By the numbers James Heckman, who received the Nobel Prize in economics this year, joins quite a list of Princeton faculty members and graduates who have won the award. Since 1919, when U.S. President Woodrow Wilson, a Princeton graduate and former president of the University, won the Nobel Peace Prize, 31 Princetonians have been so honored. Those who have been presented with a Nobel Prize in the last decade are: Chemistry 1996 - Richard Smalley, Ph.D. 1974 Economics 2000 - James Heckman, M.A. 1968, Ph.D. 1971 1994 - John Nash, Ph.D. 1950, senior research mathematician 1992 - Gary Becker, Class of 1951 Literature 1993 - Toni Morrison, Robert Goheen Professor in the Humanities Physics 1998 - Daniel Tsui, Arthur Legrand Doty Professor of Electrical Engineering 1993 - Joseph Taylor, James McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Physics 1993 - Russell Hulse, principal research physicist, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory Physiology and medicine 1995 - Eric Wieschaus, Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology		October 23, 2000 Vol. 90, No. 7 previous   archives   next Contents • Neuroscientists put heads together to develop new theory on depression • Politicking aside electoral process still matters • Trussell and colleagues call for better HIV prevention • Alumnus wins Nobel in economics • By the numbers - Princetonians who have won the Nobel Prize • Committee has full complement • New sound appealing to campus • Benefits update • Community Day/Staff Day was Oct. 14 • Spotlight / People • Nassau notes • Calendar of events The Bulletin is published weekly during the academic year, except during University breaks and exam weeks, by the Office of Communications, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Permission is given to adapt, reprint or excerpt material from the Bulletin for use in other media. Deadline. In general, the copy deadline for each issue is the Friday 10 days in advance of the Monday cover date. The deadline for the Bulletin that covers Nov. 6-12 is Friday, Oct. 27. A complete publication schedule is available at deadlines or by calling (609) 258-3601. Subscriptions. The Bulletin is distributed free to faculty, staff and students. Others may subscribe to the Bulletin for $24 for the academic year (half price for current Princeton parents and people over 65). Send a check to Office of Communications, Stanhope Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544. Editor: Ruth Stevens Staff writer: Yvonne Chiu Hays Calendar editor: Carolyn Geller Contributing writers: Lauren Robinson-Brown, Marilyn Marks, Steven Schultz Photographer: Denise Applewhite Design: Mahlon Lovett, Laurel Masten Cantor Web edition: Mahlon Lovett
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