From Silos to Cultural Integration: The Evolution of Campus Sustainability
May 15, 2010 ・ Shana WeberHigher education sometimes has been described as an “ivory tower,” with isolated academic “silos.” While these stereotypes contain a grain of truth they are mostly remnants of the past. Cross-disciplinary cooperative work is what makes campuses today such vibrant places.…
From New Jersey to Nairobi: Princeton in Africa Marks 10 Years
May 12, 2010 ・ Jennifer Greenstein AltmannTen years ago, Princeton alumnus Steven Feldstein spent a year in Rwanda assessing orphanages and documenting the lives of street children as part of his work for a humanitarian relief organization. Feldstein was in Africa with the first group of…
Is Reprocessing the Answer to Eliminating Fissile Materals from Bombs and Nuclear Water?
April 15, 2010 ・ David BielloCan the University Meet Its Environmental Goals?
February 3, 2010 ・ Mark F. Bernstein ’83
Siebel Energy Grand Challenges Faculty Receive a Google “Focused Research Award”
February 2, 2010 ・ Mark F. Bernstein ’83
Grand Challenges Awards Two New Investigator Grants
January 31, 2010 ・ Carol PetersCraig Arnold, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Lars Hedin, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology The Grand Challenges Selection Committee has awarded two 2009 New Investigator Grants. The recipients, Craig Arnold, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and…
Guy Nordenson Collaborates with MOMA to Create “Rising Currents: Projects for NY’s Waterfront”
January 6, 2010 ・ Alanna MaloneInterview with Bernard Haykel
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersPEI and the Oil, Energy and the Middle East Initiative Collaborate to Solidify Princeton’s Role as World Leader in this Field “PEI has been the principal benefactor and academic supporter of this initiative. Without this support, it would be impossible…
Internship Program Strengthens Links Between In- and Outside Classroom
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersFrom top to bottom: Melecia Wright ’11 making the artificial substrate she and Thinh Vu ’12 devised during their Development Grand Challenge internship in South Africa; Molly O’Connor ’11 follows a root as part of the mapping process, the spatial…
