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Which acorns are eaten and why?
Surely you've seen them by now: They look like
miniature BBQ grills, set up beneath many campus
trees. These mysterious objects are seed traps,
part of a research project organized by graduate
student Leila Hadj-Chikh of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology.
She is studying "the
relationship between oak regeneration and the
foraging behavior of gray squirrels," she says. The
squirrels under examination are the familiar campus
critters, (both gray and black belong to the same
species, Sciurus carolinensis, according to
Hadj-Chikh). And the participating trees are red
oaks, which produce both large and small acorns."
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Carbon sink over North America
Princeton researchers and collaborators from the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) and Columbia University have found evidence
of higher-than-expected absorption of the
greenhouse gas carbon dioxide by ecosystems in
North America. [>>more]
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Shapiro cochairs N.J. technology partnership
At the request of N.J. Governor Christie
Whitman, President Shapiro is serving as one of
three cochairs of a new statewide initiative, known
as the Edison Partnership, that is being asked to
propose strategies for increasing New Jersey's
attractiveness to high technology industry.
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Library Friends fund Rare Books researchers
Among the hundreds of researchers who will visit
the library's Department of Rare Books and Special
Collections this year are 15 who were awarded
Short-Term Visiting Fellowships, funded by the
Friends of the Library. [>>more]
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Busiest place on campus?
It might just be the busiest place on campus.
The University Mail Services Center, on the ground
floor of Dod Hall, deals with all mail to and from
the main campus and Forrestal Campus.
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Graduate students can now apply online
Prospective Princeton graduate students can now
apply to the Graduate School online.
"The online application provides a
quick and convenient way to apply directly to the
Graduate School," said Graduate School Dean John
Wilson. "Candidates who apply online will still
have to send original letters of recommendation and
transcripts directly to the Graduate Admission
Office, and we'll continue to offer the paper
application, but we hope the online application
will expedite the process for everyone."
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Obituary
Patrick Murray, 58, facilities planning
and control officer for the Plasma Physics Lab,
died on October 6.
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and a
Lawrenceville resident for 22 years, he was a
graduate of Rutgers University and had been with
the University since 1969. He is survived by his
wife Helga, who works in the Department of Physics,
and daughter Kirsten Howell.
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People
• Class of 1926 Professor of Comparative
Literature Emeritus Joseph Frank has
received the degree of Honorary Doctor of Letters
from Northwestern University.
• Professor of Public and International
Affairs Stanley Katz received a Doctor of
Laws degree from Ohio State University.
• Professor of Sociology Alejandro
Portes received a Doctor of Humane Letters
degree from the New School for Social Research.
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Athletics
Cross country. The men finished first at
the IC4As on October 16. (2-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy)
Field hockey. The Tigers defeated Columbia
6-0 on October 12 and Delaware 3-1 on October 14
but lost to Connecticut 2-1 on October 18. (11-1
overall, 5-0 Ivy)
Football. The Tigers trounced Lafayette 28-0
on October 17. (3-2 overall, 2-0 Ivy)
Soccer. The men won over American University
on October 14 and Fairleigh-Dickinson on October
17, both 2-1. The women defeated Lehigh 6-0 on
October 14 but lost to Virginia 2-1 on October 18.
(Men: 4-6-1 overall, 1-2 Ivy; women: 9-3 overall,
3-1 Ivy)
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