Princeton Profiles: Lorenzo Laing, connecting sociology and hip-hop

Video feature: Princeton Profiles: Lorenzo Laing, connecting sociology and hip-hop .

Princeton University senior Lorenzo Laing likes hip-hop music for a number of reasons: It has a good beat and its lyrical content often reflects on societal issues important to Laing. The New York City native is devoting his senior thesis in sociology to studying how queer hip-hop artists of color are trying to redefine the genre.

From cash flow to rhyme flow: Music scholar Manabe takes eclectic path to Princeton .

Noriko Manabe's path to teaching music at Princeton is as unconventional and eclectic as the musical cultures and styles she studies. Manabe came to academia from the investment and consulting fields, where she was a leading analyst of the technology and media industries in Japan.

Being composed: The art of learning to write music .

What does composing music look like? At Princeton, composition is taught at the undergraduate and graduate level. In this story, four members of the Department of Music describe their creative process, the surprising upside of learning composition at a liberal arts university versus a conservatory, and the challenges and rewards of developing and performing new work. You can also view video clips of a work-in-progress by senior Stephanie Leotsakos and new works by Assistant Professor of Music Donnacha Dennehy and graduate student Yuri Boguinia.

Video feature: Princeton Profiles: Alex Wheatley, scholar and athlete .

Alex Wheatley is a starting forward on the No. 13-ranked Princeton women's basketball team, which went 30-0 this regular season. Her interests beyond athletics include majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology and pursuing a certificate in global health and health policy.

Princeton Profiles: Dan Steingart, exploring batteries with creativity .

Assistant professor Dan Steingart, who studies batteries and sustainable energy storage, teaches students how to diagnose and solve complex problems.

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.

Herrera bridges Latinx culture and popular performance at Princeton .

Brian Herrera, an assistant professor of theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts, came to Princeton in 2012 from the University of New Mexico, where he taught world theater history and performance theory. His 2015 book, "Latin Numbers: Playing Latino in Twentieth-Century U.S.