Features
Chronicler of the Natural World
Richard Preston *83 writes about nature’s power, from viruses to the tallest trees
Photograph by Andrew Estey/AP Images
Chronicler of the natural world; the P Source; McCosh 50 renovation
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On the Campus
On the Campus
Former Women’s Studies Program Evolves With Male Director
Professor Wallace D. Best was appointed director of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies
On the Campus
Princeton Environmental Institute Renamed After Major Gift
PEI is now the High Meadows Environmental Institute, after the philanthropic High Meadows Foundation
On the Campus
Learning ‘Through Making,’ Students Explore Why Art Matters
‘They might discover an art form that they didn’t realize they love,’ said theater professor Stacy Wolf
On the Campus
Campus Photo: McCormick in Fall
Sports
Research
Research
Scientists Consider Parallels in Climate, Conservation, and COVID-19
Professor David Wilcove studies how humans can save wild animals and why conservation has proven so difficult
Research
Behind the Research: Florian Lionnet Documents Languages of Africa
Lionnet studies Laal, an endangered language spoken by 800 people in southern Chad
History
History
Anthropologists Helen and Robert Lynd 1914 Investigated Middle America
Princeton Portrait: Robert Lynd 1914 (1892–1970)
President's Page
President's Page
A Year of Forward Thinking
Alumni News
Alumni News
This Princeton Family Recorded a Beatles Cover Album
Ten Wilson family members, including four Princeton alumni, appear on ‘Meet the Weatles’
Alumni News
Essay: Former ‘People’ Editor Recalls Tea With Princess Diana
‘If it is possible to be both professional and flirtatious, she was’
Alumni News
Hilary Levey Friedman *09 Studies the Sociology of Beauty Pageants
Why do moms put their young daughters in child beauty pageants?
Alumni News
Rally ’Round the Cannon: Ghosts of Princeton Past
‘Let’s go to Palmer Stadium and relive the crowds and the thrills and the closeness of Princeton.’
Alumni News
PAWcast: Cara Jones ’98 and Her Father Farley Jones ’65 Reflect on Their Divergent Experiences as ‘Moonies’
‘There was some deep conflict happening through my years at Princeton,’ says Cara Jones ’98
Alumni News
Christopher Hart ’69 *71 Helps Boeing Planes Return Safely to Skies
Hart’s regulatory team found failures to communicate between Boeing and the FAA
Alumni News
Photo From the Archives: Princeton Triangle Club
Alumni News
Seven Princeton Alumni Re-elected to Congress
Tiger of the Week
Tiger of the Week
Jeff Halpern ’99’s Coaching Helps Tampa Bay Lightning Win Stanley Cup
‘The best part of the job is that you’re in this think tank of great hockey minds’
Tiger of the Week
Kari Ostrem ’97 Is Opening a Boarding School in Ethiopia
‘You focus on human dignity and finding common ground’
Tiger of the Week
Novelist and Editor Rakesh Satyal ’02 Raises Marginalized Voices
‘As an editor, I hope to publish books that produce a window onto the world’
Tiger of the Week
Steve Byrns ’77 Is Restoring ‘The Most Spectacular Garden in America’
‘It’s an incredible story, so we’re bringing it back’
Alumni Around the Web
Alumni Around the Web
Dec. 15: Purdue President Mitch Daniels ’71 Takes a Win
Alumni Around the Web
Dec. 8: Dale Ho ’99 Says Count Immigrants for Representation
Alumni Around the Web
Dec. 1: Ellie Kemper ’02 Participates in ‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
