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Six Princeton Students Join Mellon Mays Fellowship to Diversify Professoriate
May 15, 2018

 

Six Princeton undergraduates have been named 2018 Mellon Mays fellows, marking the 30th group of Princeton students who have been selected for the prestigious national award aimed at diversifying faculty at colleges and universities. 

Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship…

Princeton Research Day Puts Spotlight on Innovative Work Across University
May 14, 2018

 

Spend the day — or an hour — at Princeton Research Day, and you get an eclectic tour of research at Princeton University shared through presentations designed to make cutting-edge work accessible to the general public.

For Sarah-Jane Leslie, dean of the Graduate School and…

Fifteen Princeton Students Selected as International Streicker Fellows
May 10, 2018

 

Fifteen Princeton undergraduates will pursue internships and conduct research abroad this summer as Streicker Fellows. 

The Streicker International Fellows Fund was established in 2015 to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to carry out…

‘The First Line of My Senior Thesis is ...’
May 9, 2018

 

Art, war, contraception, economic volatility, “Pirates of the Caribbean” — the senior theses produced by Princeton undergraduates represent their academic interests and personal passions. The first line of each thesis provides an instant glimpse into a year or more worth of research, writing and close collaboration with a faculty…

Khan Investigates Measles in Her Native Pakistan
May 7, 2018

When the Khan family left Pakistan with their three young children, they never imagined that their then-3-year-old daughter would return as a student at Princeton University, let alone that she would be tackling a problem that has frustrated global health researchers.

Senior thesis: Khan Investigates Measles in Her Native Pakistan
May 7, 2018

 

When the Khan family left Pakistan with their three young children, they never imagined that their then-3-year-old daughter would return as a student at Princeton University, let alone that she would be tackling a problem that has frustrated global health researchers.

“Pakistan was one of the last few countries where…

Senior Thesis: Examining Black Female Leads on Television
May 3, 2018

 

Taylor Griffith wanted her senior thesis to focus on strong black female leads on television shows, so she began her investigation the way most students do, by checking the available literature. But when the Princeton student made her first trip to B Floor at Firestone Library, she came up short.

“I looked all over,” said…

Examining Black Female Leads on Television
May 3, 2018

Taylor Griffith wanted her senior thesis to focus on strong black female leads on television shows, so she began her investigation the way most students do, by checking the available literature. But when the Princeton student made her first trip to B Floor at Firestone Library, she came up short.

Lewis Center for the Arts Awards Over $115,000 for Summer Projects in the Arts to 45 Princeton Students
April 27, 2018

 

The Lewis Center for the Arts announces more than $115,000 in awards to support the summer projects and research of 45 Princeton undergraduates, chosen from 85 applicants. For many recipients, the funding provides the resources to conduct research, undertake training, and pursue other opportunities critical to achieving their…

Exploring New Research Paths: Dean for Research Awards Emphasize Innovation
April 23, 2018

 

Several new research projects that promise to expand the bounds of knowledge have been selected to receive funding through Princeton’s Office of the Dean for Research.

The Dean for Research Innovation…

Jaehwan Kim ’18 Bioengineered Yeast Strains for Sustainable Production of Chemicals
April 16, 2018

Jaehwan Kim ’18 spent the summer working with José Avalos, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, on a bioengineering project, sponsored by the Andlinger Center’s summer internship program. Video by Greta Shum.

To read more about Kim and…

Senior Hintson Awarded Gaither Fellowship for Work at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
April 12, 2018

 

Princeton senior Jamie Hintson has been awarded a Gaither Junior Fellowship, which gives graduating seniors an opportunity to work as research assistants to senior scholars at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Hintson, who is from Easley, South Carolina, is a 

Health Professions Advising Shows Students More Than One Way to Medicine
April 12, 2018

 

Your chemistry grades don’t define your future in medicine. Good doctors aren’t made by good science grades alone, says Kate Fukawa-Connelly, director of Princeton’s Health Professions Advising office.

Health Professions Advising (HPA) helps students and alumni as they consider a medical or health care career. Each year,…

Junior D’Angelo Awarded Beinecke Scholarship for Postgraduate Study in Classics
April 6, 2018

 

Princeton junior Nicolette D’Angelo has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship, which supports promising students in their graduate studies in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

D’Angelo, who is from Hewitt, New Jersey, is a 

The Trenton Project Documents 50 Years of History
April 5, 2018

 

Documentary filmmaking and history combine in The Trenton Project

In April 2018, the city of Trenton will mark the 50th anniversary of violence that followed the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. To examine the civil unrest through two disciplines, documentary film and history, Woodrow Wilson School…

Mathematics Major Ryan Chen Named Goldwater Scholar
April 4, 2018

 

Princeton junior Ryan Chen has been awarded a one-year Goldwater Scholarship, an annual award for outstanding undergraduates interested in careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering. 

