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USG announces Class Government, U-Council election results

USG announces Class Government, U-Council election results

Caitlin Limestahl

It was also announced that the single referendum to “call on Princeton University to limit the widespread printing and distribution of the physical copy of the ‘Rights, Rules, [and] Responsibilities’” passed with 88% of voters and 2,055 votes in support.

NEWS | 04/17/2020

Graduate School announces changes to grading, examination policies

Graduate School announces changes to grading, examination policies

Shamma Pepper Fox

Instead of enacting a graduate school-wide policy similar to the one enacted by the Dean of the College Jill S. Dolan, which established a P/D/F option for all undergraduate courses, the Graduate School will “defer to the faculty in departments and programs on whether and how best to adjust the timelines for their own requirements.”

NEWS | 04/16/2020

U. updates financial aid policy, reaffirms commitment to affordability

U. updates financial aid policy, reaffirms commitment to affordability

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

In addition to a change in the summer savings expectation, the University eliminated the residential college fee and increased graduate student teaching and research assistant stipends.

NEWS | 04/16/2020

U. clarifies transcript notation for spring term, U-sponsored summer internship policy

U. clarifies transcript notation for spring term, U-sponsored summer internship policy

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

Dolan announced that all summer on-campus programs have now been cancelled through August 15, 2020.

NEWS | 04/16/2020

Three U. professors awarded NSF grants to study COVID-19

Three U. professors awarded NSF grants to study COVID-19

Katie Tam

Coman predicts that fear of infection should impact the spread or propagation of information. Such results will be relevant for policies that aim to combat misinformation often found in mass media or social networking platforms like Twitter and Facebook.

NEWS | 04/15/2020

U. will hold virtual commencement, postpones in-person ceremony to 2021

Albert Jiang

In lieu of an in-person ceremony, the University will “officially and enthusiastically” confer degrees on Sunday, May 31 — as scheduled — in a virtual ceremony.

NEWS | 04/15/2020

Renowned U. mathematician John Conway dead at 82 from COVID-19 complications

Renowned U. mathematician John Conway dead at 82 from COVID-19 complications

Edward Tian

Conway died at the Parker nursing home in New Brunswick, N.J., where he has been in residence for nearly a year, several of his close friends confirmed.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

Gopinath GS ’01 predicts worst global economic decline since the Great Depression

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Gopinath GS ’01 predicts worst global economic decline since the Great Depression

Allan Shen

“This is a crisis like no other, which means there is substantial uncertainty about the impact that it will have on peoples’ lives and livelihoods,” Gopinath said.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

‘Sharing compassion with a stranger’: Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, critical care workers, and COVID-19

‘Sharing compassion with a stranger’: Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, critical care workers, and COVID-19

Elise Hogan

As a 12-year-old working at Princeton Soup & Sandwich Company, Alex Ruddy had many dreams for the future. Most of them included food; none of them included saving her family’s restaurant in the wake of a global pandemic.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

U. to conduct Title IX investigations remotely, despite COVID-19

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U. to conduct Title IX investigations remotely, despite COVID-19

Rooya Rahin

“Even before the COVID-19 situation, we have had the ability to conduct Title IX investigations remotely using video technology such as Zoom,” Hotchkiss wrote.

NEWS | 04/14/2020

Partnership between U., Rutgers, and NJIT to conduct collaborative clinical research

Partnership between U., Rutgers, and NJIT to conduct collaborative clinical research

Katie Tam

COVID-related or not, Notterman said, “the benefits will flow to our whole community.”

NEWS | 04/13/2020

Over 2,000 students live outside the U. timezone. Here’s how that affects class times.

Over 2,000 students live outside the U. timezone. Here’s how that affects class times.

Edward Tian

This interactive graphic shows how many University students have class during typical sleep hours in their local time, defined as 12 a.m. to 8 a.m. The tool also calculates the number of students who now may have evening classes due to the time zone shift.

NEWS | 04/13/2020

Seven COVID-19 research projects receive over $500,000 in funding from U.

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Seven COVID-19 research projects receive over $500,000 in funding from U.

Albert Jiang

The U. Office of the Dean for Research has awarded over $500,000 in funding to seven COVID-19 research endeavors.

NEWS | 04/13/2020

Former professor’s claims of gender-based discrimination, wrongful termination dismissed in federal court

Former professor’s claims of gender-based discrimination, wrongful termination dismissed in federal court

Omar Farah

The March 30 decision in Verdú v. The Trustees of Princeton University et al. followed an almost year-long legal battle evaluating Verdú’s claim that the University violated Title IX and the 1964 Civil Rights Act in his firing.

NEWS | 04/13/2020

‘All hands on deck’: U. researchers work to stem COVID-19 pandemic

‘All hands on deck’: U. researchers work to stem COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel Burgess

No matter the research, from measuring the virus’ surface stability to mapping the availability of key medical supplies, they share a common cause: to work in the nation’s service, and in the service of humanity.

NEWS | 04/13/2020

Physics professor emeritus and Nobel laureate Phil Anderson dies at age 96

Allan Shen

Anderson was the Joseph Henry Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at the University, where he has been a faculty member since 1975. He died on March 29, 2020, in Princeton Windrows, N.J.

NEWS | 04/12/2020

65,000 donations and counting: how the U. mobilized community service in light of COVID-19

65,000 donations and counting: how the U. mobilized community service in light of COVID-19

Albert Jiang

Ranging from administrators within the University’s Emergency Management Group, professors in the School of Architecture, to costume designers in McCarter Theater, individuals responded to Governor Phil Murphy’s call to universities, corporations, and other organizations for donations.

NEWS | 04/12/2020

Chernobyl miniseries creator Craig Mazin ’92 discusses Soviet history, art of screenwriting

Chernobyl miniseries creator Craig Mazin ’92 discusses Soviet history, art of screenwriting

Kris Hristov

“Legasov and Shcherbina are two people living in two different truths within a delusional political system,” said Mazin. “The Chernobyl story is about how they find each other and agree upon a truth.”

NEWS | 04/12/2020

USG Senate discusses academic advocacy, increasing transparency

USG Senate discusses academic advocacy, increasing transparency

Caitlin Limestahl

According to USG president Chitra Parikh ’21, the three-page letter asks recipient institutions to keep the challenges resulting from the pandemic in mind when evaluating the academic performance of spring 2020 applicants.

NEWS | 04/12/2020

Group of U. alumni works to supply alumni in medical profession with PPE

Group of U. alumni works to supply alumni in medical profession with PPE

Naomi Hess

The initiative Medical Supplies for Frontline Hospital Workers is run by Brian Sheng ’18, Rel Lavizzo-Mourey ’02, and Eric Sheng, the brother of Brian Sheng and an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania.

NEWS | 04/12/2020

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