In 'Nature': 'A major achievement'
A team led by Princeton’s Mala Murthy and Sebastian Seung has mapped a fly's entire brain, a new step in understanding human brain disease.
Brooks, Gitai, Krienen and Skinnider win prestigious NIH awards
Four Princeton researchers won major awards from the National Institutes of Health to support their blue-sky research.
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SPIA exhibit and programming this week are directing attention to nuclear weapons as a scholarly and policy issue
“Close Encounters: Facing the Bomb in a New Nuclear Age” is on display at SPIA’s Bernstein Gallery through Oct. 25. A convening of scientists and an Oct. 11 performance also address nuclear threats.
Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows
The program, now in its fifth year, recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. The 2024 cohort includes disciplines spanning the humanities, engineering, the sciences and the social sciences.
Princeton creates Office of Innovation to enhance ecosystem for research, start-ups, tech transfer and industry collaboration
Craig B. Arnold has been named Princeton’s first University Innovation Officer and heads the new office.
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The Quantum Future: Meeting the Moment
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