Click here to…

04.03.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
April 3, 2018

 

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click…

Combining Science and Service: Studying Lead Contamination in Trenton, N.J.
April 2, 2018

 

On a hot morning last August, Princeton University rising sophomore Young Joo Choi crouched in the receding shade of a house in West Trenton, New Jersey, firing gamma rays into the dirt along the foundation.

It’s here that soil contamination from lead-based paint tends to be highest.

Choi used a handheld X-ray…

Princeton Senior Fatehkia Uses Big Data to Examine Global Digital Gender Gap
March 27, 2018

 

While most young people use social media to be social, Princeton senior Masoomali Fatehkia is using it to advance social good.

Fatehkia, who is majoring in operations research and financial engineering, logged innumerable hours on Facebook last summer, but not in the usual way…

GEO 201/WRI 201 Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2018!
March 27, 2018

Are you in the class of 2021? Are you considering STEM? Apply here to take Measuring Climate Change: Methods in Data Analysis & Scientific Writing in Fall 2018!

Explore questions like: how is climate changing now, and how do we measure it? How have ancient climate…

‘City of Good Neighbors’: Students Examine Refugee Resettlement in Buffalo, N.Y.
March 26, 2018

 

As a capstone to the fall course “The Ethics of Borders and Migration,” 11 Princeton undergraduates and one graduate student traveled north to Buffalo, New York, to learn about the city’s refugee resettlement efforts.

The course and long-weekend trip were led by Anna…

Readying for Research: Classes Bring Cutting-edge Equipment Into the Hands of Undergrads
March 22, 2018

 

From state-of-the-art theater lighting to microscopes that can visualize the delicate vascular system of a fruit fly, Princeton undergraduates are getting their hands on some of the most sophisticated equipment available today. Across the arts, natural and social sciences, humanities, and engineering, Princeton offers courses that…

Inaugural Ivy League Undergraduate Research Journal Seeks Submissions!
March 13, 2018

 

The Ivy League Undergraduate Research Symposium is excited to announce the launch of the inaugural Ivy League Undergraduate Research Journal. The journal hopes to serve as a platform for scholarly, interdisciplinary discourse among the brightest students across the Ivy League. ILURJ will accept submissions in the four academic…

Nine Princeton Undergraduates Receive Fellowships to Fund International Thesis Research
March 13, 2018

 

Nine outstanding juniors have been named the 2018 cohort of PIIRS Undergraduate Fellows.

The Undergraduate Fellows Program provides juniors with support to undertake international research for their senior theses. Those accepted into the…

Why Michelle Obama’s Thesis Adviser Rewrote Her Harvard Recommendation
March 9, 2018

 

'Michelle Obama says an unimpressed professor's recommendation letter nearly jeopardized her acceptance into Harvard Law School, according to a Refinery29 interview published Thursday. However, her ability to overcome negativity while studying sociology at Princeton helped her succeed.

"When I went to my thesis advisor…

02.27.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Feb. 27, 2018

 

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click…

Nwabueze’s African Roots Shape Her Path in Theater
Feb. 20, 2018

Princeton senior Ugonna Nwabueze, a first-generation Nigerian American, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, but the stories her father told her about being a child soldier in the Nigerian civil war, which began in 1967, haunted her.

02.20.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Feb. 20, 2018

 

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click…

Senior Thesis: Nwabueze’s African Roots Shape Her Path in Theater
Feb. 20, 2018

 

Princeton senior Ugonna Nwabueze, a first-generation Nigerian American, grew up in Brooklyn, New York, but the stories her father told her about being a child soldier in the Nigerian civil war, which began in 1967, haunted her.

Her family history would influence one of her two senior thesis projects, a production of …

Seniors Parton, Pecsok Named Pyne Prize Winners
Feb. 20, 2018

 

Princeton seniors John “Newby” Parton and Maggie Pecsok have been named co-winners of the University’s 2017 Moses Taylor Pyne Honor Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate.

They will be recognized at a luncheon during Alumni Day

Princeton Graduate Diehl, Senior Joseph Named Knight-Hennessy Scholars
Feb. 19, 2018

 

Princeton senior Gabriel Joseph and Class of 2015 graduate Brett Diehl have been named Knight-Hennessy Scholars to pursue graduate studies at Stanford University.

