PEI Awards Seven ENV Studies Prizes and Names 38 ENV Studies Certificates
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol PetersFrom the top: Stephen W. Pacala and T.A. Barron; Members of the class of 2009, (photos: Carol H. Peters) T.A. Barron and Ruthie Schwab. On June 1, 2009 PEI held its 15th annual Class Day celebration. Henry S. Horn, Professor,…
Princeton Sustainability
December 31, 2009 ・ Shana WeberRuthie Schwab, a member of the class of 2009, tended the summer squash in the organic garden students created in summer 2008 north of Forbes College. With help from several University departments and funding from the High Meadows Foundation, the…
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…
ENV Freshman Open House
December 31, 2009 ・ Carol Peters
A Note from PEI’s Director
December 31, 2009 ・ Stephen PacalaAt PEI we are approaching 2010 with a fresh sense of optimism. The Institute is strong and vital, as this issue of PEI News clearly illustrates. Inside are articles that reflect the scope and vigor of PEI’s research programs, campus…
Princeton Senior Henry Barmeier Wins Rhodes Scholarship
November 22, 2009 ・ Jennifer Greenstein AltmannPrinceton senior Henry Barmeier has been awarded a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at the University of Oxford. He is among the 32 American college students who won the prestigious fellowships, which fund two or three years of study in…
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…
From Top to Bottom, Butler Will Be a Living Environmental Laboratory
August 13, 2009 ・ Kitta MacPhersonRoofs on more than half of the Butler buildings have been planted with 14 varieties of hardy sedum. The contrasts in the palette of the many-hued rooftop garden will intensify as summer turns to fall. (Photo: Denise Applewhite) In University-led…
