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News from Princeton, Apr-Jun 1998
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Gov. Whitman to Visit Princeton Laboratories During New Jersey Technology Week
6/17/98 -- On Thursday, June 18, Gov. Christine Todd Whitman will tour two research laboratories in Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science and hear a briefing on technology education as part of a week-long focus on technology in New Jersey. ...Collection of 106 photographs illustrates Rouge manufacturing plant
Princeton University Art Museum Receives Major Gift From Ford Motor Company
6/9/98 -- Through a generous gift from the Ford Motor Company, The Art Museum, Princeton University, has acquired a unique collection of photographs of the famous Rouge manufacturing plan in Dearborn, Michigan. The collection, which consists of 106 photographs taken between 1992 and 1995 by British-born photographer Michael Kenna, will be known as the Ford Rouge Complex Collection. ...Princeton University Confers 1,730 Degrees at 251st Commencement
6/2/98 -- Princeton University conferred a total of 1,730 bachelor and advanced degrees this morning at its 251st Commencement. There were 583 men and 527 women in the graduating senior class -- a total of 1,110 recipients of bachelor's degrees. The undergraduate degrees included 930 bachelors of arts (A.B.) and 180 bachelors of science in engineering (B.S.E.); in addition, four undergraduates from earlier classes were awarded a June degree. ...Six Receive Honorary Degrees at Princeton Commencement
6/2/98 -- Princeton University today awarded six honorary degrees at its 251st Commencement exercises. The University orator, Robert H. Rawson, Class of 1966, presented the candidates to University President Harold T. Shapiro, who conferred the degrees. Linda Chavez-Thompson, Doctor of Laws; Athol Fugard, Doctor of Letters; Howard E. Gardner, Doctor of Humane Letters; Robert E. Kahn, Doctor of Science; Matthew J. Perry, Jr., Doctor of Laws; John Wilder Tukey, Doctor of Science ...Four Princeton Faculty Receive President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching
6/2/98 -- This year's President's Awards for Distinguished Teaching were presented to Angela Creager, assistant professor of history; John Gager, William H. Danforth Professor of Religion; J. Richard Gott III, professor of astrophysical sciences; and Nai-Ying Yuan Tang, lecturer in East Asian Studies. The President's Awards were established in 1991 by gifts from Lloyd Cotsen '50 and John Sherrerd '52.Mathematics Majors Received Top Academic Prizes over Four Years
Andrew M. Neitzke Named Princeton Valedictorian for 1998, Jacob A. Rasmussen is Salutatorian
6/2/98 -- Two mathematics majors who shared top academic honors throughout their four years at Princeton today represented the Class of 1998 as the valedictorian and Latin salutatorian. Andrew M. Neitzke, of Narberth, Pa., delivered the valedictory; Jacob Andrew Rasmussen of Barrington, R.I., gave the Salutatory oration, which at Princeton is given in Latin. ...Valedictory
By Andrew M. Neitzke '98
6/2/98 -- "Thank you. It is a genuine honor to be standing here right now. I think we're all in for quite a show this morning. As you all probably know, the Class of 1998 is supposed to walk out through the FitzRandolph Gate in a few minutes. And as many of you know ...Graduate Students Honored For Teaching Excellence
6/2/98 -- The 1998 Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni awards for excellence in graduate student teaching were presented to Erin Binney Girdler of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Roberto Ramon Lint-Sagarena of Religion, Mathias Risse of Philosophy and Eric Trudel of Romance Languages and Literatures. ...1998 Graduates Receive Honors at Class Day
6/2/98 -- At Class Day on June 1, President Shapiro presented the senior class with a symbolic key to the campus, and several special Class Day awards were presented. ...Princeton University Dedicates New Teaching Facilities for Physics
5/29/98 -- Princeton University today dedicated a new state-of-the-art building for the teaching of physics, named in honor of the late aviation and aerospace pioneer James S. McDonnell of Princeton's Class of 1921. James S. McDonnell Hall brings additional classrooms, laboratories and lecture space, as well as advanced technology for undergraduate education, to the Department of Physics. ...$4 Million Gift Will Expand and Renovate Rowing Center
5/29/98 -- Princeton University will use a gift of $4 million from Irene C. Shea of Pittsburgh, Pa., to expand and renovate the its landmark boathouse and crew facilities on the banks of Carnegie Lake. The gift will be used to create the C. Bernard Shea Rowing Center, honoring Mrs. Shea's late husband, a member of the Class of 1916 and a rower during his college career. ...Fourteen Princeton Faculty Members Transferring to Emeritus Status
5/28/98 -- Fourteen members of the Princeton University faculty have transferred to emeritus status in the 1997-98 academic year. They are Russell Banks, Stephen Cohen, H. C. Curtiss, Kenneth Deffeyes, Hildred Geertz, John Gillham, Robert Gilpin, Charles Gilvarg, William Graessley, Roy Jackson, Saul Kripke, Sam Treiman, Paul Volcker and John Waterbury. Waterbury's appointment as president of the American University of Beirut was previously announced. ...PRESS ADVISORY -- Reunions, Baccalaureate to Precede Princeton University's 251st Commencement
5/26/98 -- The Class of 1998 and alumni classes that include the first group of women to attend Princeton for four years will take part in Reunions Weekend and graduation activities that start Thursday, May 28, and conclude with Commencement on Tuesday, June 2, 1998.
