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U. physicist, colleagues develop ventilator prototype amidst national equipment shortage

Allan Shen

The prototype, named Mechanical Ventilator Milano (MVM), is going through a series of tests in Italy to assess its capabilities. The designs will be available to anyone who wants to manufacture it.

NEWS | 04/07/2020

29 students are running for 23 positions in USG Election, with two positions left vacant

29 students are running for 23 positions in USG Election, with two positions left vacant

Zachary Shevin

USG has announced this year’s U-Council and Class Government candidates. There are 29 students running for offices, with 17 of them doing so unopposed.

NEWS | 04/06/2020

U. seeks research proposals related to COVID-19

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U. seeks research proposals related to COVID-19

Albert Jiang

Although all non-essential on-campus research was suspended as of March 21, a limited number of approved, campus-based proposals related to COVID-19 will be permitted to join the few essential projects permitted to continue to operate.

NEWS | 04/05/2020

Butler residents relocated to prepare rooms for self-isolating students

Butler residents relocated to prepare rooms for self-isolating students

Uchechi Ihenacho

The notice, sent at 7 a.m. on April 4, required students to move out by 5 p.m. that day in order for Housing and Building Services to clean the rooms.

NEWS | 04/05/2020

USG amends 2020 Spring Election rules

USG amends 2020 Spring Election rules

Caitlin Limestahl

The election is for Class Officers and U-Councilors. Voting will begin Monday, April 13 at noon and will now run until Thursday, April 16.

NEWS | 04/05/2020

‘Anything to not go home’: Forced out by COVID-19, some students face unsafe conditions

‘Anything to not go home’: Forced out by COVID-19, some students face unsafe conditions

Ellen Li

Dean of the College Jill Dolan announced that all students, save those who met the “strictest criteria” of need, had to return home and stay there. Missing from Dolan’s definition of need were students whose households endanger their safety and well-being. In recent weeks, such students have found themselves reeling — and relying on each other for support.

NEWS | 04/04/2020

Q&A with public health expert Nicholas Christakis

Q&A with public health expert Nicholas Christakis

Allan Shen

“We are months away from being able to do the South Korean system. Our public is not prepared for that. We don’t have the testing facilities. We don’t have tests.”

NEWS | 04/02/2020

First death from COVID-19 in town confirmed by Princeton Health Department

First death from COVID-19 in town confirmed by Princeton Health Department

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The deceased was a woman over the age of 90. According to the PHD statement, she may have acquired the disease from contact with a home health aide.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

Alumni in Congress speak on COVID-19 pandemic

Naomi Hess

Alumni in Congress spoke with The Daily Princetonian about the COVID-19 stimulus bills, their personal experiences with the virus, and shared advice for students dealing with the crisis.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

Two weeks into Zoom, students reflect on challenges of online learning

Two weeks into Zoom, students reflect on challenges of online learning

Rose Gilbert

Nearly two weeks have passed since University students began taking online courses on Zoom. Not all students — depending on their time zone, internet access, and living situation — can participate easily.

NEWS | 04/02/2020

Q&A with renowned health economist Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton

Q&A with renowned health economist Anne Case and Nobel laureate Angus Deaton

Zachary Shevin

“If J&J’s vaccine works, you know — here’s Big Pharma to the rescue. They could come out as heroes. And it may be the case that it makes it much harder to see reform,” Case noted.

NEWS | 04/01/2020

U. offers students prorated refund on room and board costs for spring semester

A grey SUV with the trunk open in front of an orange move-out cart.

U. offers students prorated refund on room and board costs for spring semester

Omar Farah

On March 24, all students who vacated campus by March 19 were credited a prorated refund on housing costs and their residential college fee for nine-sixteenths of the original charge. A similar refund for student meal plans was provided on March 26.

NEWS | 04/01/2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scudder Plaza during Fall Lawnparties (2019)

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