'Princeton's Trees' offers look into campus history

Video feature: ‘Princeton’s Trees’ offers look into campus history .

The landscaping on Princeton University’s campus offers clues about the history of the University and beyond, showing the evolution of a campus from the United States’ earliest days to the present.

‘Gardens in China and Japan’ .

A highlight of the spring 2014 course “Gardens in China and Japan” was a weeklong trip to Kyoto, Japan, to visit gardens and temples. This video captures the group’s experiences in Japan through photographs taken by several of the students and interviews with the professors and students.

University greenhouses power the flowers in Princeton’s gardens .

Visitors to Princeton University’s Prospect Gardens may be familiar with the cheerful orange marigolds, pops of pink petunias and bunches of begonias blooming around the lush grounds. What they may not know is that most flowers planted there and in other campus gardens get their start just down the road in the University’s greenhouses.

Video feature: Music unites University and middle school students .

This spring, Princeton University students found common ground with Princeton-area middle school students over a shared love of music. The two groups, from Princeton University Sinfonia and Community House After School Academy, met once a week to play their instruments and learn from one another.

‘Princeton in the Details: A Campus Quiz’ .

Walking Princeton University’s paths provides a wide range of visual stimuli to soak up on campus — from the historical and modern architectural details to the park-like landscaping — though it is easy to overlook the smaller features and details that add up to the campus’s beauty. This video quiz allows those familiar with the campus to assess how many of these details they have retained, while future visitors can get a preview of what awaits them.

Video feature: Princeton Profiles: Wendy Li, exploring memory through art .

Senior Wendy Li is pursuing a certificate in visual arts in the Lewis Center for the Arts, and her senior thesis show, “Self-Preservation,” explored the role of photographs in discovering one’s identity and creating memories.

‘A Year in Review: 2012-13’ .

The academic year at Princeton starts in the warmth of September as new and returning students come to campus full of aspirations. Over the next several months, the campus is a hive of activity, as students study, pursue extracurricular interests and build friendships. In June, under the shady trees in front of Nassau Hall, the year comes to a close as new graduates leave campus and head out into the world.