Featured Events
'My Fair Lady' to be staged at Berlind Theatre
The Program in Theater of the Lewis Center for the Arts will present its fall show, the musical classic "My Fair Lady," at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14, and Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 19-21, at the Berlind Theatre.
L'Avant-Scène to perform Moliere comedy
L'Avant-Scène, Princeton's French theater workshop, will perform Moliere's comedy "L'Avare" at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 19-21, in the Class of 1970 Theater at Whitman College.
Arabic literature critic to present Gauss Seminars
Arabic literature critic Abdelfattah Kilito will present the Gauss Seminars in Criticism on his current project, titled "On the Lost Manuscript," at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, and Thursday, Nov. 19, and 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 23, in 111 East Pyne.
H1N1 flu vaccines offered for eligible students and employees
University Health Services will hold a H1N1 flu vaccine clinic on Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Multipurpose Rooms A and B of the Frist Campus Center for eligible students, faculty, staff and dependents.
'Different Cultures, Same Science' is lecture topic
"Different Cultures, Same Science," a lecture by Yashushi Suto, a physicist from the University of Tokyo and visiting Global Scholar at Princeton, is set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, in 145 Peyton Hall.
Contemporary art curator Smith to speak
Trevor Smith, curator of contemporary art at the Peabody Essex Museum, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, in Room 219, 185 Nassau St.
Talk focuses on work of photographer Mthethwa
Art curator and historian Okwui Enwezor will deliver a lecture on "Photography After the End of Documentary Realism: Zwelethu Mthethwa's Color Photographs" at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, in 101 McCormick Hall.
Lieberthal to speak on U.S.-China relations, climate change
"U.S.-China Relations and the Issue of Climate Change" is the subject of a lecture by former Clinton administration official Kenneth Lieberthal at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall.
Lecture explores debate over eclipse in 'Odyssey'
Physicist Marcelo Magnasco will discuss his research on whether Homer describes a total solar eclipse in "The Odyssey" -- the subject of a longstanding debate among scholars -- at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, in McCosh 10.
Theodore Roosevelt's impact is lecture topic
University of Virginia political scientist will present a lecture titled "Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Movement and the Shaping of 'Modern' American Politics" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1, in 120 Lewis Library.
Talk examines 'Politics of the New Testament'
C. Kavin Rowe, a scholar at the Duke University Divinity School, will present a talk on "The Politics of the New Testament" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in 10 East Pyne.
Lecture honors Kyoto Prize-winning Grants
Princeton scientists Peter and Rosemary Grant, winners of this year's Kyoto Prize for their pioneering work in evolutionary biology, will be honored with a lecture by noted researcher Jonathan Losos at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4, in 10 Guyot Hall.
Classical philosophy conference planned
A conference on "Issues in Pre-Socratic Philosophy and Its Reconstruction" is set for Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6, in 219 Burr Hall.
Food anthropologist to speak on regional cooking
"Cuisine du Terroir (Regional Cooking), At Home and Abroad" is the title of a workshop led by University of Vermont food anthropologist Amy Trubek at noon Monday, Dec. 7, in 210 Dickinson Hall.
Wilcove to read from book on animal migration
David Wilcove, a Princeton professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and public affairs, will read from his book "No Way Home: The Decline of the World's Great Animal Migrations" at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, in 138 Lewis Library.
Talk examines 'Lincoln's 'Theologico-Political Dilemma'
"Abraham Lincoln's Theologico-Political Dilemma" is the focus of a lecture by Yale University political scientist Steven Smith set for 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in 10 East Pyne.
Alum discusses failure, success as startup CEO
"Three Failures and a (Big) Success: The Evolution of a Startup CEO" is the topic of a lecture by 1999 Princeton graduate Brian O'Kelley set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, in the Friend Center Convocation Room.
Lecture explains 'How Flies Find Stuff'
California Institute of Technology bioengineer Michael Dickinson will present a talk on "How Flies Find Stuff" at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in 10 Guyot Hall.
Massey to deliver President's Lecture on immigration
Douglas Massey, Princeton's Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, will deliver the second talk in this year's President's Lecture Series, titled "America's War on Immigrants: Causes, Consequences and Solutions" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in 101 Friend Center.
