Princeton’s Mónica Ponce de León was awarded the 2018 Teaching Award of Excellence from the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA).
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Biologist Stoddard wins Packard Fellowship for early-career scientist
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation announced Mary Caswell “Cassie” Stoddard as one of the 18 researchers to receive a Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering, targeted to innovative, early-career scientists and engineers.
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Kagan and Sotomayor talk Supreme Court, service and success at ‘She Roars’
U.S. Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor recalled Princeton’s influence on their lives — from their undergraduate days to their legal careers — with fondness on Friday during the conference “She Roars: Celebrating Women at Princeton.”
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Kemper ends ‘She Roars’ alumni conference on a high note
With high energy and humor, comedienne and actress Ellie Kemper, a 2002 alumna, entertains the audience at the “She Roars” alumni conference.
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Princeton endowment earns 14.2 percent return
Princeton University’s endowment earned a 14.2 percent investment gain for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2018. The endowment value stood at $25.9 billion, an increase of about $2.1 billion from the previous year.
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Princeton faculty Brangwynne, Sly; arts fellow Okpokwasili awarded MacArthur Fellowships
Clifford Brangwynne, an associate professor of chemical and biological engineering and Allan Sly, the Henry Burchard Fine Professor of Mathematics have been awarded 2018 MacArthur Fellowships.
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Moll receives 2017 Bernácer Prize for macroeconomics and finance
Benjamin Moll, professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University, was awarded the 2017 Bernácer Prize for his outstanding contributions in macroeconomics and finance.
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‘She Roars’ alumni conference celebrates women at Princeton
Celebrating women at Princeton, more than 3,300 alumni are registered to participate in the conference “She Roars” on campus this week.
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Princeton engineering alumna Frances Arnold wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded today to Princeton alumna Frances Arnold “for the directed evolution of enzymes.” Arnold graduated from Princeton University in 1979 with a B.S.E. in mechanical and aerospace engineering.
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Famed architect and Princeton alumnus Robert Venturi dies at 93
Robert Venturi, a Princeton University alumnus who in partnership with his wife, Denise Scott Brown, was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, died Sept. 18 at his home in Philadelphia. He was 93.
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Andlinger Center conference tackles challenges of a changing climate
The conference, “Accelerating Climate Action in the United States: What are we doing and what more can be done?” offered a platform to discuss and develop new ideas among scientific, government and community groups.
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Mind the gap: Griffiths on bridging the computer-human divide
Overpreparation for possible but unlikely events is a characteristic of much human decision-making, says Tom Griffiths, the Henry R. Luce Professor of Information Technology, Consciousness and Culture, who joined the Princeton faculty this summer.
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‘Our pioneers’: First cohort of seniors graduates from Princeton’s Department of African American Studies
Five of the Department of African American Studies’ (AAS) first cohort of concentrators who graduated in June reflect on why they chose to major in African American studies.
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Chemist Car wins DOE funding for computational chemistry center
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday, Sept. 19, that Roberto Car, Princeton’s Ralph W. *31 Dornte Professor in Chemistry and a professor with the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials, was one of 10 researchers to win funding for computational chemistry.
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Durkee to retire at end of academic year; Hilary Parker to become vice president and secretary of the University
Hilary A. Parker, the assistant vice president and chief of staff in the Office of the President, will become the vice president and secretary of the University effective July 1, 2019, upon the retirement of Robert K. Durkee, who has been serving in that role since 2004.
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Athens anew: Experiencing contemporary culture in an ancient city
In the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Study (PIIRS) Global Seminar “Athens Now: Culture and Politics in the Urban Space,” students experienced the Greek capital’s thriving cultural scene and gained an understanding of Athens that goes beyond ancient ruins and Aristotle.
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Funded by new tax credits, U.S. carbon-capture network could double global CO2 headed underground
With the right public infrastructure investment, the United States could as much as double the amount of carbon dioxide emissions currently captured and stored worldwide within the next six years, according to an analysis by Princeton University researchers.
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Science at sea: Bess Ward teaches and researches from the Pacific Ocean
When oceanographer Bess Ward was granted research time aboard the R/V Sally Ride during the middle of the spring semester, she had to figure out how to teach GEO 428, “Biological Oceanography,” from the Pacific Ocean.
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Stephens named founding director of new Program in Journalism
Joe Stephens, an award-winning investigative reporter and former long-time Washington Post staff writer, has been named founding director of the Humanities Council’s new Program in Journalism, effective July 1.
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New Princeton University Art Museum envisioned as ‘cultural gateway’; architects selected
Sir David Adjaye of Adjaye Associates has been selected as design architect, in collaboration with Cooper Robertson as executive architect, for the new Princeton University Art Museum.
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