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Many of the most devastating tropical cyclones (TCs) in history, including Hurricanes Andrew (1992) and Katrina (2005), underwent a process known as rapid intensification (RI). Defined by a wind speed increase of at least 30 knots (35 mph) within a 24-hour period, RI can be difficult to predict and can leave coastal regions with little time to prepare for a high-intensity TC, as happened when last summer’s hurricane Otis made landfall at Acapulco.
To commemorate Women’s History Month, the Afghanistan Policy Lab at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs has conducted interviews with eight courageous Afghan school-age girls in Afghansitan. These courageous individuals have been prevented from attending secondary school since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory’s (PPPL) plans to construct a state-of-the-art building, the Princeton Plasma Innovation Center
Researchers at Princeton’s engineering school found that placing a specially designed lid over a box can dramatically increase the airflow from wind blowing across the upper surface. It is not just a parlor trick. The information could help clean and cool urban canyons in cities like New York and Hong Kong and improve ventilation in popup restaurants and bus shelters.
Princeton University seniors Travis Kanoa Chai Andrade, Alison Parish, Meera Burghardt and Isabella Moscoe have been awarded fellowships from ReachOut 56-81-06, an alumni-funded effort that supports seniors to complete a public service project of their own design during the year after graduation.
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Susan Naquin Awarded 2024 Joseph Levenson Prize for "Gods of Mount Tai"
Feb. 20, 2024
Former Fed Chair Bernanke, Current Fed Governor Cook to Keynote Annual JRCPPF Conference
Former Federal Reserve Board Chair Ben S. Bernanke and current Fed Governor Lisa D. Cook will deliver keynote addresses at the 13th annual conference of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance (JRCPPF).
Two Princeton seniors, one Oxford student awarded Sachs Scholarship
Princeton seniors Alice McGuinness and Nathalie Verlinde and University of Oxford student Jack Nunn have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of Princeton University’s highest awards.
Princeton University named as a top producing institution for Fulbright U.S. Students
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognized Princeton University for being one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the 2023-2024 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
"Seven Crashes" by Harold James Shortlisted for 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize
The prize recognizes the best non-fiction book on international affairs published in English. It is awarded annually by the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy.
Student Voices: Studying Abroad with Mikaela Avakian '24
As a FIT concentrator pursuing a combined track in French and Politics, studying at Sciences P
In conversation with Hanna Leliv and Daisy Rockwell, Princeton University translators in residence
Each semester, the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication (PTIC) hosts a visiting translator in residence who shares their real-world experiences of life and work with the program’s students and the broader Princeton University community. This spring,…
In conversation with translators in residence Hanna Leliv, Daisy Rockwell
Each semester, the Program in Translation and Intercultural Communication (PTIC) hosts a visiting translator in residence who shares their real-world experiences of life and work with the program’s students and the broader Princeton University community. This spring, Hanna Leliv...
“Uncertain Futures” Authors Win Two Book Awards
Alex Gazmararian Ph.D. ’25 views climate change as the defining challenge of the 21st century and beyond.