His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will visit Princeton  on Tuesday, Oct. 28, to deliver an address to the entire community and will meet with students and faculty to discuss the meaning of service.

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Opening Exercises marks the beginning of the academic year at Princeton University with music, student awards, readings from religious and philosophical traditions, and an address by President Christopher L. Eisgruber.

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After spending the summer scattered across the country and the world, approximately 5,200 undergraduate students and 2,600 graduate students are starting a new academic year at Princeton University.

Watch the “Welcome to the new academic year, students!” video feature

This spring, Princeton students found common ground with Princeton-area middle school students over a shared love of music. The two groups, from Princeton University Sinfonia and Community House After School Academy, met once a week to play their instruments and learn from one another.

Watch the ‘Music unites University and middle school students’ video feature

A brain region largely known for coordinating motor control has a largely overlooked role in childhood development that could reveal information crucial to understanding the onset of autism, according to Princeton researchers.

Learn more about the impact of early cerebellum injury

Scattered among the peaceful wooded paths across the Princeton campus, bulldozers and scaffolding hint at the many construction projects underway to support key initiatives such as sustainability, arts education, international experiences and housing.

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Students and recent graduates presented entrepreneurial projects they developed over the summer in the Keller Center’s third annual eLab Demo Day on Aug. 11-12.

Read more about eLab Demo Day

During the Laboratory Learning Program at Princeton University this summer, 39 high school students were paired with faculty members to conduct research across campus.

Learn more about the Laboratory Learning Program

A new study from Princeton University and the University of California-Irvine discovered a problem with the world’s accounting system for carbon emissions run by the United Nations. 

Learn more about the problems with the carbon emission accounting system

Raphael Frankfurter, a 2013 graduate and executive director of the nonprofit group Wellbody Alliance, participated in a live video chat on Monday, Aug to discuss the group’s response to the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone. Frankfurter was joined by João Biehl, the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Anthropology and co-director of Princeton’s Program in Global Health and Health Policy.

Watch a recording of the video chat with Frankfurter and Biehl

In a finding with wide industrial applications, Princeton researchers have demonstrated that bursting bubbles can push some particles down into the liquid they originated from, which can provide new insight into a process at the center of many fields from drug manufacturing to oil spill cleanups.

Learn more about the potential uses of common bubbles

From its origins as the “Prayer Hall” to its modern incarnation as an institutional gathering place, Karl Kusserow, the John Wilmerding curator of American art, describes the storied history of the Faculty Room at Nassau Hall. 

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To allow students to immerse themselves firsthand in the design, aesthetics, sights and sounds of Asian gardens, a recent Princeton class incorporated a spring break trip to Kyoto, Japan.

Learn more about the student group’s experiences in Japan

Manjul Bhargava was awarded today the 2014 Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious awards in mathematics, in recognition of his work in the geometry of numbers. The International Mathematical Union (IMU) presents the medal every four years to researchers under the age of 40 based on the influence of their existing work and on their “promise of future achievement.”

Read more about Bhargava and the Fields medal

An ad hoc faculty committee that President Eisgruber appointed last fall to review the undergraduate grading policy has recommended that the University remove numerical targets from the policy and that the numerical guidelines be replaced with grading standards developed and articulated by each department. 

Learn more about the suggested changes to the assessment and grading policies

A team of economists including Professor Esteban Rossi-Hansberg have developed a model that can measure the widespread effects of local industry fluctuations, such as the sudden closing of a major airline hub. Gauging the power of these fluctuations could be a useful tool when it comes to designing policies to manage past and future shocks.

Read more about predicting the effects of a local event on the broader U.S. economy

In this video feature, Students, faculty and a guest martial artist discuss how they staged the martial arts musical fantasy “Journey Beyond the West: The New Adventures of Monkey.”

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Alejandro Zaera-Polo, dean of Princeton’s School of Architecture, reflected on some of the highlights of Princeton’s involvement in this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale, an international showcase of trends and research, showcases.

Learn more about Princeton’s representation at the Venice Architecture Biennale

Princeton will broaden its online teaching and learning efforts this fall, using new approaches and technologies including the NovoEd platform to enable students on campus to collaborate with others taking a class remotely.

Read more about online teaching and learning efforts at Princeton

Each summer, Princeton students fan out around the globe for summer study abroad programs, research and internships, often receiving significant financial assistance through the University. Several students recently participated in a video chat, sharing their experiences while embarking on a summer of service, learning and adventure.

Watch the video chat with five Princeton students spending the summer abroad