Faculty research

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’

Historian Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Is Questioning the Status Quo

Taylor analyzes racial inequalities, social movements, and Black politics

Professor Joel Cooper Is Studying Pandemic Cognitive Dissonance

‘There are some who do believe in vaccines, but they just haven’t gotten themselves there yet,’ Cooper says

Q&A: Rodney Priestley On Princeton’s New Lab-to-Market Hub

Priestley is the University’s first vice dean for innovation

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