Senior Thesis Spotlight: ‘Forever’ Chemicals
Amélie Lemay has crafted computer simulations that could one day help lead the way to removing PFAS pollution from the environment.
Senior Thesis Spotlight: International Affairs
Natalia Lalin’s affinity for service attracted her to public policy. Her thesis addresses the complexities of conventional wisdom.
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John Wilmerding, professor of art and archaeology, emeritus, and monumental force in American art, dies at 86
Wilmerding established in the Department of Art & Archaeology a leading program for the study of American art. His retirement in 2007 augmented the Princeton University Art Museum’s collection with momentous gifts honoring his legacy.
Princeton alumnus Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and professor Jane Cox win Tony Awards for ‘Appropriate’
The show’s star Sarah Paulson also won, for Best Performance by an Actress.
Yeh and New College West win two national architecture awards
The University’s new residential colleges have won two AIA National 2024 Design Awards, for architecture and housing.
Princeton Summer Theater announces its 2024 schedule
The season opens June 13 with a reimagined “Dracula” and continues through Aug. 3. This year’s children’s production is a fairytale “whodunnit” playing Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings July 12-Aug. 3.
Appiah, Carter and Dunkley elected to Royal Society
The three were among those recognized for making “a substantial contribution to the improvement of natural knowledge.”
Peter Sarnak wins 2024 Shaw Prize
Mathematician Peter Sarnak is the solo recipient of the 2024 Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences.
The Quantum Future: Meeting the Moment
Princeton’s quantum scientists and engineers are working to manipulate the strange behaviors of particles — mindbending realities like quantum entanglement and superposition — to advance knowledge and produce technologies in fields as far-ranging as computing, communications, medicine, energy, finance and cryptography. Our expanded Quantum Initiative and new Ph.D. program carry forward a spirit of discovery on our campus that reaches back to Einstein.
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