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This will not be on the test: A new approach to learning quantum chemistry

The implications of quantum science are extraordinary, but sometimes intimidating. So “Chemistry 305: The Quantum World" takes a new tack: Teach the nuts and bolts of quantum mechanics until the midterm, then switch from problem sets and quizzes to a seminar-style exploration.

Kristina Olson's keen scholarship is informing the conversation on gender identity.

A MacArthur Fellow and NSF emerging scientist award winner, Olson "is one of the world’s leading scholars of how gender identity develops in children, and — more generally — how children think about social groups,” said Ken Norman, chair of Princeton’s psychology department.

Research

How art by Audubon, Darwin and others influenced science: Insights from a Princeton course.

A Princeton seminar in American art disentangles the facts and fictions in early images of scientific inquiry. Students learn critical skills they can apply to contemporary images, as well.

Academics

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#VentureForward

Through the Venture Forward campaign, Princeton is making audacious bets on talent and potential that will have a transformative impact on the future of humanity.

Dare to Venture

University News

Long-term population benefits of wearing masks for endemic infections depend on the biology of transmission and immunity

Robert Willig, ‘brilliant economist,’ inspirational teacher and devoted public servant, dies at age 75

University committee seeks feedback on Witherspoon statue proposal

Princeton establishes Energy Research Fund

Jennifer Rexford named Princeton’s next provost

Debenedetti to step down after 10 years as dean for research

New partnerships, programs and positions are part of Princeton’s ongoing commitment to combat systemic racism.

Princeton is providing an interim update on the University-wide and department-level initiatives launched during the 2021-22 year as part of the University's ongoing commitment to combat systemic racism. A full annual report will be released in the fall.

Diversity & Inclusion

Environmental research at Princeton is addressing the world's challenges.

Research groups across the University are making pivotal contributions across the spectrum of environmental issues. The Princeton Environmental Research portal tracks the full scope of activity arising out of more than a dozen different academic units, from physical, biological and applied sciences to art, architecture, psychology, policy and more.

Research

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Baseball Conditioning

Dec 7

7:30 a.m.

Baseball

Athletics

Fall 2022 Media Arts Show

Dec 7

185 Nassau Street

9:00 a.m.

The Program in Visual Arts presents new work by students in fall photography and graphic design courses. Gallery open weekdays 9 AM - 6 PM.

Arts, Exhibitions

Visions of Youth for a Future Iran: Iranian Students in Interwar Berlin

Dec 7

12:00 p.m.

Student missions abroad were key to the modernization efforts of the Iranian state during the 1920s and 1930s. The attainment of scientific and technical…

Cultural

Get FITT with HIIT

Dec 7

12:00 p.m.

High Intensity Interval Training is all the rage. But interval training has been around for more than 100 years. Learn the basics of – and the research…

Athletics, Lectures

The State of Indigenous Americans

Dec 7

4:30 p.m.

American Indian and Alaska Native persons have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic facing three times the likelihood of infection and…

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

"The Breadwinner" Movie Night and Dinner with Afghan Fellows

Dec 7

4:30 p.m.

Engage with the fellows of the Afghanistan Policy Lab and watch The Breadwinner.

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

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