Princeton selected to lead NSF-funded regional consortium for photonics research and workforce development
May 11, 2023
A new Princeton-led collaboration to drive economic and technological advancements in photonics — the branch of science that includes lasers, optical fibers and cutting-edge light-based innovations — has been awarded a development grant from the NSF Engines program.
Using the tools of computer science to improve health care
May 11, 2023
Princeton Precision Health, a new University initiative, is taking on complex health care challenges using a data-driven, interdisciplinary approach.
Four engineering students named Goldwater Scholars
May 11, 2023
Undergraduates Victoria Graf, Amélie Lemay, Arya Maheshwari and Reha Mathur – all engineering majors – have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, an annual award for outstanding undergraduates interested in careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.
Seven engineering faculty members receive NSF CAREER awards
May 5, 2023
Seven Princeton Engineering faculty members are among the recipients of the National Science Foundation’s CAREER awards during the past year. These are the NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization.
Clifford Brangwynne, pioneer of the study of living cells, wins Dickson Prize in Medicine
May 4, 2023
Bioengineer Clifford Brangwynne, who has linked fundamental biological processes at the heart of cancers and neurological disorders to liquid droplets in living cells, was awarded the 2023 Dickson Prize in Medicine by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
‘The time is now’ to get blockchain right
May 1, 2023
Jaswinder Pal (J.P.) Singh ’87 is leading Princeton University’s DeCenter to convene many disciplines and sectors to guide the evolution of blockchain as a technology that allows people to achieve trust without central intermediaries, potentially decentralizing conventional power structures in society.
What do philosophers have to say about blockchain?
May 1, 2023
Andrew Chignell believes that philosophers and ethicists can play a critical role in the development of blockchain technology.
Developing new tech can require more than a technological view
May 1, 2023
Nolan McCarty brings a political economist’s eye to the development of blockchain technology.
