Expanding College Access and Success
A national conference at Princeton brought together educators supporting first-gen, low-income, veteran and transfer students.
Developing the 21st Century Workforce
Apprentice graduation ceremony at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory marks a milestone for the program and for the DOE national lab.
John Hopfield to receive Nobel Prize in Stockholm this week
Princeton’s John Hopfield, the 2024 Nobel laureate in physics, is scheduled to receive his Nobel Prize medal and diploma Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony in Stockholm. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced his Nobel Prize Oct. 8, and Hopfield returned from abroad to a hero’s welcome on campus three days later.
Here, a celebratory look back, a commemorative video, and links to the upcoming Nobel Prize Award Ceremony livestream and Hopfield’s recorded Nobel Prize lecture.
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Eric Schmidt ’76 shares AI insights in McCosh 50 book launch conversation for 'Genesis'
The former Google chairman and CEO urged Princeton undergraduates and graduate students to tackle the “inconceivably large” opportunities and challenges that artificial intelligence presents.
Princeton continues to build on Native American and Indigenous studies, initiatives
The arrival of professor J. Kēhaulani Kauanui marks a key stage in University efforts to enhance research and scholarship, along with recognition and support for Native and Indigenous students and scholars.
Africa World Initiative hosts Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah in conversation and in the classroom
The 2021 recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature reflected on writing, compassion, belonging, home and the "qualities which make us human."
Research Roundup
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.
Exceptional Faculty
Princeton faculty members are all exceptional scholars in their disciplines who are expected to teach as well as engage in research. Faculty work closely with undergraduates in the supervision of junior year independent work and senior theses.
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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.
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