Classics major Amelia Bensch-Schaus, the salutatorian of the Class of 2013, will continue the tradition of giving a speech in Latin at the Commencement ceremony.

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Meet senior and valedictorian of the Class of 2013 Aman Sinha, who will be will deliver the valedictory address at the University’s Commencement ceremony Tuesday, June 4.

Learn more about Aman Sinha, valedictorian of the Class of 2013

Learn about the highlights of this year’s Reunions, and how many cookies, tents, musical acts and more it takes to pull off these signature celebrations.

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(Photo courtesy of the Alumni Association)

Several University activities for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates and their families are planned for Sunday through Tuesday, June 2-4.

Learn more about the 2013 Princeton University Commencement

Fourteen members of Princeton’s graduating Class of 2013, eight graduate students and three recent alumni were awarded Fulbright grants in the spring to study or teach abroad for the 2013-14 academic year.

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In “How to Write a Song,” a Princeton Atelier course at the Lewis Center for the Arts taught by Paul Muldoon and John Wesley Harding, students explored the art of songwriting and performed in public.

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In her theses for her molecular biology major and her certificate in Latin American studies, senior Sofia Quinodoz examines unseen and not fully understood actions nonetheless felt by those they afflict.

Read more about Sofia Quinodoz’s senior theses

The freshman seminar “The Dreamkeepers: Education Reform and the Urban Teaching Experience” is designed to help students develop an understanding of urban education, examine trends and address the challenges facing reform.

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A molecular biology major with a love for fashion design, senior Mary Adeogun recently held a photo shoot on campus, embracing Princeton’s efforts to support students’ to explore their interests.

Watch the ‘Outside the classroom: Fashion design’ video feature

Learn how senior Rund Abdelfatah’s journey through southern Spain inspired her thesis and pushed her to re-examine the way she thinks about her own identity as an American, a Palestinian, a Muslim and a woman.

Learn more about Rund Abdelfatah’s journey and senior thesis

Nine students have been named winners of the 2013 Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors undergraduates at Princeton University for their positive contributions to campus life.

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A recent update to Princeton University website now allows it to detect a user’s screen size, and will automatically adjust the display to provide an optimal user experience for browsers on desktops, laptops, tablets and phones.

A new analysis suggests that wind, not water, formed the roughly 3.5-mile high Martian mound known as Mount Sharp. If correct, the research could dilute expectations that the mound holds evidence of a large body of water, which would have important implications for understanding Mars’ past habitability.

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Get a glimpse into the spring semester junior independent work of students who are studying pavilions in the history of architecture with Visiting Lecturer in Architecture Hayley Eber.

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When Danielle Pingue learned that nearly half of the 2.3 million people incarcerated in the United States are African Americans, it startled and ignited an interest in the then-sophomore, and inspired her senior thesis entitled “Partners in Crime: Non-Profits’ Promising Approach to Mass Incarceration Reform.”

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The Council for International Teaching and Research has selected faculty proposals from Leonard Wantchekon and Maria DiBattista to create global networks to allow scholars to focus on interdisciplinary research in the humanities and experimental methods in political economy.

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Seniors Amy Ousterhout and Aman Sinha, and graduate student Daniel Strouse were among the 15 recipients of this year’s Hertz Fellowship for graduate studies in science, and will receive support for up to five years for studies in physical, biological and engineering sciences.

Learn more about the Hertz Fellowship