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Remembering Jorge Sarmiento, a "giant" in climate studies
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (682+ words) Jorge'Sarmiento, the George J. Magee Professor of Geoscience and Geological Engineering, Emeritus, and a professor of geosciences, emeritus, died on May 5. His lifelong contributions to climate science were recognized with numerous awards and prizes, including a'Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 that was…...
Ten graduate students honored for outstanding teaching
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1312+ words) The Graduate School recognized 10 graduate students with Graduate Teaching Awards for their exceptional work as instructors at the 2026 Tribute to Teaching Reception on April 21." Winners were selected by a committee chaired by"Lisa"Schreyer, deputy dean of"the Graduate School,…...
Four faculty members recognized for outstanding mentoring of graduate students
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (706+ words) Four faculty members will receive 2026 Graduate Mentoring Awards for their exceptional guidance of graduate students." The award winners are:" Edward Baring, Tom Griffiths, Jerelle Joseph and Jamie Rankin "These winners represent the outstanding guidance our faculty offer our graduate students,…...
Eight students win Spirit of Princeton award for service, contributions to campus life
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (235+ words) President Christopher L. Eisgruber (center) stands with (from left to right) Luke Miller, Genevieve Shutt, Aaliska Sapkota, Jaisnav Rajesh, Caroline Kane, Alyssa Lloyd, Tharuka Hikkaduwa Gamage and Jaden Stewart." The selection committee received over 200 letters of nomination on behalf of outstanding…...
Eight promising projects receive Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund awards
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (242+ words) The research teams supported through the Schmidt fund this year are poised to create powerful new research tools and to use AI and machine learning to accelerate discovery," said Princeton University Dean for Research Peter Schiffer. The fund enables researchers…...
Five outstanding N. J. secondary school teachers named to be honored at Princeton Commencement
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (1411+ words) Princeton University will honor five outstanding New Jersey secondary school teachers at its 2026 Commencement ceremony on May 26. From left: Myra Bellamy, Stephanie Fox, Devon Suppa, Amy Mosser and Angello Villarreal. Princeton University will honor five outstanding New Jersey secondary school…...
'A life-changing opportunity': Alumni share how Bridge Year transformed their college experience and continues to shape their lives
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1743+ words) Princeton Novogratz Bridge Year students in Bolivia take in the sunrise over Torotoro'National Park.' Dr. Claire Ashmead, Class of 2017, began her Princeton education by spending nine months in China through the University's Novogratz Bridge Year Program Link is external for…...
Hertz Foundation awards fellowships for doctoral studies to four Princetonians
1+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) The competitive Hertz Fellowship provides up to five years of financial support for doctoral studies in the applied sciences, engineering and mathematics, including full tuition and an annual stipend, along with membership in a community of scientists and engineers working…...
How Princeton summer programs help high school, public college, transfer, veteran and other students succeed in school and beyond
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1676+ words) Emily Popek, a first-generation college student from Stillwater Township, New Jersey, is starting her first year at Princeton with "more confidence and an open mind" following eight weeks in one of the transformative summer programs led by the Emma Bloomberg…...
Princeton's Yiyun Li wins Pulitzer Prize for memoir
1+ week, 5+ day ago (755+ words) Princeton professor Yiyun Li has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for memoir for her 2025 book, "Things in Nature Merely Grow." Li is the'Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities and a professor of creative writing at the Lewis Center for the Arts....