“Expectation does not trivialize the collective sigh of relief now that Macron has won,” wrote Naomi ‘17."
An Inside Higher Ed article published March 30, 2017, sparked some anxiety about students’ privacy on Handshake, which is one of the fastest-growing talent-recruitment startups in the country and the partnering recruitment platform for University Career Services. Inside Higher Ed interviewed a sample of students and alumni from universities across the country that utilize Handshake, many who claimed that they did not remember uploading personal information such as their GPA onto Handshake or even signing up for the service altogether.
Grey skies, chilly air, and even a few showers could not keep University students from flocking to see and hear spring 2017 Lawnparties artists at many of the eating clubs on Sunday. Students stood in line near 1879 Arch to pick up fluorescent purple wristbands that would allow them to take advantage of more than a dozen artists and food options.
While the course is intended for prospective physics majors, it will be open to students from other disciplines as well, Lisanti said. Furthermore, the course will aim to cover a broad range of techniques, as well as both experimental and theoretical research, through different projects during the semester.
Approximately 200 people gathered on Thursday to hear professor Charles Kane from the University of Pennsylvania discuss how quantum mechanics can enable electronic phases of matter to have both exotic and useful properties.
“I’m grateful for the senior thesis requirement," said Kopp. "Without it, Teach for America probably wouldn’t exist."
“The world needs more inventors and more entrepreneurs and people who are going to change the world,” Eli Harari GS ’73 said. Tonight, two alumni, Harari and F. Thomson Leighton ’78, will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Harari and Leighton will be recognized along with 13 other honorees for their accomplishments in their respective fields.
Princeton Private Prison Divest has released a new petition to send its proposal regarding private prison divestment directly to the University Board of Trustees. In an open letter posted online, PPPD claims that “the consultative and governance processes for recommending divestment have broken down.”
In March, when Winter Storm Stella was scheduled to disrupt the University community in the midst of midterms, the University had to shift into emergency gear. Closed to non-essential personnel, the University bunkered down for what turned out to be a milder storm than anticipated. Nonetheless, the preparations had been made.
University Professor Mung Chiang has been named Purdue University's next Dean of the College of Engineering, effective July 1. Chiang, the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering and the Director of the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education, was selected from three finalists to be the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering.
A group of alumnae have started an initiative to wear an orange-and-black version of the PussyHats worn at the Women’s March on Washington.
This past year, the Princeton Hindu Satsangam, a group that seeks to foster a Hindu community through social and education events, took a different approach to studying Hindu teachings. Rather than focusing on religious ceremonies or the study of Hindu texts like they had in the past, the group decided to analyze movies like “The Dark Knight” and “Silver Linings Playbook” to learn more about Hindu philosophy.
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 has chosen “What Is Populism?” by politics professor Jan-Werner Müller for the Class of 2021’s Pre-read.
Wilson School Professor Robert Keohane explained that the future of global climate change policy is not bright if the United States lets other countries take the lead on this issue.
On April 13, the University concluded the administration of the three-year “We Speak” survey on sexual misconduct.
Jane Cox, Director of the Program in Theatre and senior lecturer in theatre, was nominated for a Tony Award in the category Best Lighting Design of a Play on Tuesday, May 2, according to the official Tony Awards website.
Sir Gilbert Levine ’71 is an American conductor whose work has been featured on stages around the world and on television in various PBS concert specials. He has garnered the nickname “the Pope’s Maestro” for his enduring friendship with Pope John Paul II. In addition to his musical recordings, several profiles on his life have been broadcast internationally, including a recent feature on 60 Minutes. A film screening of Levine’s travels and performances, followed by a Q&A, will take place in McCormick 101 on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
Members of the Princeton Citizen Scientists find the lack of American lawmakers with science backgrounds shocking, so on May 1, the group traveled to Washington, D.C., to advocate for evidence-based policymaking and met with 22 legislators or their staffers.
