November 2021
A Ritchie Boy; Banner year for Princeton Nobels; Alumni reflect on Afghanistan
Features
A Ritchie Boy
Before Victor Brombert became a beloved Princeton professor, he journeyed home to war in Europe
President’s Page
On the Campus
Q&A: Rodney Priestley On Princeton’s New Lab-to-Market Hub
Priestley is the University’s first vice dean for innovation
Princeton Launches New Campaign to Fund Key Initiatives
Venture Forward is the University’s fifth major campaign
PAW Goes to the Movies: Elaine Showalter Watches ‘The Chair’
‘Nobody wants to fight to be the chair,’ Showalter says
Research
Q&A: Historian Keith Wailoo on How Pandemics Change Everything
‘The current pandemic is frightfully familiar,’ Wailoo says
Andrew Guess’s Research on Social Media Turns Up Surprises
Evidence is lacking to prove dubious online content helped sway the 2016 election, Guess says
Professor Adji Bousso Dieng Is Out to Change the World With AI
From Senegal, Dieng says her experiences instilled a sense of purpose that informs her research
Alumni News
Creator Q&A: Pilar Castro-Kiltz ’10 on Building a Sustainable Career in the Arts
‘The arts can be in your life in many different ways,’ Castro-Kiltz says
Two Alumni Re-created Seattle’s Asian Art Museum From Scratch
Two alumni had just finished a major renovation project when the pandemic hit
Sports
Blinded by an IED, Brad Snyder Made History in the Triathlon
Snyder is the first American man to win gold in the triathlon either in the Paralympics or the Olympics
Featured Authors
Three Books
History
Tiger of the Week
Larry Trachtenberg ’76 Bookends 50 Years of the New York City Marathon
Trachtenberg is the only runner to complete both the first race and the 50th
Leanne Smith *08 Is Leading Australia’s National Human Rights Commission
Twenty years after her first job with the group, Smith is returning as chief executive
Temitayo Ogunbiyi ’06 Invites Us To Play
An artist, Ogunbiyi designs ‘play spaces’ to inspire social progress
Album by Donna Weng Friedman ’80 Highlights Underrepresented Composers
The classical pianist says music gave her ‘clarity and hope’ after anti-Asian slurs
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