Princeton Takes Significant Steps Toward Achieving Sustainability Goals
November 11, 2009 ・ Ruth StevensIn its first report since adopting a Sustainability Plan in February 2008, Princeton University states that on-campus greenhouse gas emissions have decreased for the first time since the University’s energy-efficient cogeneration plant was installed in 1996. While the decrease in…
PEI and Grand Challenges: The 2009 Summer of Learning Symposium
September 25, 2009 ・ Carol PetersOn September 25, 2009, The Princeton Environmental Institute held its second annual Summer of Learning Symposium. It was a culminating event for the 107 undergraduate students whose summer internships, sponsored by PEI and Grand Challenges, focused on scientific, technical, policy…
Sigman, Zoli Win MacArthur ‘Genius Grants’
September 22, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPherson and Chris EmeryDaniel Sigman Theodore Zoli Daniel Sigman, a Princeton University biogeochemist who has conducted pioneering work exploring the large-scale systems that have supported life on the planet throughout the millennia, has been selected as a 2009 MacArthur Fellow. Also chosen was…
Denitrification, Its Importance Once Diluted, may be Back on Top, Princeton-Led Team Says
September 2, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPhersonAfter more than a decade of inquiry, a Princeton-led team of scientists has turned the tables on a long-standing controversy to re-establish an old truth about nitrogen mixing in the oceans. For decades, scientists thought they had a handle on…
New ‘Princeton Guide to Ecology’ Explores Topics from Climate Change to Community Organization
August 17, 2009 ・ Jennifer Greenstein AltmannSimon Levin (Photo: Denise Applewhite) In his new book, “The Princeton Guide to Ecology,” Princeton professor Simon Levin has tapped more than 130 experts to compile a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the major subjects and concepts in ecology. The…
Noted Princeton Husband-and-Wife Team Wins Kyoto Prize
June 19, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPhersonPeter and Rosemary Grant arrive on campus Friday morning after learning they have been selected to receive the Kyoto Prize. (Photo: Denise Applewhite) Princeton University’s Peter and Rosemary Grant, whose legendary explorations on the bleak Galapagos island of Daphne Major…
