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UHS suspends routine appointments, CPS moved online

UHS suspends routine appointments, CPS moved online

Edward Tian

The emergency announcement was made on Tuesday, and effective the following day, to “allow UHS to focus its resources on preparations for and response to COVID-19.” Students whose appointments are being changed or cancelled will be contacted, according to the UHS website.

NEWS | 03/11/2020

Faculty urged to consider re-weighting examinations

Faculty urged to consider re-weighting examinations

Zachary Shevin

The message also included language on how faculty members could apply the guidance of social distancing to exam administration.

NEWS | 03/11/2020

First coronavirus-related death in New Jersey announced by Gov. Murphy

First coronavirus-related death in New Jersey announced by Gov. Murphy

Rooya Rahin

On Tuesday, March 10, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver released a joint statement, announcing a man in his 60s from Bergen County as New Jersey’s first COVID-19 fatality.

NEWS | 03/11/2020

Petitions to revise midterms and prevent forced departures garner 5700+ signatures combined

Petitions to revise midterms and prevent forced departures garner 5700+ signatures combined

Claire Silberman

The students pointed to the stress imposed by the COVID-19, or coronavirus disease, outbreak. Since Sunday night, when the University inadvertently leaked plans to move to online schooling after spring break, students, faculty, and staff have scrambled to make contingency plans. The University officially announced that plan on Monday, at the start of midterms week.

NEWS | 03/11/2020

‘Six feet apart’: U. recommends social distancing, students question feasibility

‘Six feet apart’: U. recommends social distancing, students question feasibility

Sam Kagan

The measures — listed under the COVID-19 section of the University website — instruct community members to “keep at least six feet between yourself and another person in all public places,” “avoid close contact,” and “limit in-person meetings.”

NEWS | 03/10/2020

Two U. staff members in self-quarantine, GSS program affected

Two U. staff members in self-quarantine, GSS program affected

Albert Jiang

In two separate instances, one in-class and one in a Blackboard announcement, two faculty members canceled classes and claimed they received an order to self-isolate. Students in those classes have independently confirmed to The Daily Princetonian that these cancellations took place.

NEWS | 03/10/2020

Courses going virtual, students encouraged to stay home after break

Courses going virtual, students encouraged to stay home after break

Linh Nguyen, Albert Jiang, Zachary Shevin, and Evelyn Doskoch

At 9:02 a.m. Monday morning, University President Christopher L. Eisgruber ’83 updated the University about next steps regarding COVID-19 preparations.

NEWS | 03/09/2020

U. confirms inadvertently-released COVID-19 information was ‘under development,’ not finalized

U. confirms inadvertently-released COVID-19 information was ‘under development,’ not finalized

Zachary Shevin

“We have been developing a new website to keep the University community informed on policies, guidance, and best practices to ensure everyone’s health and safety during this evolving situation,” University Deputy Spokesperson Michael Hotchkiss wrote in a 1:08 a.m. statement to the ‘Prince.’ “Policy information under development was inadvertently made viewable to the public,” he added. “We will share any and all new policies and guidance as soon as they are finalized.”

NEWS | 03/09/2020

Freda begins candidacy for mayor; three others announce for town council

Freda begins candidacy for mayor; three others announce for town council

Alen Palic

Among the candidates competing for the two open seats on the town council are incumbent council members David Cohen and Leticia Fraga, along with newcomer Dina Shaw. Mark Freda is currently the sole candidate running for mayor to succeed Mayor Liz Lempert, the incumbent who has decided not to run for a third term.

NEWS | 03/09/2020

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

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

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