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…
Franz travels to African drylands to understand water
March 18, 2009 ・ Hilary ParkerButler College Dorms Rise Again
November 3, 2008 ・ Ruth StevensThe four new dormitories being constructed on the site of the old Butler College residences should be finished by fall 2009. Three will be part of Butler College and one, Wilf Hall, will be an upperclass dorm. The two-, three-…
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…
Princeton Students Explore Lake Carnegie for Nature’s Sake
July 1, 2008 ・ Kitta MacPhersonYou have to love nature, rising junior Stephanie Hill said, when you grow up, as she did, in a remote, pristine village on the shores of a glacier-fed lake in British Columbia. Megan Prier, a rising sophomore who hails from…
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)…
Sustainability Projects Funded through High Meadows Gift
June 16, 2008 ・ Ruth StevensThe first round of initiatives has been funded under the auspices of the research, education and civic engagement section of the University’s new Sustainability Plan. Supported by a gift from the High Meadows Foundation, the nine projects range from a…
Garden Project Aims to Educate Campus About Food Choices and Sustainability
August 13, 2007 ・ Emily AronsonFrom left, Schwab, Diana Bonaccorsi and Ben Elga tend the garden. The Princeton Environmental Institute funded continued work on the plot this summer, providing internships for Schwab and Elga, a member of the class of 2008. The Office of Sustainability…
