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Mazin ’92 awarded Golden Globe Award for Chernobyl miniseries

Paige Allen

“Chernobyl” was nominated for four awards and won two. In addition to winning “best television limited series or motion picture made for television,” the miniseries’ actor Stellan Skarsgård was awarded “best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television.”

NEWS | 01/05/2020

U. sues architecture firms for $10.7M over Andlinger Center construction

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U. sues architecture firms for $10.7M over Andlinger Center construction

Zachary Shevin

The University is suing Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA) and Jacobs Entities for professional negligence and breach of contract relating to their architecture and design of the Andlinger Center.

NEWS | 12/21/2019

15 U.-affiliated historians sign letter supporting impeachment

Linh Nguyen, Zachary Shevin, and Sam Kagan

The group released the letter just two days before the anticipated congressional vote on articles of impeachment directed towards Trump, whose actions the historians describe as “a clear and present danger to the Constitution.” The letter assesses that if President Trump’s misconduct is not grounds for impeachment, almost nothing is.

NEWS | 12/17/2019

Recently named Rhodes Scholars discuss their academic passions

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Recently named Rhodes Scholars discuss their academic passions

Paige Allen

As Rhodes Scholars, Malhotra and Alagappan will join 30 other recipients from the United States in participating in two to three years of graduate study at Oxford funded by the scholarship beginning in September 2020.

NEWS | 12/15/2019

Chitra Parikh ’21 elected USG president, both proposed referenda pass

Marissa Michaels

Chitra Parikh ’21 was elected to be the next Undergraduate Student Government (USG) president with 74 percent of the student body vote, according to an email announcement by USG sent on Friday morning. Both of the proposed referenda on the ballot passed with overwhelming percent of the votes.

NEWS | 12/13/2019

U. offers early admission to 791 students for the Class of 2024

U. offers early admission to 791 students for the Class of 2024

Allan Shen

The Office of Admission mailed letter notifications to student applicants on Dec. 12, and the admissions decisions can also be viewed by the applicants through online access starting at 7 p.m.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

Professor Ari Waldman, New York Law School, delivers lecture on Data Privacy Discourse to COS126

Professor Ari Waldman, New York Law School, delivers lecture on Data Privacy Discourse to COS126

Zoya Amir Gauhar

In an optional lecture delivered to students enrolled in COS 126: Computer Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach, New York Law School Professor Ari Waldman discussed how engineers typically view data privacy and where he believes that conversation can be improved.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

U. professors Conley and Tilghman recognized as AAAS Fellows

Rachel Sturley

The fellowship is a lifetime honor. Last year, University professors Rebecca Burdine and Elke Weber were appointed to the position. 37 members of Princeton’s faculty currently hold AAAS fellowships.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

50 years of women: Susan Belman ’73 and Cassandra James ’23

50 years of women: Susan Belman ’73 and Cassandra James ’23

Rooya Rahin

In 1969, a group of female undergraduates arrived on Princeton’s campus. In 1973, they became the first women to graduate from the University. This is the first installation in a series commemorating 50 years of women at Princeton; each article will chronicle the experience of one woman from the Class of 1973 and one from the Class of 2023.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

Student activists mobilize as Somalia faces severe flooding

Omar Farah

According to the latest figures from the United Nations, floods in Somalia's Hiraan region have now displaced 370,000 people, 200,000 of whom are children. With the overflow of the Shabelle river early this October, numerous communities found themselves submerged and trapped in their homes. For many, the events in Somalia represent the increasingly severe and immediate impacts of climate change.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

Q&A with Former Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader ’55

Sam Kagan

“The secret is that the greatest wealth in this country is owned by the people…” Nader said. “They built all the major industries: aerospace, biotech, nanotech, the computer industry, the internet, pharmaceuticals, on and on.”

NEWS | 12/12/2019

Ralph Nader ’55 laments corporatization of civic life, citizen apathy

Sam Kagan

Nader, a longtime activist whose work influenced the passage of legislation like the Freedom of Information Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act, utilized his speech to sound alarm bells regarding the state of modern American life.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

USG releases climate progress report by Sustainability Task Force

USG releases climate progress report by Sustainability Task Force

Marie-Rose Sheinerman

The progress report comes on the heels of a proposed USG referendum that would establish a standing Sustainability Committee. Wayner ‘22 said she views getting this referendum on the ballot as the Sustainability Task Force’s single greatest accomplishment.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

Future of African studies program driven by student engagement

Walker Stamps

Seven of the eight Ivy League institutions boast robust African Studies departments, in which undergraduate students can major. Within the Orange Bubble, such a department does not yet exist, but students and faculty are seeking to rectify this disparity.

NEWS | 12/12/2019

U. graduate student discovers method to detect developmental disorders in embryos

Allie Mangel

On Dec. 2, graduate student Aleena Patel published a study detailing a new process to detect developmental disorders in embryos.

NEWS | 12/11/2019

Synthetic ice skating rink opens for winter in Palmer Square

Synthetic ice skating rink opens for winter in Palmer Square

Caitlin Limestahl

A new synthetic ice rink has opened in Palmer Square, and will remain open until Feb. 2020.

NEWS | 12/11/2019

Shaffin Siddiqui ’22 disqualified from USG race due to a series of technicalities

Shaffin Siddiqui ’22 disqualified from USG race due to a series of technicalities

Zachary Shevin

Shaffin Siddiqui ’22 has been disqualified from the election for University Student Government (USG) Academics Chairperson due to campaign violations. After being issued a probation on campaigning for promoting his campaign on the USG-run Free Food listserv, Siddiqui was ultimately disqualified due to a Facebook-Messenger-related technicality.

NEWS | 12/11/2019

Majority of USG candidates run unopposed

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Majority of USG candidates run unopposed

Sam Kagan

Though the Undergraduate Student Government (USG)’s election handbook devotes 6,195 words to legislating contested elections and only 43 on uncontested ones, a majority of this year’s USG candidates are running unopposed.

NEWS | 12/10/2019

Kyle Berlin ’18, Achille Tenkiang ’17 receive Mitchell Scholarship

Kyle Berlin ’18, Achille Tenkiang ’17 receive Mitchell Scholarship

Anne Wen

As a specialist in documentary theatre, Berlin anticipates investigating Ireland’s responses to the influx of immigration. Since the country maintains stable economics and liberalized rapidly, Ireland is grappling with the challenges and opportunities of a greater influx of immigrants.

NEWS | 12/10/2019

Trenton Youth Orchestra, Trenton Youth Singers perform holiday concert

Trenton Youth Orchestra, Trenton Youth Singers perform holiday concert

Danielle Ranucci

TAP began in 2016, when Lou Chen ’19 approached the Pace Center for Civic Engagement about a program to make a string orchestra, run by University students, for high school students in Trenton.

NEWS | 12/10/2019

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