Diehl and Joseph are among 49 students from around the world selected as the inaugural cohort of…

Sustainability: High Meadows Foundation Supports Campus-based Projects with Real-world Results
Feb. 19, 2018

 

In the fall, Princeton junior Nico Viglucci taught himself to weld. His goal? Creating a rack to hold solar panels atop an old school bus Viglucci is painstakingly converting into a mobile “tiny house” filled with energy-saving add-ons and an experimental heating and cooling system. The bus will also be outfitted with monitors to…

02.15.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Feb. 15, 2018

 

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click…

Register for the PRISM Annual Research Symposium
Feb. 15, 2018

 

Come join Princeton faculty, staff researchers, students and collaborators at the PRISM Annual Research Symposium on March 13-14, 2018, at Maeder Hall…

#TellUsTigers Q&A: Danny José Navarrete
Feb. 13, 2018

Danny José Navarrete, a member of the Class of 2019 and a first-generation student at Princeton, is majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and is also pursuing a certificate in Latin American studies. He applied to Princeton through the 

02.06.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Feb. 6, 2018

 

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click…

Come Present at the 38th Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference!
Feb. 2, 2018

 

We are pleased to announce that the 38th Annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Social Research Conference (MAUSRC) will be held on Friday, April 27, 2018. This conference will be held at Villanova University and sponsored by the Department of Sociology & Criminology.

Come join more than 100 students, faculty, and staff…

PIIRS Undergraduate Fellows Travel Internationally to Conduct Senior Thesis Research
Jan. 31, 2018

 

After senior Faridah Laffan read the work of Brazilian art and architecture historian Amy Buono describing the Portuguese influence on Brazilian religious objects, she was intrigued. The history major found the relationship fascinating and was convinced that the subject matter would make…

01.31.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Jan. 31, 2018

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click here

01.24.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Jan. 24, 2018

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click here

At Wilson School’s Junior Summer Institute, College Students Get a Taste of Public Policy Master’s Program
Jan. 23, 2018

 

As a participant in the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Fellowship Program — a national consortium of top public policy and international affairs graduate schools — Princeton University

2018 Student Cohort Selected for Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative
Jan. 23, 2018

 

Ten students at Princeton University have been selected to the 2018 cohort of the Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiative (SINSI).

Established in 2006, SINSI is designed to encourage, support and prepare…

Research Opportunities with the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment
Jan. 19, 2018

 

The Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment (ACEE) at Princeton University is inviting undergraduates to apply for paid summer internships. Funding will be provided for research projects performed under the direction of faculty doing research in areas related to the…

Cybercrime Stopper: An Undergraduate’s Project Protects Against Internet Theft
Jan. 19, 2018

 

Like much of humanity, Henry Birge-Lee simply wanted to visit YouTube. Yet his high school  in Los Angeles had blocked classroom computers from visiting the site on the grounds that it posed a non-educational distraction — a hardly baseless accusation, as evidenced by YouTube’s millions of cat videos.

The experience got…

01.17.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Jan. 17, 2018

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click here

Sciences, Unite! Integrated Intro Course Revolutionizes Science Instruction
Jan. 16, 2018

 

At many colleges, students who are interested in science will enroll in multiple introductory courses, learning about genetics and chemistry and physics and computer programming as separate and largely unrelated disciplines. At Princeton, students have another option: the 

Princeton Geosciences Major Studies Fisheries in New Zealand
Jan. 16, 2018

 

As Keo Chan of the Class of 2018 flew into Dunedin, New Zealand, to begin his semester abroad, a giant rainbow appeared over the airport. It was a “lucky sign,” he said, that he was in the right place.

Keo Chan, a geosciences major, spent a semester abroad studying aquaculture and fisheries in New Zealand through a…

Apply for Princeton Research Day 2018!
Jan. 13, 2018

 

"Imagine the best lecture possible on every different topic but all squeezed into 90 seconds, or 10 minutes, or one poster - and getting to pick and choose and learn a million things. That’s Princeton Research Day.” - Kat Giordano '18.

Princeton Research Day is an exciting opportunity for campus researchers to come…

Apply to Present Your Research at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association
Jan. 12, 2018

 

There is an exciting opportunity for undergraduate researchers in Philadelphia, PA at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA)! SRSA is a regional scholarly organization for the advancement of regional science, which draws from various disciplines including economics, geography, and urban planning…

01.10.18 Off-Campus Summer Research Opportunities Digest
Jan. 10, 2018

 

Interested in doing research this summer somewhere beyond the Orange Bubble? Below is Career Services' weekly compilation of summer research internship opportunities, as advertised through Handshake. Click…