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Princeton University professor John Hopfield has been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in physics(Link is external) “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”
He shares the prize with Geoffrey E. Hinton of the University of Toronto.
Before returning to campus for the fall semester, 12 students had the unique opportunity to travel to Liechtenstein, Austria, and Germany to present original research on democracy and security.
On September 13, Brazil LAB kicked off its fall programming with “United States-Brazil: 200 Years of Diplomatic Relations,” a two-day symposium. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, the ambassador of Brazil to the U.S. delivered the keynote address.
On Tuesday, September 3, the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies (PIIRS) celebrated the start of a new academic year with a welcome reception for returning and new visiting scholars.
These days, it’s all too common to see a front-page story about a foreign government’s influence operation — secret attempts to sway the opinions of another country’s citizens through social media campaigns, paid advertising, hacking, direct emails, or SMS text messaging.
In August, the FBI confirmed that the Iranian government was behind a hacking scheme to breach and subsequently leak confidential information about both the Trump and Harris presidential campaigns. Last week, the FBI reported that the operation is likely ongoing.
The generations of Americans who remember fallout shelters and “duck and cover” air raid drills is rapidly aging, and the threat of nuclear warfare — while as urgent as ever, if not more so — is a distant concern for most young adults today.
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Ukrainian and Russian Scholars At Princeton Discuss Their New Normal
Huddled with her mother beneath old blankets and broken furniture in a basement in Chernihiv in northern Ukraine, under siege by Russian troops and with bombs exploding on the residential streets outside, Yana Prymachenko felt the eerie resonance of her World War II scholarship. Prymachenko is...
Paige Cromley ’24 reflects on her intergalactic internship in Chile
Because of its dry, clear skies and remoteness, Chile’s vast Atacama Desert is home to many astronomical observatories, including the world-class Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA for short, meaning “soul” in Spanish). I’m an astrophysics major who grew up seeing photos produced...
An Excerpt From Jordan Salama ’19's "Every Day The River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena"
Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber selected the travelogue “Every Day the River Changes: Four Weeks Down the Magdalena,” by Jordan Salama ’19 as the Pre-read for the Class of 2026. Every year, Eisgruber chooses a different book as a way of introducing first-year students to...
A Global Seminar Brings to Life the Culture, Politics and Language of Kenya
The most rigorous coursework can only take students so far in the confines of a classroom — especially when they’re learning about cultures on the other side of the globe. This summer, a group of Princeton students explored contemporary life in Kenya, complementing their studies with six weeks...
Princeton senior Abdelhamid Arbab wins Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in UK
Princeton senior Abdelhamid (Hamid) Arbab has been named a 2023 Marshall Scholar to pursue two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom. The Marshall Scholarship offers intellectually distinguished young Americans the opportunity to develop their abilities as future leaders by studying at a...
Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six international locations
Princeton’s innovative Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six countries beginning in fall 2023, offering more incoming students the opportunity to participate in the tuition-free global service-learning program. Bridge Year will partner with new communities in...
Five Princeton seniors have been named Schwarzman Scholars
Five Princeton seniors have been named Schwarzman Scholars for 2023. The Schwarzman Scholarship covers the cost of graduate study and living toward a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The Princeton winners are Class of 2023 members Benjamin Bograd, Kate...
Five Princeton seniors have been named Schwarzman Scholars
Five Princeton seniors have been named Schwarzman Scholars for 2023. The Schwarzman Scholarship covers the cost of graduate study and living toward a one-year master’s program at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Princeton’s Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six international locations
Princeton’s innovative Novogratz Bridge Year Program will expand to six countries beginning in fall 2023, offering more incoming students the opportunity to participate in the tuition-free global service-learning program. Bridge Year will partner with new communities in Cambodia and Costa Rica,...
Princeton Faculty-led Summer Study Abroad Programs
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