Princeton University

Spring 2021 Information

Please visit spring2021.princeton.edu and covid.princeton.edu for details and information about the spring semester 2021 and public health guidance.

Princeton astrophysicists re-imagine world map, designing a less distorted, 'radically different' way to see the world

Princeton Professors J. Richard Gott and Robert Vanderbei, in collaboration with David Goldberg of Drexel University, have designed a two-sided disk that minimizes the flaws of traditional flat maps.

Laugh, cry, click, share: Princeton virtual theater experience aims to disrupt stigma around mental illness.

“The Manic Monologues” captures true stories, performed by professional actors; pre-recorded conversations with Princeton students, experts and activists; and mental health resources.

Academics

Forward Fest public conversation series continues as part of A Year of Forward Thinking with focus on resilience, exploration.

Forward Fest Feb. 20 will focus on alumni “forward thinkers” in the arenas of exploration and resilience.

University News

Cell mapping expert receives HHMI diversity fellowship with eight years of support

'See-through soil' could help farmers deal with future droughts

Five Princeton faculty members named 2021 Sloan Research Fellows

Despite sea-level rise risks, migration to some threatened coastal areas may increase

True toll of coronavirus on sub-Saharan Africa may be obscured by tremendous variability in risk factors and surveillance

Princeton hosts Black History Month events that connect, educate and celebrate

Big but affordable effort needed for America to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, Princeton study shows .

The new “Net-Zero America” study maps out state-by-state, sector-by-sector, and decade-by-decade what it would take for the U.S. economy to be fully decarbonized, and provides a blueprint for action in the 2020s.

Research

Play video:

Princeton Playbook public health campaign aims to limit spread of COVID-19 on campus.

The University's new public health campaign focuses on four principles or “plays”— Prepare, Protect, Participate and Persist — to help limit the spread of COVID-19 on campus and in the community.

University News

Upcoming Virtual Events

View All

Sunday Worship Service with guest preacher, Alexandra Miller-Knaack, Chapel Intern - virtual event

Feb 21

8:00 a.m.

Join us online for worship on Sunday, February 21, 2021. The service will have magnificent music provided by Penna Rose, Director of Chapel Music and Eric…

Special Events, Religious

Collector’s Progress: The Mark Samuels Lasner Collection and its Princeton Connection

Feb 21

3:00 p.m.

Mark Samuels Lasner, a member of the Friends of the Princeton University Library and Council, is a recognized authority on art and literature of the late…

Community

Getting Started with the Library: Special Collections

Feb 22

1:15 p.m.

The webinar will provide information about the services and programs from the Library's Special Collections for graduate students in Spring 2021. The…

Community

Daily Meditation with Dean Matthew Weiner - Virtual Event

Feb 22

4:00 p.m.

All are welcome to join us for a ten minute mediation each day lead by Dean Matt Weiner, Associate Dean of Religious Life. Please remember to make sure your…

Special Events, Wellness

Getting Started with the Library: Data Statistical Services and Princeton Research Data Service

Feb 23

12:15 p.m.

The webinar will provide information on services/programs for graduate students from the Library's Data Statistical Services and Princeton Research Data…

Community

CITP Seminar: Beyond Algorithmic Bias: An Interrogation of the Google Search by Image Algorithm

Feb 23

12:30 p.m.

Orestis Papakyriakopoulos and Arwa Michelle Mboya, article co-authors, performed a socio-computational interrogation of the google search by image algorithm, a…

Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Instructor working with student in physics lab

Study at Princeton

Our approach to learning combines the best aspects of a great research university and an outstanding liberal arts college.

Michael Moore stands next to his portrait painted by Mario Moore

Work at Princeton

Every employee has the opportunity to make an impact supporting our mission of teaching and research.