April 2023
The Climate Issue; From Princeton to Policymakers; Tigers in the NCAA
Features
Growing Green
Influenced by their time at Princeton, these eight alumni are working to address climate change
The D Word
How a broad coalition of students and alumni have built Divest Princeton into a sustainable and influential climate activist group
From Princeton to Policymakers
Tigers at the State Department are helping to forge international agreements around climate change
Humans as Nature
Princetonians in the environmental humanities add new dimensions to climate research
Call It Climate Challenge
Some of the smartest, most dedicated people in the world are trying to tackle the warming planet
President’s Page
On the Campus
Student Conservation Society Brings Global Youth Activists to Princeton
The summit brought together bigger countries that have more resources and smaller countries that have more public support for change
Class Close-Up: Students Rewrite the Classics in Creative Course
Visiting fellow Kamila Shamsie says contemporary writers are using the Greek classics in different ways
New ‘Conversation Council’ Fosters Joint Projects with McCarter Theatre
More than 25 new pilots and partnerships have launched since the council was formed
Princeton Grad Students Rally Around Unionization Campaign
Princeton Graduate Students United says more than 1,700 graduate students signed union cards as of March 7
Princeton Senior Charged in Jan. 6 Capitol Riots
Federal prosecutors say Larry Giberson ’23 helped a crowd of rioters try to force their way into the U.S. Capitol
Research
Q&A: Engineering Professor Yiguang Ju on Electric Vehicles
Ju says EVs are the future, but the technology’s not there yet
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Takes on Sustainability Science
The PPPL has catalyzed its own change and decided to venture beyond fusion
Q&A: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Director Steve Cowley *85 on Fusion and Climate
‘We really need fusion to achieve net zero carbon emissions’
Alumni News
Essay: Ecopoetics Probes Link Between People and the Planet
‘This notion resonates with me emotionally. None of us is alone,’ says Serena Alagappan ’20
Alyssa Weinberg *22 Wrote an Opera About Climate Change
‘Drift’ explores themes of climate change, migration, and motherhood
Greening Group Works to Make Reunions Sustainable
The group’s ultimate vision is carbon neutrality and zero waste
Alumni Day Speakers Reflect on Service to the Nation
‘In the service of others. That’s what we were taught, that’s what we absorbed here,’ said Gen. Christopher Cavoli ’87
Princeton Portrait
Behind the Research
Student Dispatch
Sports
Princeton’s Historic NCAA Run Ends With Loss in Sweet 16
“It’s such a year of joy for our program,” head coach Mitch Henderson ’98 says after Tigers lose 86-75 to Creighton
Featured Authors
Tiger of the Week
Comedian Zach Zimmerman ’10 Is Releasing a Book of ‘Chipper Doom’
Zimmerman continues to provoke with levity and darkness
Lizzy McGee ’18 and Gaby Joseph ’18 Have a Dream the Size of Texas
The two Princetonians are hatching plans to build a theme park
From the Editor
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