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Mercer County COVID-19 test returns negative as peer institutions shift to online teaching

Mercer County COVID-19 test returns negative as peer institutions shift to online teaching

Sam Kagan

A potential case of COVID-19 in Mercer County has tested negative, according to state health officials. Meanwhile, Stanford University and Columbia University have announced a temporary shift to online classes.

NEWS | 03/08/2020

Three seniors named finalists for Young Alumni Trustee position

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Three seniors named finalists for Young Alumni Trustee position

Zachary Shevin

Each spring, one member of the graduating class is elected to serve a four-year term on the University’s Board of Trustees — a position created in 1969. This year, 28 students vied for the position.

NEWS | 03/08/2020

USG confirms Movies Committee members, discusses projects and budget

USG confirms Movies Committee members, discusses projects and budget

Caitlin Limestahl

At this week’s meeting, the USG discussed the Ideas Incubator, heard budget updates, and confirmed five new members to the Movies Committee.

NEWS | 03/08/2020

Five undergraduate students awarded 2020 Liman Fellowship

Omar Farah

Five undergraduate students received a prestigious fellowship to pursue public interest law internships this summer.

NEWS | 03/08/2020

Four new possible COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, including one in Mercer County

Four new possible COVID-19 cases in New Jersey, including one in Mercer County

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Evelyn Doskoch

Test results are expected to be available on Sunday, March 8. The Mercer County patient is currently hospitalized at Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell in Pennington, N.J. The other three possible cases include two people in Bergen County and one person in Union County.

NEWS | 03/07/2020

Q&A with Sarah Kliff, health policy journalist

Sam Kagan

Sarah Kliff stands among America’s preeminent health policy reporters. She sat down with The Daily Princetonian to discuss COVID-19, the price of healthcare, and former President Barack Obama.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

Venerated mathematical physicist Freeman J. Dyson dies at 96

Venerated mathematical physicist Freeman J. Dyson dies at 96

Allan Shen and Edward Tian

Despite his mathematical contributions to the theories of quantum electrodynamics, Dyson did not receive the 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics alongside Feynman, Schwinger, and Tomonaga. The theoretical physicist Steven Weinberg GS ’57, who shared the 1979 Nobel Prize in Physics, told the New York Times in 2009 that the Nobel Prize Committee “fleeced” Dyson by not awarding him a prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

Journalists, professors discuss increasing dangers faced by reporters worldwide

Journalists, professors discuss increasing dangers faced by reporters worldwide

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Scheppele opened the conversation by discussing the recent proliferation of death threats toward journalists. In the United Kingdom, the number of annual recorded death threats against journalists has risen 14 times since 1980, Scheppele noted.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

COVID-19 disrupts spring break travel

COVID-19 disrupts spring break travel

Albert Jiang and Zachary Shevin

“No one has been tested for COVID-19 at McCosh [Health Center],” a University spokesperson confirmed. “We’re not aware of any member of the University community who has met the criteria for testing.”

NEWS | 03/05/2020

Associate Dean Kate Stanton named McGraw Center director

Ergene Kim

“It is exciting, and it feels like this wonderful homecoming — the very place where I started my academic career,” Stanton said.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

Small subjects, big findings: the Princeton Baby Lab

Small subjects, big findings: the Princeton Baby Lab

Mindy Burton

A day in the lab doesn’t only help scientists understand more about human interactions and how our brains develop and learn. It provides them as well with the joyful privilege of interacting with Princeton’s littlest tigers.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

Ivy Club sells parking lot to U. for $7.29 million

Ivy Club sells parking lot to U. for $7.29 million

James Anderson

The 0.53-acre parcel contains 22 parking spots and a narrow field. Ivy sold it to the University for $7.29 million.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

‘Come find me’: Democratic primary sees student groups compete for traction

Marie-Rose Sheinerman and Josephine de La Bruyere

A point of pride for “Princeton for Bernie”: they’re the fastest growing campaign infrastructure on campus. “Everyone else seems to be dissolving,” Wittekind ’22 said.

NEWS | 03/05/2020

Healthcare policy journalist Sarah Kliff talks Obamacare legacy, coronavirus

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Healthcare policy journalist Sarah Kliff talks Obamacare legacy, coronavirus

Julia Brazeau

On Wednesday, March 4, acclaimed healthcare reporter Sarah Kliff discussed the legacy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 10 years after it passed, on a panel hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs.

NEWS | 03/04/2020

Student startup awarded cash prize for self-guided tour of University app

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Student startup awarded cash prize for self-guided tour of University app

Annabel Dupont

On Feb. 23, seven student-run startups presented pitches before a panel of established venture capitalists in a competition for $6,000. The winning project, Adora Experiences, will provide self-guided tours to students as early as this May.

NEWS | 03/04/2020

USG, Letters to Strangers publish Mental Health Guidebook

Caitlin Limestahl

The guidebook is organized into seven parts: Counseling and Psychological Services, Off-Campus Care, Mental Health and Academics, Leaves of Absence, Helping Friends, Alternative Resources, and Advice from Students.

NEWS | 03/04/2020

Physics professor emeritus Pierre Adrien Piroué dies at age 88

Allan Shen

For his first experiment, Piroué was effectively on his own. For his last, he worked with the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider (LHC), and collaborated with more than 3,000 scientists.

NEWS | 03/04/2020

After last year’s errors, U. amends room draw process, believes it will run smoothly

After last year’s errors, U. amends room draw process, believes it will run smoothly

Evelyn Doskoch

“The code that will be used to randomly assign draw times has been extensively tested within Housing and its efficacy has been confirmed by campus information technology partners,” Hotchkiss wrote in an email statement to The Daily Princetonian.

NEWS | 03/03/2020

President Eisgruber releases letter on COVID-19’s spread

President Eisgruber releases letter on COVID-19’s spread

Albert Jiang

“So far, the impacts of [COVID-19] on Princeton have been limited, but even limited impacts can cause real disruptions and inconveniences,” Eisgruber wrote.

NEWS | 03/03/2020

Stranded, scattered, and sidelined: students face coronavirus outbreak abroad

Stranded, scattered, and sidelined: students face coronavirus outbreak abroad

Albert Jiang

“To be honest, I'm sure they're doing the best they can given these circumstances,” Nicolas Chae ’21 explained. “But the opportunities they've presented us are very underwhelming and don't provide me a lot of feasible or fulfilling options for this coming semester.”

NEWS | 03/03/2020

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