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For These Alumni Who Remember Sept. 11, One Day Shaped a Lifetime
Princetonians who were students or recent graduates during the attacks say that day shaped their careers
Secrets of a Two-Time World Scrabble Champ
‘I’ve always loved words, loved reading the dictionary,’ says Adam Logan ’95
Alumni-Made AI Hearing Aids Help a Hoops Coach and Others
The AI-powered Fortell hearing aids were developed by Matthew de Jonge ’10 and Cole Morris ’10
From Alaska to Argentina, I’ll Ask: What Brings Us Together?
Robert Hammond ’92 Hosted a Sauna Festival During a Brooklyn Blizzard
1 ResponseHana Miyamoto Mundiya ’20 Picked Up the Violin at 3, and Has Kept Playing
David Trefgarne ’63’s Run in Britain’s House of Lords Is At an End
Parliament passed legislation this spring ending the tradition of hereditary peers
At Sotheby’s, Helen Culver Smith ’03 Practices the Art of the Auction
Smith handles all Russian works for the auction house as well as artwork from the former Soviet Union
Ben Denzer ’15 Makes Art with ‘Pieces of Tape and Luck’
Flexing Multiple Skills, Anthony Costanzo ’04 Is Out to Save Opera Philadelphia
The famed countertenor continues to perform as he leads the opera company out of a financial crisis
Q&A: New Book Probes Powerhouse Family of College Presidents
How College Presidents Succeed examines three men in the Reveley family — including two Princeton alumni
Madeleine Haddon *21 Helped Create a David Bowie Museum
Haddon, a senior curator, says the newly opened David Bowie Centre in East London is unlike any museum visitors have ever seen
Eddie Glaude Jr. *97 on 100 Years of Black History Month: ‘I Find Hope in Our Story’
1 ResponseJahmal Lake ’98 Took Over the Children’s Reading Program His Mother Began
The nonprofit Our Kids Read pairs children with a reading buddy mentor
Poet Gordon Walmsley ’71 Found His Voice in Denmark
Joe Krakora ’76 Journeys from Public Defender to Clemency Mentor
Krakora retired in 2024 after a career as New Jersey’s longest-serving public defender.
Claudia Peirano *01 Has Made Argentina’s Forestry Sector Safer and Greener
Peirano has been executive director of the Argentine Forestry Association for two decades
Young Alumni Shake Up the Business World With AI
Two teams of recent Princeton alumni are behind companies at the heart of a disruptive shift towards generative AI
Sharon Gamson Danks ’93 Is Building Safer, Greener Playgrounds
Danks’ Green Schoolyards America aims to teach children environmental policy through age-appropriate play
These Princetonians Are Teaching Music to Immigrant Children
The Connecticut-based nonprofit INTEMPO is full of Princeton connections
In ‘Cloud Warriors,’ Tom Weber ’89 Seeks Understanding of Extreme Weather
‘One of the themes in the book is the need to be prepared for almost any kind of weather,’ Weber says.
