Alumni classes will converge on campus beginning Thursday for a full slate of academic and social programs, including fireworks on Poe-Pardee Field Saturday evening. The famous P-rade will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 30. The parade passes through the FitzRandolph Gates and winds across campus along Elm Drive before concluding at the Poe-Pardee Fields. The Class of 1973, the first class to enroll at Princeton after the start of coeducation, will lead the parade in celebration of its 25th reunion. ...Oceans May Absorb Less Carbon Dioxide Than Believed, Princeton Researchers Find
Computer Models Suggest Global Warming Disturbs Ocean Circulation
5/21/98 --In this week's Nature, scientists from Princeton University and from the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory report that changes induced by global warming in Southern Ocean circulation may be reducing its ability to absorb excess atmospheric carbon. If other computer simulations support their results, the researchers suggest, an international effort to collect data on how the great Southern Ocean responds to climate change should be undertaken immediately. ...Princeton Researcher Finds 'Safer Sex' Message Alters Behavior Longer Than 'Abstinence'
5/20/98 -- In this week's Journal of the American Medical Association, Princeton University psychology professor John Jemmott reports results of the first HIV prevention study to compare the effects of educating teenagers about safe sex with the effects of educating them on abstinence. The results suggest that while both approaches affect sexual behavior in the short term, over the long term the safer-sex program not only increases condom use but may decrease the frequency of sexual contact in some groups. This, Jemmott et al. write, provides evidence "contrary to the common belief that sex education increases sexual activity."Mathematician Bernard Dwork Dies
5/12/98 -- The eminent mathematician Bernard Dwork died on May 9, 1998, at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, N.J., after a long illness. He was 74, and lived in Princeton.
Born in the Bronx on May 27, 1923, he was educated at the City College of New York and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. After what he referred to as his "misspent youth" as an electrical engineer, he received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University in 1954, at the age of 31. His advisors were Emil Artin and John Tate, both then at Princeton University. ...Class of '43 Invites Public to Hear Scientists Discuss 'The Amazing Human Mind'
5/4/98 -- In conduction with its 55th reunion, the Princeton Class of 1943 will present another in its series of programs on science for non-scientists. "The Amazing Human Mind" will take place Friday, May 29, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall. The program will feature seven faculty presentations to be followed by discussion with the audience.Stanley N. Katz Receives Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from Ohio State University
4/27/98 -- Stanley N. Katz, professor of public and international affairs at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and one of America's foremost legal historians, received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Ohio State University on March 20. ...Daniel Tsui receives Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics
4/24/98 -- Daniel Tsui, the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University, has been selected to receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Physics for his role in discovering and explaining the bizarre liquid-like behavior of electrons at extremely cold temperatures and high magnetic fields. ...Princeton Shakespeare Company's ''Tis Pity She's a Whore'' Opens
4/23/98 -- The Princeton Shakespeare Company's 1998 spring production, "Tis Pity She's a Whore," opens a two-weekend run today. This production, directed by Brian Bennett, Class of 1999, returns to the company's original outdoor venue at Lockhart Arch, the site of productions including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," and "Taming of the Shrew." ...Film Tour of 'Four Women of Egypt' to Make Princeton Stop
4/17/98 -- The director and three of the women featured in the award-winning documentary, Four Women of Egypt will appear at Princeton University on April 29 as part of the American debut of this tale of friendship that thrives amid political change. The screening will be at 4 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium in Robertson Hall, at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. A discussion will follow. ...Next Year in Jerusalem: WWS Students to Spend a Semester at Hebrew University
4/16/98 -- Juniors at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School will be able to enroll during the spring of 1999 at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and take a full range of courses including the special policy seminar, known as a Task Force, that is required of all the School's undergraduates. The special seminar will be taught by a member of the Hebrew University faculty. ...Alumnus to Speak on Prisoner Information Project with China
4/16/98 -- John Kamm, chair of Market Access Ltd. (Hong Kong) and president of Asia Pacific Resources, Inc. (San Francisco), will give a lecture entitled "Counterrevolution in One Country: The Prisoner Information Project with China's Ministry of Justice" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Tuesday, April 28, at 4:30 p.m., in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1. ...Author David Remnick to Speak On ''Reporting from Russia'' at Princeton
4/16/98 -- Pulitzer-prize winning author David Remnick will speak on "Ten Years Reporting From Russia: New Worlds, Old Worlds," at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:30 p.m. in Bowl 1, Robertson Hall. ...Leonard L. Milberg Collection Showcases Irish Poetry
4/10/98 -- A new collection of Irish poetry at Firestone Library will help scholars at Princeton and elsewhere address the extraordinary contribution to world literature made by Irish writers in this century.
