Photosynthesis and engines evolved in remarkably similar ways
July 25, 2018 ・ Adam HadhazyA plant: natural, grown, leafy. An internal combustion engine: artificial, machined, metallic. At first blush, these two objects couldn’t appear less alike. Yet, according to a Princeton University study published June 29 in the journal PLoS ONE, the two complex…
Ocean’s heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewhere
June 19, 2018A Princeton-led study suggests that existing studies may have misgauged how carbon is distributed around the world
Call for Proposals: PEI Urban Grand Challenge
June 15, 2018PEI is accepting faculty proposals for two-year projects of up to $150,000 for the Urban Grand Challenge program through Friday, June 29, 2018.
Students study New Orleans’ rich life and tenuous landscape
April 30, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyThe class “The Port of New Orleans: Culture and Climate Change” focuses on how the climate problems of tomorrow imperil New Orleans today.
PEI researchers among recipients of Dean for Research Innovation Funds
April 24, 2018PEI faculty and associated faculty were among several Princeton faculty to receive 2018 Dean for Research Innovation Funds
PEI awards $515,000 to projects studying our changing climate and environment
April 23, 2018 ・ Morgan KellyPEI’s Climate and Energy Challenges program has funded five new projects totaling $515,000 to study our changing climate and environment
Swamp microbe has pollution-munching superpower
April 12, 2018 ・ Chris EmeryPrinceton researchers discovered bacterium in a New Jersey wetland that has the surprising ability to degrade pollutants without using oxygen.
Lessons from lemurs: To make friends, show off your smarts
April 9, 2018 ・ Liz Fuller-WrightA Princeton study of ring-tailed lemurs suggests that a clever individual’s social position can improve if others see their problem-solving skills pay off.
New Orleans’ Black Masking Indian chiefs discuss art, community
April 6, 2018 ・ Jamie Saxon & Morgan KellyBig Chief Darryl Montana and Chief Demond Melancon of New Orleans’ Black Masking Indian groups visited Princeton to discuss the artistry and community of the tradition
