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What Happens to Your Brain When You Daydream to Music?
Music professor Elizabeth Margulis’ new book Transported melds neuroscience and psychology
Did Hobey Baker 1914 Suffer From Repeated Brain Injuries?
A new research paper examines the sports legend’s exposure to violence and the circumstances of his death
Four Princetonians Win 2026 Fields Medals
Psychology Professor Explores the Influence of Power Systems on the World
The Troland Research Award will further Molly Crockett’s work on understanding how people learn and decide
Anthropology Students Search for Patterns in Courts’ Deportation Decisions
Professor Amelia Frank-Vitale and her students have spent hundreds of hours observing and documenting proceedings
Princetonians Weigh In on New Cholesterol Testing Guidelines
Princetonians explain how new cholesterol testing guidelines are changing how we think about cardiovascular risk
The Race To Save Our Dark Skies
Princeton astrophysicist Gáspár Bakos joins the fight against a startup offering ‘sunlight on demand’
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’
This Is What Happens When Physicists Get Away From It All
At the Aspen Center for Physics, Princeton researchers find zen and breakthroughs
Experimenting in the Classroom, Professors Weigh Whether AI Is Friend or Foe
Researchers in the new group Princeton Societal AI are pondering the relationship between humans and computers
Two Alumni Found Company to Build a Better Electric Boat Motor
Jonathan Lord ’18 and Ben Sorkin ’17’s powerful motor is virtually silent
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
Amid Global Uncertainty, Princeton Strives to Keep Students Safe Abroad
International travel remains a key part of Princeton, with more than 3,800 travelers — mostly students — in 2024-25
Dinosaur Discovery
C. Diff Bacteria Can Weaken the Sick, But a Princeton Chemist Found a Fix
Biological chemist Mohammad Seyedsayamdost found the antibiotic KCB is safe and effective against C. diff and preserves the microbiome
Professor Brenden Lake Zeroes In Where Machine and Human Intelligence Meet
‘One of the biggest scientific mysteries is how our own minds work,’ Lake says
Lauren Hale *03 Is Studying the Impacts of Screens on Teens and Sleep
‘It’s not the devices. It’s what’s on the devices [and] how you’re engaging with them,’ Hale says
Marketing Professor Mary Steffel *09 Is Studying Decision Paralysis
SPIA’s Heather Howard Found Inequalities in Medicaid Recovery
Howard’s research into the policy showed that Black and Hispanic families missed opportunities to build intergenerational wealth
Q&A: George Hawkins ’83 Says America’s Aging Water Infrastructure Is Failing
Hawkins founded Moonshot Missions to secure clean, safe drinking water for communities with limited resources
Dasgupta ’00 and Philippe *18 Awarded MacArthur Fellowships
Known informally as ‘Genius Grants’, award recognizes ‘creative individuals with a track record of excellence,’ according to the foundation.
Faculty Books
Grant Uncertainty Continues to Impact Research at Princeton
Three weeks after his $10 million microchip project was announced, principal investigator Kaushik Sengupta received a stop-work order
























