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Princeton Announces Engage 2020, New Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference

Wednesday, Oct 14, 2020

The mission of Princeton University will be brought to life in a new way through Engage 2020, the inaugural innovation and entrepreneurship conference scheduled for November 4-6, 2020. Presented by the Princeton innovation and entrepreneurship team and its campus partners, Engage 2020 will offer more than 50 live, online sessions of relevance to academia, business and industry, Princeton alumni, entrepreneurs, investors, foundations and the intellectually curious.
President Eisgruber: "I opposed taking Woodrow Wilson’s name off our school. Here’s why I changed my mind."

Saturday, Jun 27, 2020

This opinion piece by Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber appeared in the Washington Post on July 27, 2020, following his message to the Princeton community.
President Eisgruber's message to community on removal of Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school and Wilson College

Saturday, Jun 27, 2020

by Princeton University

Board of Trustees concludes that Wilson’s racist views and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for the School of Public and International Affairs and residential college

Dear Members of the Princeton Community,
Board of Trustees' decision on removing Woodrow Wilson's name from public policy school and residential college

Saturday, Jun 27, 2020

by Princeton University

Princeton University Board of Trustees' decision on use of Woodrow Wilson's name June 26, 2020
Princeton faculty members receive grants for COVID-19 research from C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute

Tuesday, Jun 23, 2020

by Princeton University

The C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute has awarded $5.4 million to 26 projects to accelerate artificial intelligence research to mitigate COVID-19 and future pandemics. Princeton faculty members Matthew Desmond, Simon Levin, Stefana Parascho, H. Vincent Poor, Corina Tarnita and Mengdi Wang are among researchers to receive funding for their projects.
‘We Roar’: Wailoo sees the intersecting vulnerabilities behind COVID-19 fatalities

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2020

by The Office of Communications

In the latest episode of the “We Roar” podcast, historian Keith Wailoo discusses how race, class, urban congestion and a failed public health system have contributed to the extraordinary gulf in coronavirus fatality rates.
Double-whammy weather: Study identifies increased frequency of connected patterns from drought to heavy rain in regional hotspots across the globe

Thursday, May 14, 2020

by The Office of Communications

Like an undulating seesaw, weather in some regions swings from drought to heavy rain under the weight of climate-induced changes, according to an analysis published in Geophysical Research Letters. The study finds a link between droughts followed by heavy rain events, along with an increased rate of these extreme weather occurrences.
COVID-19's silent spread: Princeton researchers explore how symptomless transmission helps pathogens thrive

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

by Catherine Zandonella, Office of the Dean for Research

COVID-19's rapid spread throughout the world has been fueled in part by the virus' ability to be transmitted by people who are not showing symptoms of infection.

Now, a study by researchers at Princeton has found that this silent phase of transmission can be a successful evolutionary strategy for pathogens such as viruses like the one that causes COVID-19. The study was published May 8 in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Four Princeton professors elected to National Academy of Sciences

Wednesday, Apr 29, 2020

by Princeton University

Princeton professors Anne Case, Jennifer Rexford, Suzanne Staggs and Elke Weber have been named members of the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

They are among 146 scientists, scholars and engineers elected this year in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.
Twelve Princeton faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Friday, Apr 24, 2020

by The Office of Communications

Princeton faculty members Rubén Gallo, M. Zahid Hasan, Amaney Jamal, Ruby Lee, Margaret Martonosi, Tom Muir, Eve Ostriker, Alexander Smits, Leeat Yariv, James Stone and Muhammad Qasim Zaman have been named members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Visiting faculty member Alondra Nelson also was elected to the academy.

They are among 276 scholars, scientists, artists and leaders in the public, nonprofit and private sectors elected this year in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.

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Princeton Announces Engage 2020, New Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference

President Eisgruber: "I opposed taking Woodrow Wilson’s name off our school. Here’s why I changed my mind."

This opinion piece by Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber appeared in the Washington Post on July 27, 2020, following his message to the Princeton community.

President Eisgruber's message to community on removal of Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school and Wilson College

Board of Trustees' decision on removing Woodrow Wilson's name from public policy school and residential college

Princeton University Board of Trustees' decision on use of Woodrow Wilson's name June 26, 2020

Princeton faculty members receive grants for COVID-19 research from C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute

‘We Roar’: Wailoo sees the intersecting vulnerabilities behind COVID-19 fatalities

Double-whammy weather: Study identifies increased frequency of connected patterns from drought to heavy rain in regional hotspots across the globe

COVID-19's silent spread: Princeton researchers explore how symptomless transmission helps pathogens thrive

Four Princeton professors elected to National Academy of Sciences

Twelve Princeton faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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