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Princeton’s John Hopfield receives Nobel Prize in physics
Oct. 8, 2024

Hopfield's former graduate students, now leaders in academia and industry, speak of his inspiration, humility, and playful joy as a mentor

#GradFUTURES: Collaborations with McCarter Theatre’s ‘Arts & Ideas’ provides opportunities for grad students to interact with extraordinary artists
Oct. 7, 2024

Last year, Paula Abreu of McCarter Theatre Center pulled off a huge performing arts “get” — booking the iconic Patti Smith to kick off the mainstage season — by offering Smith’s agent something no other venue could.

Through McCarter’s Arts & Ideas initiative(Link is external), Smith…

School of Engineering and Applied Science honors 16 graduate students for achievements
Sept. 27, 2024

The School of Engineering and Applied Science has given its annual Award for Excellence to 16 advanced graduate students who have performed at the highest level as scholars and researchers. 

The six engineering departments nominated the recipients based on their achievements…

Five computer science graduate students named 2025 Siebel Scholars
Sept. 26, 2024

Five Princeton University graduate students in computer science — 4 doctoral candidates and a master's student — have been awarded Siebel Scholarships: Kun Woo Cho, Dan Friedman, Sunnie S. Y. Kim, Sadhika Malladi, Zirui Wang.

Now in its 24th year, the Siebel Scholars program annually recognizes students from graduate schools of business,…

#GradAlums: Adviser and his first student win Maxwell Prize for groundbreaking plasma physics research
Sept. 20, 2024
Adviser Greg Hammett and his first student, Bill Dorland, are recognized as trailblazers in plasma physics after working together for decades. 

A pair of physicists with long ties to the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics…

#GradFUTURES: Munich Re partnership offers doctoral students mentorship and opportunities
Sept. 10, 2024

The GradFUTURES professional development team at Princeton University’s Graduate School announces an industry immersion and experiential learning partnership with Munich Reinsurance (Munich Re), a world leader in providing reinsurance, primary insurance, and insurance…

#GradStudentResearch: Researchers bend DNA strands with light, revealing a new way to study the genome
Sept. 9, 2024
Yoonji Kim *24 was member of research team that developed tool to help researchers better understand gene expression

 

With the flick of a light, researchers have found a way to rearrange life’s basic tapestry, bending DNA strands back on themselves to reveal the material nature of the genome.

Scientists have long debated about…

New graduate students welcomed to Princeton’s community of scholars: ‘What you do here matters’
Sept. 6, 2024

Princeton welcomed nearly 800 new graduate students to the University during Graduate School orientation Aug. 28 and 29 in events and activities across campus, from Procter Hall to Frist Campus Center and Alexander Beach. Among this year’s incoming group are students in two new doctoral programs: bioengineering, and quantum science…

New University website on protests and free expression
Sept. 3, 2024

The following message was emailed to the campus community, including graduate students, undergraduates, faculty, and staff.

Dear campus community, 

We hope you are enjoying the start of the academic year!  

Every fall semester presents an opportunity for us to emphasize the University’s commitment to free…

In fall message, Dean Priestley highlights how students can make the most of year ahead
Sept. 3, 2024

Graduate School Dean Rodney Priestley sent his fall message to the University's almost 3,400 graduate students on Tuesday, September 3, the first day of the new semester. The full text of the message is below.

Dear Princeton Graduate Students, 

Welcome to the 2024 – 2025 academic year! 

The start of the academic year…