BP and Princeton Renew Partnership to Tackle Climate Problem
October 15, 2008 ・ Kitta MacPhersonEnergy company BP has committed to a five-year renewal of a joint research partnership with Princeton University that identifies ways of tackling the world’s climate problem. It will support Princeton to at least its current level of funding for the…
900 Fill Frist for Sustainability Open House
September 19, 2008 ・ Ruth StevensSenior Sean Gleason used pedal-power to light up a bulb in an effort to demonstrate sustainable transportation during the Sept. 17 sustainability open house in the Frist Campus Center. About 900 attended the event to learn about endeavors under way…
Barrons’ Gift to Support Work that Connects Environment and Humanities
July 1, 2008 ・ Ruth StevensA gift from Currie and Thomas A. Barron, a 1974 alumnus, offers new support for work at the intersection of environmental issues and the humanities at Princeton University. The Barrons have given $4.5 million to the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI)…
Conference Caps Yearlong Environmental Justice Initiative
April 21, 2008 ・ Ushma PatelA conference on environmental justice scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, April 28-29, will cap a yearlong collaboration between the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Center for African American Studies that has enabled Princeton students and scholars to thoroughly explore…
Testing the Waters in Bermuda for Global Warming
December 6, 2007 ・ Karin DienstEileen Zerba (left), the instructor of “Signals, Yardsticks and Tipping Points of Global Warming,” helped freshman Laura Fernandez identify and prepare algae samples. Students in the freshman seminar took a fall break trip to Bermuda, enabling them to get a…
