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News from Princeton, Jul-Sep 1998
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Bowen to Speak on Affirmative Action in College Admissions
9/25/98 -- William G. Bowen, president emeritus of Princeton University and co-author of a comprehensive new study on the impact of affirmative action policies on minority students during and after college, will speak at Princeton on Wednesday, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. in McCosh 10. Bowen, who is currently president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will speak on "Choosing on the Merits: The Relevance of Race." ...The "Crisis in the U.S. Presidency" to be Discussed at Princeton
9/22/98 -- A distinguished panel composed of experts on the presidency, international security, and domestic policy will discuss "Crisis in the U.S. Presidency: The Impact on National and International Affairs" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Thursday, October 8 at 4:30 p.m. in Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall. ...With Auto-Immune Disease, Gender Differences May Be More Than Hormonal
9/17/98 -- Scores of diseases affect men and women differently. The obvious reason? Differences in hormones. Yet, the assumption that hormonal differences are behind the discrepancy in the percentage of men or women who have a specific disease has kept researchers from investigating other gender-based causes. ...Public Invited to Events Celebrating Dedication of Princeton's New Stadium
9/16/98 -- Members of the public are invited to join in celebrating the dedication of the new Princeton University stadium, with a program of events before, during and after the Cornell-Princeton football game this Saturday, September 19. ...Four Outstanding Undergraduates Receive Prizes as Academic Year Begins
9/14/98 -- Four Princeton University undergraduates received academic prizes yesterday from President Harold T. Shapiro during ceremonies held September 13 to open the 1998-99 academic year. Outstanding members of each class received $1,000 cash prizes honoring exceptional scholastic achievement. ...University Acquires Two Properties from Eating Club
9/11/98 -- In accordance with the terms of an agreement struck a year ago with the Prospect Street eating club known as Dial, Elm and Cannon (DEC), Princeton University has assumed ownership of two club properties, Dial Lodge and Elm Club. ...President of Guyana to Speak on New and Restored Democracies
9/10/98 -- Janet Jagan, president of Guyana, will give a lecture entitled "The Challenges Facing New and Restored Democracies: Guyana's Experience" at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs on Monday, September 21, at 7 p.m., in Bowl 1, Robertson Hall. ...Margaret D. Wilson, Philosopher and Environmental Activist, Dies
9/1/98 -- Margaret Dauler Wilson, 59, Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University, died on August 27, 1998, at the Medical Center of Princeton. A philosopher with focal interests in the history of early modern philosophy ...New Computer Therapy Restores Sight in Patients with Brain Injury
9/1/98 -- A visiting research scientist at Princeton has found that a specialized regimen of computer therapy can restore some vision lost due to brain injuries caused by stroke or trauma. Until now, this type of vision loss has been considered untreatable. ...Andrew Wiles Receives Special Tribute from International Mathematical Union
8/27/98 -- Princeton Professor Andrew Wiles, who stunned mathematicians worldwide five years ago when he announced a proof of Fermat's Last Theorem, received an unprecedented honor last week from the International Mathematical Union during the International Congress of Mathematicians in Berlin. The congress, held every four years, opened August 18 and concludes today. ...Princeton Soccer Team Among Four Seeking Bragging Rights in Mercer County
8/18/98 -- On September 1, soccer teams from Princeton University, Rider University, the College of New Jersey and Mercer County Community College will take part in the Mercer County Cup, a one-night tournament that will benefit Isles, Inc., a Trenton-based community development corporation. ...Nine Members Join Princeton Board of Trustees
7/27/98 -- Eight Princeton alumni and one parent of three alumni will join the Princeton University Board of Trustees on September 18.Educator Carl A. Fields, First African-American Dean at Princeton, Dies at Age 79
7/23/98 -- Dr. Carl A. Fields, an educator and the first African-American dean of an Ivy League university, died after a sudden illness on Monday, July 20 at Roosevelt Hospital. He was 79.
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