The NSF I-Corps Northeast Hub has launched, and applications are now open for its inaugural innovation training program for researchers
Thursday, Jan 6, 2022
Diversity, Inclusion, Access and Opportunity
Speaking at NJ hub groundbreaking, provost underlines Princeton commitment to robust, inclusive innovation ecosystem
Thursday, Oct 21, 2021
Government, industry and university leaders came together in downtown New Brunswick on October 14th for the groundbreaking of the new research, education and innovation center known as “The Hub.” Set to complete its first phase of construction in 2024, The Hub will be a new collaborative site designed to foster research, entrepreneurship, innovation, and start-up incubation in New Jersey. The Hub was announced by Governor Murphy in November 2020.
Princeton and Intel join forces to create a more inclusive research-career pipeline
Monday, Oct 18, 2021
Isabella Siu had never thought much about the inner workings of computers. But when she started learning how information flows through complex circuits and gates, the world became alive with digital logic.
Elijah Bryant, on the other hand, was drawn to digital machines from an early age. He obsessed over fictional accounts of artificial intelligence, hacking and surveillance. "I've always had an interest in cybersecurity," he said, "messing around with electronics, tinkering with computers."
Princeton’s Empower 2021 conference looks to increase opportunities for Black entrepreneurs from throughout academia
Friday, Oct 1, 2021
“Now is the accepted time, not tomorrow, not some more convenient season. It is today that our best work can be done and not some future day or future year.” -- W.E.B. Du Bois
Historian and writer Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor awarded a MacArthur Fellowship
Tuesday, Sep 28, 2021
Taylor, a professor of African American studies, is a prominent voice in the Princeton Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities.
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor has been awarded a 2021 MacArthur Fellowship.
New Dean for Research initiatives to broaden inclusion in entrepreneurship, foster collaborations with researchers at minority-serving institutions
Thursday, Sep 23, 2021
A new innovation fund to enable research collaborations with faculty at minority-serving institutions, a distinguished lecture series focused on research and mentorship opportunities, and an initiative to build inclusive participation in innovation and entrepreneurship are the three cornerstones of Princeton’s Office of the Dean for Research inclusion and equity action plan.
White House appoints Goldsmith, Pacala and two Princeton alumni to panel of science advisors
Wednesday, Sep 22, 2021
New Princeton University EMPOWER conference strives to broaden opportunities for underrepresented entrepreneurs from throughout academia
Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021
First conference in series will celebrate Black entrepreneurship and offer $100,000 top prize in pitch competition
Aiming to broaden opportunities for university innovators who are underrepresented in entrepreneurship, Princeton University will host Empower 2021: A Virtual Conference Celebrating Black Academic Entrepreneurship on Sept. 23-24.
President Eisgruber shares personal lessons of resilience with the Class of 2025
Monday, Aug 30, 2021
At Opening Exercises on Sunday, Aug. 29, Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber welcomed the Class of 2025 and shared with them lessons from a personal health challenge for facing moments of difficulty.
Eisgruber disclosed he was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a type of benign, non-cancerous brain tumor that can cause loss of hearing, balance or the ability to control facial muscles.
Five from Princeton recognized for leadership on critical issues to New Jersey and society during pandemic
Friday, Aug 27, 2021
President Eisgruber, Princeton Innovation’s Priestley, Gonzalez of new Center for Access and Opportunity, and donors Feliciano and Jones named 2021 ROI-NJ Influencers in Higher Education
