Emily A. Carter, dean of Princeton University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been selected to become the executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Los Angeles, effective Sept. 1, 2019.

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Katharine (Kate) Reed, a history major from Arnold, Maryland, has been named valedictorian of Princeton’s Class of 2019. Rafail Zoulis, a classics major from Athens, has been named the Latin salutatorian.

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The Communiversity ArtsFest, produced by the Arts Council of Princeton with participation from the students of Princeton University and support from the town of Princeton, is now in its 49th year of showcasing local arts, crafts, food and live entertainment. Arts stations for activities such as wood stain painting and ceramics clustered throughout town. Vendors lined streets and plazas, while student and University groups gathered on the front lawn of campus. Vocal groups, bands and dance groups performed on seven stages across the community.

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Academy Award winner and Princeton alumna Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi ’00 sat down with the “She Roars” podcast to talk about her latest film, “Free Solo,” and her memories of Princeton.

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The April 12 conference at Princeton’s Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP) on artificial intelligence and social protection programs offered workshop sessions for participants to discuss issues in small groups. The conference, in part, served to provide information to an independent expert producing a report on the topic for the United Nations General Assembly.

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Princeton University’s new Sustainability Action Plan sets bold targets to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and outlines innovative strategies to engage all faculty, staff and students in creating a sustainable campus and future. Princeton will aim to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2046, which is the University’s 300th anniversary.

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Alumni of Princeton’s Teacher Prep program traveled from across the country to campus for “Honoring the Past, Preparing the Future: Celebrating 50 Years of Preparing Teachers for the Nation’s Service,” a 50th anniversary conference.

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Princeton University junior Nathan Poland has been awarded a 2019 Truman Scholarship, which provides up to $30,000 toward graduate school and the opportunity to participate in professional development programs to prepare for careers in public service.

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Princeton faculty members Kevin Kruse, professor of history, and Ilya Vinitsky, professor of Slavic languages and literatures, have received 2019 Guggenheim Fellowships.

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In his annual tradition of selecting a scholarly book for the Princeton Pre-read, President Christopher L. Eisgruber is asking Princeton’s incoming class to engage with ethical questions around digital technology and attention.

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In a whirlwind 24-hour visit to Princeton on April 8 and 9, Maria Ressa, a 1986 alumna and CEO and executive editor of the Philippines-based online news organization Rappler.com, spoke with students, faculty and the campus community in forums large and small.

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The annual symposium of Princeton University’s materials institute, held March 26 and 27, convened participants from academia and industry. In his welcoming address, Craig Arnold, the institute director and a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, said this year’s event marks an expansion of materials science at the University.

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Karen Richardson, a leader in college admissions and a Princeton graduate and native of New Jersey who was among the first generation in her family to attend college, has been named dean of admission at Princeton University. She will start in her new role on July 1.

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Princeton researchers have adapted silicon chip technology similar to that found in personal computers and mobile phones to function as a biosensor. The technology uses tiny metal layers embedded in a microchip to eliminate all complex and bulky optical instrumentation employed in diagnostic labs.

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Some 750 seventh- to 10th-grade girls spent the day learning about computer coding, plasma science, artificial intelligence and other subjects through numerous hands-on activities at PPPL’s Young Women’s Conference in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) on March 22 at Princeton University.

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Princeton University has offered admission to 1,895 students for the Class of 2023, including 18 percent who will be first-generation college students and 26 percent from lower-income backgrounds. This year’s admission process reflects the University’s enduring commitment to attract, enroll and support extraordinary students from all backgrounds.

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Gustavo Dudamel, the music and artistic director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is celebrating the power of music to foster social change during a year-long residency at Princeton University.

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Sadaf Jaffer stands out among New Jersey’s new mayors. First, she’s a Princeton academic. Sadaf is a postdoc pursing a university career at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional studies. She’s also a Pakistani American and the state’s first mayor with South Asian heritage.

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Claire Gmachl will succeed Sandra Bermann, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities and professor of comparative literature, who has been head of Whitman College since 2011.

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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has awarded the Abel Prize for 2019 to Karen Uhlenbeck, a visiting senior research scholar in mathematics at Princeton, “for her pioneering achievements in geometric partial differential equations, gauge theory and integrable systems, and for the fundamental impact of her work on analysis, geometry and mathematical physics.”

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