To mark the acquisition of the Leonard L. Milberg '53 Collection of Irish Poetry, which comprises more than 1,100 printed works by 50 poets from the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland, the Princeton Library has prepared an exhibition drawing on the materials in the collection, opening April 27.Ruth Harkin to Join Sen. Tom Harkin in Giving Baccalaureate Address
4/9/98 -- Couple's appearance to honor 25th anniversary of coeduation
Ruth Harkin, senior vice president at United Technologies Corporation, will join her husband, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, in giving the baccalaureate address to the Class of 1998. The couple's daughter, Amy Harkin, is a member of the graduating class. The baccalaureate service, set for Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m., marks the official end of the academic year at Princeton. ...The Euro to Be Discussed by Editor for Suddeutsche Zeitung
4/9/98 -- Joseph Joffe, a columnist and editorial page editor for Suddeutsche Zeitung, will give a lecture entitled "The Euro: The Engine That Couldn't" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Thursday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m., in Robertson Hall, Dodds Auditorium.EPA Administrator to Speak on the Future of Environmental Protection
4/9/98 -- Fred Hansen, deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will give a lecture entitled "Beyond the Horizon: The Future of Environmental Protection" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Thursday, April 16, at 4:30 p.m., in Robertson Hall, Bowl 6.
Hansen was appointed to the EPA in 1994. As the assistant to EPA Administrator Carol M. Browner, he assists in setting and communicating the national environmental agenda, in implementing and enforcing federal environmental laws, and in ensuring efficient management of the agency. ...Anthony Lake, Former National Security Adviser, To Speak on Security Threats in the Post-Cold War Era
4/9/98 -- Anthony Lake, national security adviser to the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1996 and a Woodrow Wilson School alumnus, will give the annual George W. Ball Lecture entitled "Post-Cold War Security Threats" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Tuesday, April 14, at 4:30 p.m., in Robertson Hall, Dodds Auditorium.
Lake, currently the Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, served as national security adviser to the Clinton administration from 1993 to 1996. ...Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa to Give Baccalaureate Address to Class of 1998
4/2/98 -- U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, will give the baccalaureate address to the Class of 1998, which includes his daughter, Amy Harkin. The baccalaureate service, set for Sunday, May 31, at 2 p.m., marks the official end of the academic year at Princeton.
Harkin, now in his third term in the U.S. Senate, has broad legislative interests. He is the author of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, the landmark law that that protects the civil rights of more than 49 million Americans with physical or mental disabilities. ...Alumnus to Speak on Police and Community Relations in NYC
4/2/98 -- Frederick Patrick MPA '90, executive director of the Mayor's Police/Community Relations Task Force and deputy criminal justice coordinator for the City of New York, will give a lecture entitled "New York City Mayor's Police/Community Relations Task Force: Balancing Opposing Views to Achieve Politically Viable Outcomes" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Tuesday, April 7, at 4:30 p.m., in Robertson Hall, Bowl 1. ...Eisenhower and Kennedy, Their Summits with Khrushchev, and the Berlin Crisis
4/2/98 -- Charles Sorrels, a foreign affairs analyst at the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, will give a lecture entitled "Summits at the Brink: Khrushchev's Ultimatum on Berlin and Eisenhower at Camp David (1959) and Kennedy at Vienna (1961)" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Wednesday, April 8, in Robertson Hall, Bowl 6, at 4:30 p.m. ...Speaker discusses the future of storytelling and interactive cinema
4/2/98 -- Glorianna Davenport, director of the Interactive Cinema Group at the Media Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be the second speaker for Series in New Media, which is aimed at encouraging interdisciplinary interest in new media.
Her presentation, titled The Future of Storytelling and Interactive Cinema, is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., Thursday, April 23, 1998, in the large auditorium (Room 104) of the Computer Science Building on Olden Street in Princeton. The Series in New Media is open to the public. ...Princeton Faculty Group Gives 'Reality Check' to Science Wars
4/2/98 -- A group of Princeton faculty members has formed an interdisciplinary discussion group to bridge the gap between the arts and the sciences and strengthen scholarship in both realms.
Dubbed Reality Check, the group addresses the divide -- commonly referred to by participants and observers as "the science wars" -- that is being fought inside and outside academe. At Princeton, the science wars are being negotiated rather than fought, according to faculty who take part in the discussions. ...Anu Rao to Become Ombuds Officer at Princeton University
4/1/98 -- Anu Rao will become Princeton University's ombuds officer, effective July 1. Currently an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Social Work at Bryn Mawr, Rao will devote two days a week to Princeton's Ombuds Office as she completes her academic appointment this semester.
Rao served as interim ombuds officer at Princeton from June through December 1997. She had served as director of training and organizational development at Princeton from 1988 to 1992.
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