STEM event spurs interest in engineering for Harlem schoolchildren

Fourth-grade students shrieked in glee as they shot handmade rockets, built earthquake-resistant houses with candy and designed fire extinguishers with Legos. For one day, the Engineering Quadrangle at Princeton University became a scientific playground as more than 80 students from Harlem Prep Elementary School in New York City learned about the field of engineering and how it benefits society.

Kastner opens frontiers for young minds

Princeton University neuroscientist Sabine Kastner comes prepared for a meeting with her youngest collaborators, packing a model of the human brain, a collection of preserved animal brains and a video demonstrating a single neuron in action.