Princeton to Receive $20 Million to Establish Energy Frontier Research Center
May 5, 2009 ・ Chris EmeryPrinceton University will be home to a new $20 million energy research center for combustion science as part of a federal initiative to spur discoveries that lay the groundwork for an economy based on clean replacements for fossil fuels. The…
The Siebel Energy Grand Challenge “Ethics and Climate Change Lecture Series” Attracts Thousands on iTunes U, UChannel and YouTube
May 1, 2009 ・ Carol PetersThe 2008 – 2009 Ethics and Climate Change (ECC) Lecture Series appeared on iTunes U, UChannel, and YouTube, and over 10,000 people viewed or downloaded the lectures from these sites. Donna Liu, Director of theUChannel Project at the Woodrow Wilson…
Sustainability Projects Funded through High Meadows Gift
April 28, 2009 ・ Ruth StevensThe second round of initiatives seeking to improve sustainability on Princeton’s campus have been funded under the auspices of the University’s Sustainability Plan. Supported by a gift from the High Meadows Foundation, the 16 projects range from a study of…
Conference Explores Agriculture, Climate Change Issues
April 20, 2009 ・ Ruth Stevens
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…
University Approves New Certificates in Global Health, Energy
April 30, 2008 ・ Ushma PatelThe University has approved two new undergraduate certificate programs for the 2008-09 academic year, one focusing on sustainable energy and another on global health and health policy. Both interdisciplinary programs tackle major issues facing the world community, and they bring…
