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Readying for graduation, Princeton engineering students reflect on their senior thesis experience
May 20, 2019
As their thesis deadlines approached, seniors in the School of Engineering and Applied Science reflected on what they’ve gained by tackling a demanding yearlong research project, along with their coursework and other activities.
Avalos wins teacher-scholar award
May 15, 2019
José Avalos has been named a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar “for spatial and dynamic control of engineered metabolism for microbial chemical production."
Princeton scientists bioengineer a cellular speedometer
May 14, 2019
An all-Princeton research team has identified bacteria that can detect the speed of flowing fluids.
Freedman receives top honor for computer science
May 10, 2019
Michael J. Freedman, a professor of computer science, has been awarded this year’s Grace Murray Hopper Award, the Association for Computing Machinery announced May 8.
Conference presents ideas to shape future cities
May 10, 2019
Any attempt to address challenges of the future, from clean energy to a sufficient food supply, must grapple with the issues raised by the planet’s rapidly growing cities, speakers said Monday during a conference at Princeton University.
Google AI lab bolsters innovation and invention
May 03, 2019
Google’s newest AI lab — located across the street from Princeton University’s Nassau Hall — officially launched on Thursday, May 2, with speeches and research presentations by state and local officials, Google executives, and University executives and students.
Emily Carter to become executive vice chancellor and provost at UCLA
April 29, 2019
Emily A. Carter, dean of Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, has been selected to become the executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of California, Los Angeles, effective September 1, 2019.
Harnessing digital technology to address challenges facing society
April 26, 2019
Edward Felten, the Robert E. Kahn Professor of Computer Science and Public Affairs and director of the Center for Information Technology Policy speaks about engaging society in discussions of technology and technology’s power to change the world.
Research finds some bacteria travel alternate path to antibiotic resistance
April 25, 2019
In a study with implications for efforts to halt the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, researchers at Princeton have identified a new, troubling path that some bacteria take toward resistance.
Sunlight pulls hydrogen from wastewater
April 25, 2019
Researchers at Princeton have developed a technique that uses sunlight to isolate hydrogen from industrial wastewater.