier-Turned-Snowboarder Carter Westfall ’96
Westfall is chief executive officer of the Natural Selection Tour, which sponsors snowboard competitions
Alumni News
Dan Angelescu *03 Is Making the Seine Swimmable for the Paris Olympics
For seven years, Angelescu’s team has been working with Paris officials testing bacterial levels in the Seine river
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Student Dispatch
Cloister Inn Seeks to Save Itself Through Recruiting
The laid-back eating club is subtly rebranding itself during a new recruitment push
Sports
Sports
Two Student Fencers Parry Their Way Toward Paris Olympics
Hadley Husisian ’26 and Maia Weintraub ’25, gap-year roommates, are chasing Olympic bids
Rally ’Round the Cannon
Featured Authors
Three Books
History
History
His Name Made Him Worthy of America’s First Medical Degree
John Archer 1760 *1763 (1741-1810)
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