Faculty research

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

Eve Krakowski Mines Ancient Documents to Understand Medieval Jewish Society

Reena Goldthree Is Shining a Light on Afro-Caribbean History

Researchers Tout Role of Federal Funding

In the face of federal funding cuts, these Princeton researchers are speaking out

NIH Caps Could Hurt Research

‘The system is not broken, so the attempt to fix it is bewildering,’ says Dean Michael Gordin

Five Princetonians Honored With National Medals of Science

Anna Yu Wang Is Diversifying Music Studies

Anthony Grafton Approaches His Final Year of Teaching

After nearly 50 years as a Princeton faculty member, Anthony Grafton, a historian of Renaissance Europe, will be retiring at the end of this academic year

Should We Fear ‘Backsliding Democracy’?

Mark Beissinger says undermining democratic norms can spur a shift toward autocracy

Election Data Gives Voters a Leg Up

Chasing Fusion With the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s Ahmed Diallo

Keith Whittington Leaving Princeton to Direct New Yale Law School Center

Bioethics Professor Peter Singer Renews His Fight For Animal Rights

Q&A: Geosciences Professor Gabriel Vecchi on Extreme Heat

"Exposure to heat can result in severe health impacts that cause damage to the body," Vecchi says

Q&A: Engineering Professor Yiguang Ju on Electric Vehicles

Ju says EVs are the future, but the technology’s not there yet

Q&A: Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Director Steve Cowley *85 on Fusion and Climate

‘We really need fusion to achieve net zero carbon emissions’

‘Unexplored Corners’

A new Princeton University Library exhibition on Toni Morrison reveals never-before-seen material on her creative process and day-to-day life

Princeton Mathematicians Huh, Wood *09 Named MacArthur Fellows

Professor Yibin Kang’s Research Seeks to Disrupt Cancer Metastasis

Kang wanted to know if there was a way to predict whether a patient’s cancer would return and spread

Princeton Professors Starr and Zelizer Explore the Longevity of Daniel Bell’s Insights

Professor Yael Niv Is Blending Neuroscience and Psychiatry

With two disciplines, Niv’s new center is tackling the thorniest questions in psychiatry

Professor Simone Marchesi *02 Considers Dante’s Cross-Cultural Impact

Imani Perry, Professor of African American Studies, Recenters the American South

Capital Crimes

‘Language is a moving target’