Rexford to speak on Internet routing issues
Princeton computer scientist Jennifer Rexford will speak on "Stable Internet Routing Without Global Coordination" at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in 101 Sherrerd Hall.
Legendary photographer Gowin celebrated in exhibition
The Princeton University Art Museum is celebrating photographer and faculty member Emmet Gowin's legacy as an artist and educator with an exhibition titled "Emmet Gowin: A Collective Portrait," which is on view through Sunday, Feb. 21.
Readings celebrate 70 years of creative writing at Princeton
Distinguished writers affiliated with Princeton's internationally renowned Program in Creative Writing will be featured in a reading series celebrating the 70th anniversary of creative writing at the University this year. Maxine Kumin and Joyce Carol Oates will lead off the readings by current and former faculty, alumni, fellows and students in the program at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the Stewart Film Theater at the Lewis Center for the Arts, 185 Nassau St.
Alumni photo show pays tribute to Gowin
An exhibition of photographs by Princeton alumni who studied under acclaimed photographer Emmet Gowin, a professor of visual arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts, will open Saturday, Oct. 24, in the Rockefeller College Common Room.
Exhibition explores art of the Arctic's ancient hunters
"Gifts From the Ancestors: Ancient Ivories of Bering Strait," a major exhibition that brings to light the artistry and life practices of the hunters who worked across two millennia in what are now the American and Russian sides of the Bering Strait, opens Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Princeton University Art Museum.
Lecture series examines landscape architecture
A lecture series titled "Down the Garden Path," which examines the field of landscape architecture and design, will run through Wednesday, Dec. 2, in Betts Auditorium, School of Architecture.
OIT hosts technology lecture series
The Office of Information Technology will host weekly "Lunch 'n Learn" and "Productive Scholar" lectures on a broad range of technology topics in the Frist Campus Center. Fall semester "Lunch 'n Learn" lectures will be held at noon Wednesdays in Multipurpose Room A through Dec. 16; "Productive Scholar" presentations are set for noon Thursdays in Multipurpse Room B through Dec. 17.
'Life Objects' exhibition features African art
"Life Objects: Rites of Passage in African Art," an exhibition devoted to the traditional arts of Africa, will run from Saturday, Sept. 12, through Sunday, Jan. 24, at the Princeton University Art Museum. A related lecture titled "Ritual Networks: Art, Gods, Spirits and the Meaningful Life in Africa" will be delivered by Chika Okeke-Agulu, assistant professor of art and archaeology and African American studies and guest curator of the exhibition, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, in McCosh 10.
Lecture series examines the Caucasus
A lecture series on "The Caucasus: Zones of Contestation" will be held at 4:30 p.m. on four Tuesdays from Sept. 22 through Dec. 1 in 219 Burr Hall.
Chinese shadow figures highlight University's extensive, seldom-seen collection
An exhibition of vividly painted and delicately carved Chinese shadow theater figures at Princeton's East Asian Library provides a window into an enduring art form as well as Chinese religious beliefs, literature and other cultural markers.
Exhibition showcases the 'Art of Science'
A panel of distinguished judges has selected the best pieces of art to come out of the University's research labs. Now it's everyone else's turn. Winners of the 2009 Art of Science competition were announced at a gallery opening in the Friend Center May 8. The show features 48 works chosen from more than 200 submissions and will be on display in the Friend Center atrium for a year.
Exhibition celebrates American Revolution and Lapidus collection
"Liberty and the American Revolution," an exhibition celebrating 50 years of book collecting by Sidney Lapidus, a 1959 Princeton graduate, will open Thursday, May 28, in the main gallery of Firestone Library. The exhibition also marks the 50th reunion of Lapidus' class.
Exhibition celebrates 50th anniversary of University Archives
The richness and depth of the collections of the Princeton University Archives are the focus of "'The Best Old Place of All': Treasures From the Princeton University Archives," a new exhibition at the Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library.
Exhibition presents views on peace
An exhibition of photographs taken around the world by Princeton community members -- showcasing diverse viewpoints on the question of "What Is Peace?" -- is on view in the Murray-Dodge Hall lobby.