Municipal wastewater treatment plants emit nearly double the amount of methane into the atmosphere than scientists previously believed, according to new research from Princeton University. And since methane warms the planet over 80 times more powerfully than carbon dioxide over 20 years, that could...

On Thursday, Feb. 16, the Global Japan Lab (GJL) invited the Princeton University community to learn more about its multidisciplinary research, teaching and training initiatives on contemporary Japan, in the atrium of the Frick Chemistry Laboratory. ...

Three Princeton faculty members have received 2023 Guggenheim Fellowships. They are Bridget Alsdorf, professor of art and archaeology; Yuri Leving, professor of Slavic languages and literatures; and Tali Mendelberg, the John Work Garrett Professor in Politics, director of the Program on Inequality...

Maria Ressa, Class of 1986, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 for her efforts to safeguard freedom of expression in the Philippines. Perhaps no one better understands that democracy is a fragile institution, and one that is too easily dismantled by disinformation. Students entering...

When the last session of week one ended at the 27th UN Climate Change Conference (COP27), held November in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, most diplomats retired to their rooms, keen to recharge after five long, draining days of negotiations. But for Sierra Woodruff  ’11, a lead negotiator for the...

On March 2 and 3, 2023, visiting scholars, practicing lawyers, and Princeton faculty and students convened to discuss a new Indian law that links citizenship with religious identity for the first time in the nation’s history.  “India is often celebrated as the world's largest democracy, but...

Princeton University senior Sydnae Taylor has been awarded a Gates Cambridge Scholarship. The awards give outstanding students from outside the United Kingdom the opportunity to pursue postgraduate study at the University of Cambridge. The program was established in 2000 by a donation to...

Princeton University marked the highest level of research activity in its history as measured by spending on research in areas ranging from cancer to climate change to pioneering quantum sciences. The University conducted research activities with associated expenditures of more than $404.4 million...

As evidence mounts that gas drilling and sewer systems leak far more greenhouse gases than previously believed, a team of Princeton researchers has developed a method to pinpoint leaks both big and small for speedy repair. Their laser-based sensing approach, detailed in a...

The Princeton University Art Museum's current exhibition, Samuel Fosso: Affirmative Acts, is the first major U.S. survey of one of the most renowned contemporary artists based in Africa today. The exhibition—curated by Princeton University Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu with Silma Berrada,...

Researchers at Princeton and Rice universities have combined iron, copper, and a simple LED light to demonstrate a low-cost technique that could be key to distributing hydrogen, a fuel that packs high amounts of energy with no carbon pollution. The researchers used experiments and advanced...

Princeton University has established the Energy Research Fund to support fundamental and applied energy solutions research and foster collaboration with corporate partners. The fund provides up to $2 million of annual support, in part to offset research funding no longer available because of fossil...

Ecosystem health is declining around the world. Deforestation, habitat loss and the impacts of climate change are disrupting the normal rhythms of nature and impacting the availability of natural resources upon which species rely, making it increasingly difficult for many plants and animals to...

The 13th annual International Eye Photo Contest is now open! All Princeton undergraduates who have studied, worked, volunteered or conducted research abroad in the past year are eligible and may submit a total of four (4) photos. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 5...

Princeton seniors Shaun Cason and Anna Allport and University of Oxford student Isabelle (Izzy) Stuart have been named recipients of the Daniel M. Sachs Class of 1960 Graduating Scholarship, one of Princeton University’s highest awards. Cason has been named as the Sachs Scholar at Worcester College...

Cohen’s Stanford Documentary MFA thesis film titled “FLOAT!” was recently acquired by The New Yorker. The film is profiled and available for streaming on The New Yorker website. While at Princeton, Cohen participated in Bridge Year India and spent a fall semester studying abroad at SOAS in London....

  A 2022 Global Seminar takes students to Gesualdo, Italy, to learn musical theater writing and performance processes   As the dark and cold days of January settle in, 13 Princeton students can warm at the recollection of six engaging weeks they spent this past summer immersed in...

Princeton University’s Venture Forward campaign featured Lou Chen ’19 and highlighted his work in organizing a youth orchestra in Trenton. As an undergraduate, Chen spent a semester studying abroad at the University of Oxford, Hertford College and was nominated for a Truman Scholarship. Chen is...

Princeton Alumni Weekly recently published an interview with John (Jack) Finlay ’18 and his research focusing on one of the symptoms associated with long COVID — the loss of smell. Finlay published a paper in the Science Translational Medicine about his findings. Finlay pursued a master’s degree in...

Four Princeton University seniors have been awarded a fellowship from ReachOut 56-81-06, an alumni-funded effort that supports year-long public service projects after graduation. Their projects focus on strengthening New York City’s preparedness initiatives in response to climate change,...