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Building technology opens door to increased ventilation, lower energy costs
Radiant cooling is an often-overlooked cooling technology that could enable more ventilation in buildings around the world while substantially decreasing energy costs, Princeton researchers found.
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Study shows how some bacteria withstand antibiotic onslaught
In a study with implications for chronic infections, researchers describe multiple pathways that some bacteria use to tolerate normally lethal antibiotic treatments. The findings overturn common assumptions about antibiotics’ limited effectiveness against certain bacteria and could lead to better treatments.
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Alumni win Turing Award, top honor in computer science
The Association for Computing Machinery named Princeton graduate alumni Alfred Aho and Jeffrey Ullman recipients of the 2020 ACM A.M. Turing Award. The award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing,” carries a $1 million prize.
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Water filter uses sunlight to remove lead and other contaminants
An invention that uses sunlight to drive water purification could help solve the problem of providing clean water off the grid.
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Explore and connect widely: Faculty alumnae reflect
We celebrate Women’s History Month and the 100th anniversary of Princeton’s engineering school by featuring stories, perspectives and insights from three Princeton Engineering alumnae: Jennifer Rexford, the Gordon Y.S. Wu Professor in Engineering and a 1991 B.S.E. graduate; Yueh-Lin (Lynn) Loo, the Theodora D. ’78 and William H. Walton III ’74 Professor in Engineering and a 2001 Ph.D. graduate; and Ning Lin, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and a 2010 Ph.D. graduate.
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Students take computing beyond the classroom for social good
Following a nationwide call last summer for social equity and anti-racism, Princeton undergraduates returned to their classes in fall ready to transform their computer science skills into a force for social good.
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Letter from Dean Goldsmith in solidarity with our Asian community
Dean Andrea Goldsmith joins with President Eisgruber and his message today concerning the violence last night in Atlanta.
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Princeton technology could improve COVID-19 vaccines
A new technology being developed by Princeton University researchers and alumni could offer a more effective and robust delivery method for COVID-19 vaccines.
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Dean Andrea Goldsmith discusses 'Why data science needs more women'
A diverse set of perspectives is important in data science for many reasons, including avoiding unintended consequences of technologies that affect an array of people, Dean Andrea Goldsmith said in her March 8 keynote speech at the Women in Data Science Worldwide Conference from Stanford University.
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Tech policy clinic builds ‘virtuous loop’ of real-world research and learning
The tech policy clinic of Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy seeks to strengthen ties between Princeton researchers and policymakers in government, industry and the nonprofit sector.