Featured Events
Forum to focus on technology in post-secondary education
A policy forum hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the Education Research Section and the Future of Children will focus on "The Role of Technology in Post-Secondary Education" beginning at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. The forum is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
George to moderate panel on Benghazi
A panel moderated by Robert George, the McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence and director of the James Madison Program, will discuss "Benghazi: What Do We Know? What Don't We Know? What Do We Need to Know?" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Exhibition about German thin-shell structures opens
The exhibition "Evolution of German Shells: Efficiency in Form," which celebrates and examines German thin-shell structural design, will open to the public at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Friend Center Engineering Library. The exhibition features thin-shill models Princeton students constructed for the related course, "A Social and Multi-dimensional Exploration of Structures.
Policy forum to examine gun violence
A policy forum hosted by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia will examine "Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue" at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. The forum is free and open to the public but advance registration is required.
Library to display cover art for 'The Great Gatsby'
The original art for the dust jacket of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first edition of "The Great Gatsby" will be on display Friday, May 17 through Saturday, June 1, in the Rare Books and Special Collections 18th century gallery in Firestone Library. The gouache painting by Francis Cugat (1896-1981) will be on display with a copy of the final published novel in its original dust jacket. The display, in celebration of Baz Luhrmann's new movie "The Great Gatsby," will be on view 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Exhibition celebrates, examines German thin-shell structures
The exhibition "Evolution of German Shells: Efficiency in Form," which celebrates and examines German thin-shell structural design, will open at 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 24, in the Friend Center Engineering Library. The exhibition continues through August and is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The exhibition features thin-shill models Princeton students constructed for the related course, "A Social and Multi-dimensional Exploration of Structures
Exhibit offers close look at 'Cooking for Change'
"Cooking for Change," an exhibit based on a book by Doris Friedensohn with photos by Steve Riskind, reminds viewers that becoming a proficient cook is no easy business. The photos and text provide a window into the exhilaration and hope, and the frustrations and challenges facing students at the Food Service Training Academy of the Community FoodBank in Hillside, N.J. The exhibition runs from Monday, April 22, through Friday, June 7, in Robertson Hall, Bernstein Gallery. A reception will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
Exhibition examines the impact of the year 1913 on modernism
The exhibition "1913: The Year of Modernism" at the Princeton University Art Museum features more than 50 prints, drawings, photographs, rare books and periodicals from the Museum's collection and the Princeton University Library. The exhibition is open from Saturday, March 23, through Sunday, June 23.
Treasures of American history featured in Princeton exhibition
From a first-hand account of Colonial life in Jamestown to a wanted poster for John Wilkes Booth following President Abraham Lincoln's assassination, a Princeton University Library exhibition opening Friday, Feb. 22, will trace the American experience from 1607 to 1865. Several items from Princeton's collections will be on display for the first time.