Staff writing contest winners illuminate the overlooked and underappreciated

Four Princeton staff members have been honored for their essays in the third annual Princeton Writes essay contest, which invited University staff to share their thoughts on something they believe is overlooked or underappreciated at Princeton.

STEM event spurs interest in engineering for Harlem schoolchildren

At the 4th annual Harlem Prep to Princeton Program, organized by the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering’s graduate program, schoolchildren from New York City learned about the science, technology and math (STEM) fields. The young scientists spent the day exploring multiple labs, where graduate students had a variety of demonstrations to show what it means to be an engineer and the vital role they play in everyday life.