Dean of Engineering Andrea Goldsmith to become president of Stony Brook University
Goldsmith, the Arthur LeGrand Doty Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been dean of engineering at Princeton since September 2020, leading a period of major growth.
Pyne Prize awarded to Princeton Class of 2025 members Jennifer Nwokeji and Avi Attar
The award is the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. The students will be recognized at Alumni Day on Saturday.
Spotlight on Princeton’s transfer students
Princeton’s growing community of transfer students brings a wealth of experiences and perspectives to campus. Many come from first-generation, lower-income, community college and U.S. military veteran backgrounds. Academic and extracurricular programs — enabled by the University’s endowment and donors’ generosity — support the success of transfer students while at Princeton and beyond. Meet some of our transfer students and learn more about transfer programs as this series rolls out on Princeton’s social media.
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Four professors win prestigious Sloan awards for early-career researchers
Professors Alexandra Amon, Jason Klusowski, Lue Pan and Maria Micaela Sviatschi are 2025 Sloan Research Fellows.
President Eisgruber's State of the University Letter, 2025
Eisgruber called on Princetonians to “celebrate fresh beginnings and remarkable achievements, rise to meet difficult challenges, and energetically pursue this University’s mission of teaching, research, and service in the year ahead.”
Jacobus Fellows: Cibinel, Hagos, Ren and Nguyen win Princeton’s top graduate student honor
The Jacobus Fellows will be honored at Alumni Day ceremonies on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Two professors, four alumni elected to National Academy of Engineering
Six Princetonians have been elected to the National Academy of Engineering: Professor Philip John Holmes, Professor Lynn Loo, and alumni Marsha Anderson Bomar, Susan Brantley, Pei Cao and Marian Gindy.
Princeton geoscientists propose an unexpected new screening tool for cancer
Xinning Zhang and Ashley Maloney discovered that a geology technique shows promise in detecting cancer-like cells. If their preliminary results bear out, they may have identified a new signature for cancer, which could mean earlier diagnosis and better outcomes.
Black History Month 2025: Eddie Glaude Jr. on James Baldwin, Roberto Lugo at Art@Bainbridge, and more
The University community is hosting a range of events. Educational programs and resources are also available year-round.
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The Quantum Future: Meeting the Moment
Princeton’s quantum scientists and engineers are working to manipulate the strange behaviors of particles — mindbending realities like quantum entanglement and superposition — to advance knowledge and produce technologies in fields as far-ranging as computing, communications, medicine, energy, finance and cryptography. Our expanded Quantum Initiative and new Ph.D. program carry forward a spirit of discovery on our campus that reaches back to Einstein.
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