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Princeton collaborators bring layered approach to coastal resiliency in New York City
September 16, 2019
The complexity of the challenges facing New York’s Jamaica Bay makes the region a perfect place to apply the cross-disciplinary approach that a team of Princeton researchers is bringing to improving the resilience of New York and other coastal cities.
Class of 2023 asked to apply fundamental knowledge to modern challenges
September 12, 2019
Engineering faculty members welcomed the Class of 2023 to the School of Engineering and Applied Science on Monday afternoon, with Vice Dean Antoine Kahn telling students that as engineers, they will “have the ability to use your technical expertise during your lifetime to improve and sustain quality of life in the world for everybody.”
Engineering students honored for academic achievement at Opening Exercises
September 09, 2019
Two engineering students of the Class of 2020 were among seven Princeton undergraduates honored for their academic achievements at Opening Exercises on Sunday, Sept. 8.
Project to build a diverse coalition of researchers to confront nuclear dangers
September 09, 2019
A group of Princeton researchers has been awarded a two-year grant by the American Physical Society Innovation Fund to educate and re-engage the U.S. physics community on the globally important issue of the risk posed by nuclear weapons and the pressing need to reduce this threat. Leading the work will be Alexander Glaser, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and international affairs and co-director of Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security.
Solutions to urban heat differ between tropical and drier climes
September 04, 2019
In summer heat, cities may swelter more than nearby suburbs and rural areas. And while the size of this urban heat island effect varies widely among the world’s cities, heat island intensity can largely be explained by a city’s population and precipitation level, researchers reported in a paper published Sept. 4 in the journal Nature. The analysis suggests that cooling cities by planting more vegetation may be more effective in drier regions than in wetter ones.
High school students connect materials science to future careers and global challenges
August 23, 2019
High schoolers toured materials science and engineering labs, participated in coursework and projects, and interacted with graduate students as part of the Princeton University Materials Academy (PUMA), a three-week program held in July.
'100-year' floods will happen every one to 30 years, according to new flood maps
August 23, 2019
Princeton researchers have developed new maps that predict coastal flooding for every county on the Eastern and Gulf Coasts and find 100-year floods could become annual occurrences in New Ehttps://environment.princeton.edu/ngland; and happen every one to 30 years along the southeast Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico shorelines.
Program empowers youth to shape the future of artificial intelligence
August 20, 2019
Princeton hosted its second annual AI4ALL camp from July 21 to Aug. 10, bringing 32 students from around the country to campus for intensive training, group projects and guest lectures by leading researchers in artificial intelligence.
Demo Days showcase student entrepreneurs’ solutions to community problems
August 20, 2019
For the past eight years, the Keller Center has sponsored the program, which culminates in two days of team presentations by student entrepreneurs. This year, the Demo Days were held on Aug. 13 in the Friend Center on campus and on Aug. 14 at the Manhattan headquarters of Serendipity Labs.
Offshore oil and gas rigs leak more greenhouse gas than expected
August 14, 2019
A survey of offshore installations extracting oil and natural gas in the North Sea revealed far more leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, than currently estimated by the British government, according to a research team led by scientists from Princeton University.