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This Is What Happens When Physicists Get Away From It All
At the Aspen Center for Physics, Princeton researchers find zen and breakthroughs
Princeton SPIA Event Dissects New Polling Data on Palestinian Attitudes
Dean Amaney Jamal, co-founder and co-principal investigator of the Arab Barometer, called the results ‘unsurprising’
Grad Students Compete to Explain Their Theses in Just 3 Minutes
More than 50 students applied to compete for prize money at the Graduate School’s first 3-Minute Thesis showcase
Experimenting in the Classroom, Professors Weigh Whether AI Is Friend or Foe
Researchers in the new group Princeton Societal AI are pondering the relationship between humans and computers
Two Alumni Found Company to Build a Better Electric Boat Motor
Jonathan Lord ’18 and Ben Sorkin ’17’s powerful motor is virtually silent
Princeton Students Have Long Worked to Preserve New Jersey’s Pine Barrens
3 ResponsesMarcus Lee Explores Identity, Politics, and Legacy in Black History
Alumni Developed a Way to Remove Microplastics From Waterways
‘The goal is to become the barrier in major emission points before the big flow goes into the ocean,’ says Yidian Liu *21
Amid Global Uncertainty, Princeton Strives to Keep Students Safe Abroad
International travel remains a key part of Princeton, with more than 3,800 travelers — mostly students — in 2024-25
Dinosaur Discovery
Daniela Valdés Highlights the History of LGBTQ+ People of Color
1 ResponseC. 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
Professor Brenden Lake Zeroes In Where Machine and Human Intelligence Meet
‘One of the biggest scientific mysteries is how our own minds work,’ Lake says
Lauren Hale *03 Is Studying the Impacts of Screens on Teens and Sleep
‘It’s not the devices. It’s what’s on the devices [and] how you’re engaging with them,’ Hale says
Carey Jones ’08 Is Raising Money to Prevent Morning Sickness in Pregnancy
Jones kicked off her crowdfunding campaign with an article titled, ‘Let’s Fund the Damn Research Ourselves’
Eve Krakowski Mines Ancient Documents to Understand Medieval Jewish Society
Marketing Professor Mary Steffel *09 Is Studying Decision Paralysis
Kidnapped and Freed, Elizabeth Tsurkov Continues Ph.D. Research
1 ResponseA Million Miles Away
NASA’s new IMAP mission, developed at Princeton, aims to reveal more about the bubble that protects our solar system
Dasgupta ’00 and Philippe *18 Awarded MacArthur Fellowships
Known informally as ‘Genius Grants’, award recognizes ‘creative individuals with a track record of excellence,’ according to the foundation.
Carbon Mitigation Initiative, BP End Partnership
1 ResponsePrinceton Research Grants Partially Restored
President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 tells PAW, ‘We continue to talk to the Department of Energy about the fact that we think that all of these grants are in places where...
























