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Princeton celebrates 25 years of research and teaching at Mpala, Kenya

Princeton is celebrating 25 years at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya, while looking toward deepening engagement for the future.

Achieving climate goals requires setting a price on carbon, experts say at Andlinger Center meeting.

Cutting carbon emissions quickly requires a price on carbon, experts from industry, government and academia said at the annual meeting of the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton. A carbon fee would provide a dual benefit: offer direct incentives to cut emissions, and also create a new market for firms that can monetize carbon dioxide as a resource by transforming the gas into products and fuels.

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U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Princeton, Microsoft challenge to DACA termination.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on cases challenging the federal government’s termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, including a complaint filed by Princeton University, Microsoft and Princeton graduate María Perales Sánchez.

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Foam offers way to manipulate light

Boosting wind farmers, global winds reverse decades of slowing and pick up speed

Schmidt DataX Fund supports research projects that harness data science to speed up discovery

President Eisgruber honored as innovation leader in New Jersey

Researchers find nature’s backup plan for converting nitrogen into plant nutrients

How to make better biofuels? Convince yeast it's not starving

Fighting to protect Dreamers: Why Microsoft and Princeton University are taking their case to the Supreme Court.

An op-ed by Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber and Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith on why Microsoft and Princeton University are taking their case to the Supreme Court to protect Dreamers was published in a TIME Ideas column this week. On Nov. 12, the Supreme Court hears cases related to DACA.

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University releases Title IX reports and announces next steps to strengthen process.

Princeton University released two new reports and announced next steps to further strengthen its policies, resources and communications related to sexual misconduct on campus. In a letter to the campus community, Provost Deborah Prentice underscored the University’s commitment to supporting all members of the Princeton community.

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Authentic Jazz and Swing Dance Workshop

Nov 20

Wallace Dance & Theater

2:30 p.m.

As part of Dyane Harvey-Salaam's fall dance course, "The American Dance Experience and Africanist Dance Practices," Mickey Davidson gives a lecture/workshop on…

Arts, Dance

Workshop - Using the Material Samples Collection

Nov 20

Friend Center

4:00 p.m.

Learn more about how to use the library's Material Samples Collection (a collection of basic materials used in design and construction) in your research with…

Engineering Physics, Andlinger Center for the Energy and Environment (ACEE)

Soft nanoparticles, hard science & the path from discovery to commercialization

Nov 20

Engineering QUAD

4:00 p.m.

Phytoglycogen nanoparticles are highly-branched polymers of glucose that are produced as soft, compact nanoparticles by sweet corn. Properties such as softness…

Chemical and Biological Engineering, Departmental Seminar

Climate Refugees, Kinetic Elites, and the Struggle for Mobility Justice

Nov 20

4:30 p.m.

Lecture: Mimi Sheller, Ph.D., is Professor of Sociology and founding Director of the Center for Mobilities Research and Policy at Drexel University in…

Academics

Andrew Winston Talk

Nov 20

4:30 p.m.

Megatrends and The Big Pivot: Financial Markets in a Hotter, Scarcer, More Open & Connected World - a talk by Andrew Winston '91, well-known TED speaker…

Career

StudioLab Open Hours

Nov 20

4:30 p.m.

Join us in the StudioLab for open hours to work on a project, explore and experiment with the latest technology in 3D printing, virtual reality, cutting,…

Arts, Seminars

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