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Fall 2020 Information

Ongoing updates about the 2020-21 academic year are available on the University's Fall 2020 website.

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Major High Meadows gift renames Princeton Environmental Institute

The philanthropic organization co-founded by Judy and Carl Ferenbach III, a member of the Class of 1964, has made a transformative gift to support environmental research at Princeton University

Addressing humanity's environmental challenges.

Princeton University launches digital initiative to share expertise on some of the world’s most urgent problems.

Research

Robert Prud’homme named first recipient of Princeton’s Dean for Research Award for Distinguished Innovation.

Prud'homme will receive the award and speak about the technology he developed to improve the delivery of drugs throughout the body on Nov. 5 at Princeton's Engage 2020 virtual conference.

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University News

Princeton University Concerts debuts new digital initiative ‘Sing for Today,’ taps into election with opera star Joyce DiDonato and Kai Tsurumaki ’23

Princeton project expands to create a worldwide fleet of robotic floats to monitor ocean health

New technique could help repair nerve damage

Princeton endowment earns 5.6% return; continues to support financial aid, COVID-19 testing and daily University operations

Princeton Professor of Visual Arts Deana Lawson wins Hugo Boss Prize, first photographer to be awarded the prize

Princeton and Mpala scholars link obesity and disease to dramatic dietary changes

An update and overview of Princeton University’s ongoing efforts to combat systemic racism.

Princeton's continuing work to address racism includes scholarly and operational initiatives across the University.

University News

President Eisgruber's mid-semester update to the University community .

President Christopher L. Eisgruber's Oct. 19 message to the University community about the ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors relevant to planning for the spring semester.

University News

Upcoming Virtual Events

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General election in-person polling information

Nov 3

6:00 a.m.

In-person voting on November 3, 2020 for voters residing on the Princeton University campus – Districts 7 & 8 – will be held at the Hook and Ladder Fire…

ENGAGE 2020: Princeton's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference

Nov 4

8:00 a.m.

This multi-day, virtual conference will help create new connections among Princeton innovators and leaders in entrepreneurship, industry, nonprofit…

Celebrate Princeton Innovation 2020

Nov 5

3:00 p.m.

Each year, our research community comes together with friends in the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem to celebrate the impacts of University…

CITP Seminar: Vanessa Teague – Some Election Integrity Problems are Surprisingly Easy to Solve and Others are Very Very Hard

Nov 10

12:30 p.m.

This talk will compare two recent advances in the understanding of election integrity. Please join the webinar here. This talk is co-sponsored by CITP and…

Cristina Rivera Garza "Domestic Archaeology of Deportation"

Nov 10

5:00 p.m.

The crash of 1929 and the migration policies of president Hoover forced thousands of Mexicans out of the United States. Deportees found their way back into…

Princeton Art Museum: Inside the Curator's Office "Stormy Weather, Rembrandt's The Three Trees"

Nov 10

5:30 p.m.

Join Laura M. Giles, Heather and Paul G. Haaga Jr., Class of 1970, Curator of Prints and Drawings, for a close and contextual look at this recently acquired…

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