Age-old question pushes scientists to step beyond their fields — into each other’s
By Chad Boutin
In the equipment-filled rooms of Princeton’s Icahn Laboratory, nearly everything in sight is advancing through some stage of development. Newly hatched fruit flies crowd each other in their glass tube nurseries; a freshly modified microscope for examining the insects exposes its wire-forested innards. A recent biology paper lies open to its last page, where the list of new questions the work has inspired beckons a future research team to probe the mysteries of life even further.
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Book reveals media choice hurts political participation
By Jennifer Greenstein Altmann
As the presidential election season approaches, many people are steeling themselves for the onslaught of political coverage on television, on the Internet and in the print media. But for some Americans, the next 12 months will be like any other period, because they largely ignore political news. With the myriad of media choices available today, anyone without an interest in politics can pretty much tune out Hillary Clinton and John McCain in favor of any of the thousands of entertainment offerings available in every type of media.
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Labyrinth and U-Store open on Nassau Street
By Cass Cliatt
Labyrinth Books will open its doors this month on Nassau Street, where it will serve the University’s bookstore needs, while the Princeton University Store will complete its transition to expanded insignia and apparel operations by opening its own new location on Nassau Street.
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University Art Museum, Italy sign antiquities agreement
By Cass Cliatt
The Princeton University Art Museum and Italian cultural authorities on Oct. 30 signed an agreement that resolves the ownership of 15 works of art in the museum’s collection. The signing took place in Rome.
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Revised anti-harassment policy adopted
Princeton University has adopted a revised anti-harassment policy and related grievance procedures that apply to all members of the University community.
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United Way campaign kicks off Nov. 14
This fall, Princeton will once again support the United Way of Greater Mercer County’s annual fundraising campaign. The University’s drive will take place from Wednesday, Nov. 14, through Wednesday, Dec. 5, on the main campus and on Thursday, Nov. 29, at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory.
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Blairstown adds sustainable energy to list of offerings
By Chad Boutin
After nearly a century of caring for the planet’s young people, the Princeton-Blairstown Center is stepping up its efforts to care for the planet as well.
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