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U. researchers contribute to discovery of new way to track mutations of epidemics, like COVID-19

U. researchers contribute to discovery of new way to track mutations of epidemics, like COVID-19

Katie Tam

“As we have seen with COVID-19, the spread has been much more rapid than leaders expected,” Poor wrote. “To the extent that this can be attributed to mutations, this model could help give decision-makers a clearer picture of what to expect and thus take quicker action if needed.” 

NEWS | 04/01/2020

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Bridge Year students and EEB graduate student return from Peru with help of Embassy, State Department

Bridge Year students and EEB graduate student return from Peru with help of Embassy, State Department

Marissa Michaels

They found themselves stuck after Peru closed its borders to international travel in mid-March.

NEWS | 04/01/2020

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Keeping up with COVID-19: a timeline of our coverage

Keeping up with COVID-19: a timeline of our coverage

News Staff

Check here for the latest COVID-19 developments at the University.

NEWS | 04/01/2020

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Forbes Main Inn designated for students in self-isolation, previous residents forced to move

Forbes Main Inn designated for students in self-isolation, previous residents forced to move

James Anderson

On the afternoon of Wednesday, March 25, Forbes Director of Student Life Olivia Weiner emailed Main Inn residents that Bohren’s Moving Company would arrive “very early” the morning of March 27 to help them pack their belongings and move.

NEWS | 03/31/2020

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Q&A with 2020 Abel Prize laureate Hillel Furstenberg GS ’58

Q&A with 2020 Abel Prize laureate Hillel Furstenberg GS ’58

Edward Tian

“Receiving the Abel Prize implies that others also see and appreciate the beauty in some of the phenomena I've found, particularly connecting ergodic theory with combinatorics and probability theory with group theory,” Furstenberg wrote to The Daily Princetonian. “I hope that the exposure given to my work as a result of the award will bring more mathematicians to look at my work and push it further.”

NEWS | 03/31/2020

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USG refunded Spring Lawnparties expenses, on condition headliner retained for Fall event

USG refunded Spring Lawnparties expenses, on condition headliner retained for Fall event

Shamma Pepper Fox

USG was able to get back almost all of the money spent on Lawnparties, including a refund for the headliner, on the condition that the artist remains hired as Fall 2020’s lead act. The identity of the artist will not be revealed until the fall.

NEWS | 03/31/2020

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University administrators answer questions about COVID-19 response over Zoom

University administrators answer questions about COVID-19 response over Zoom

Marissa Michaels

When asked whether the University will be able to function normally by Fall 2020, University President Eisgruber said he is optimistic.

NEWS | 03/30/2020

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Princeton Chinese Community fundraises to fight COVID-19

Princeton Chinese Community fundraises to fight COVID-19

Ngan Chiem

“We lived through the Wuhan experience remotely,” an organizer wrote. “So when it hit American soil, we knew how bad this could be.” 

NEWS | 03/30/2020

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Half-built hoverboards, forgotten fruit flies: the senior theses that never were

Half-built hoverboards, forgotten fruit flies: the senior theses that never were

Patrycja Pajdak

Three weeks and a pandemic ago, Bojan Lazarevic ’20 kept a regimented daily checklist. Do my fruit flies have enough food in their vials? Is their food too dry? Too wet? Are the flies healthy? Are they laying eggs? Then arrived the COVID-19 pandemic. And suddenly — like arts performances, like campus traffic, like study abroad programs — Lazarevic’s work came to a full stop. 

NEWS | 03/30/2020

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Coronavirus lingers on some surfaces for up to three days, study finds

Coronavirus lingers on some surfaces for up to three days, study finds

Katie Tam

The study looked at the stability of the virus on surfaces and in the air. Researchers mimicked conditions where the virus would be deposited onto everyday surfaces and objects — like when an infected person sneezes or coughs into his hand, and then touches a doorknob. 

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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Two Princeton Police Department officers test positive for COVID-19

Two Princeton Police Department officers test positive for COVID-19

Ngan Chiem

Neither officer had written citations, made arrests, of had extensive contact with the public during their periods of communicability. 

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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USG brainstorms elections, virtual community building

USG brainstorms elections, virtual community building

Caitlin Limestahl

Social Chair Sophie Torres ’21 announced that although spring Lawnparties was cancelled, the fall Lawnparties budget will not be doubled. Instead, part of the spring Lawnparties’ allocated budget will be used in the fall, and the rest will potentially be used this semester. Torres also said that the same headliner who was booked for spring will perform in the fall. 

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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Student analysis, USG report say Room Draw 2020 is fair

Student analysis, USG report say Room Draw 2020 is fair

Evelyn Doskoch

According to the results of an independent analysis, this year’s room draw times are completely randomized and do not provide any advantage to large draw groups over small ones.

NEWS | 03/29/2020

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Staff and student COVID-19 cases rise to at least 37

Staff and student COVID-19 cases rise to at least 37

Naomi Hess

University Health Services is now aware of 71 students and 25 employees who have been tested for COVID-19.

NEWS | 03/28/2020

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PDF grading option extended to all courses as U. finalizes its policy

PDF grading option extended to all courses as U. finalizes its policy

Zachary Shevin, Sam Kagan, and Bhoomika Chowdhary

Decisions to move individual classes to PDF-only will be made on a course-by-course basis.

NEWS | 03/27/2020

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Decentralized PDF grading policy sparks debate over fairness

Decentralized PDF grading policy sparks debate over fairness

Karolen Eid, Sam Kagan, and Silvana Nasim

Some students and professors expressed concern with the lack of an overarching University policy.

NEWS | 03/27/2020

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Amid shortages nationally, students struggle to access COVID-19 testing

Amid shortages nationally, students struggle to access COVID-19 testing

Christiane Konstantopoulos and Julia Brazeau

Some students have resorted to somewhat drastic measures to find testing options in their hometowns. One even ordered a home testing kit for $250 to get an answer for their diagnosis.

NEWS | 03/26/2020

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U. accepts 5.55 percent of applicants for Class of 2024

U. accepts 5.55 percent of applicants for Class of 2024

Marissa Michaels

The U. offered admission to 5.55 percent of applicants for the Class of 2024, down from 5.77 percent for the Class of 2023. 

NEWS | 03/26/2020

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When the show can’t go on: COVID-19 and Princeton’s performing arts

When the show can’t go on: COVID-19 and Princeton’s performing arts

Paige Allen

“I think theater just has, will, and always will be the space for us to be considering our togetherness and healing the wounds of separation,” Alvarez said. 

NEWS | 03/25/2020

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Harvard president tests positive for COVID-19, as all but two Ivies revise Commencement plans

Harvard president tests positive for COVID-19, as all but two Ivies revise Commencement plans

Zachary Shevin

“Larry Bacow is a terrific leader in higher education and a friend,” University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 wrote in a statement sent to The Daily Princetonian. “I hope that he and Adele recover quickly.”

NEWS | 03/25/2020

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