Physics for all mind-sets
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She might happen to mention, for instance, that the amount of energy used to pick up a newspaper is a million times more energy than a radio telescope receives from all known pulsars in a year. Or that the material in a pulsar is so dense that a thimble-full would weigh as much as all of humanity, or about six billion people. Pulsars, Bell Burnell explains, are the remains of a star after it has exploded. [>>more]
Campaign reaches goal; important needs remain
Princeton's 250th Anniversary Campaign has reached its
goal -- but it's not over.
Though the University passed the $900
million mark nearly eight months before its target date of
June 30, 2000, there are still several projects that have
not been fully funded, according to Van Zandt Williams, vice
president for development. [>>more]
Four professors join tenured faculty
At the November 20 board meeting, the trustees approved
the appointment of four new full professors to the
faculty:
Carol Armstrong to the Doris Stevens
Professorship in Women's Studies, Roland Benabou to the
Economics Department and the Woodrow Wilson School, and
Nigel Smith to the English Department, as of September 1;
and Susan Fiske to the Psychology Department, starting July
1, 2000. [>>more]
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Most students at Princeton do not have their own business
managers. Most also do not appear in front of 20 million
people in a bathing suit and an evening gown. But as Miss
New Jersey, Victoria Paige '01 has done both those
things.
The appearance in front of 20 million
people was part of the Miss America pageant held this past
Labor Day. And the contest, in which she was a top 10
finalist, was only part of Paige's duties as Miss New
Jersey, a title she earned last June.
In addition to wearing her crown, Paige
is also an economics major who fits in studying, attending
classes and socializing amidst a hectic schedule of
speeches, personal appearances and press interviews.
[>>more]
United Way
The University's United Way
campaign continues through December 10. Among the recipients
of United Way funds are the Rescue Mission of Trenton
and Princeton Nursery School.
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The Rescue Mission provides emergency shelter space and
an ongoing residential program with health care and
prescription services for needy members of the community.
Members of the residential program, like the pizza baker
with University United Way volunteers Joann Blackman of
Firestone Library (l) and Jan Everett of Development
Research, learn skills to enable them to reenter the work
force.
Princeton Nursery School (r) provides a
preschool program primarily for the residents of the
Witherspoon Street area of Princeton, at low or no cost to
parents, as well as ongoing support in the areas of
nutrition, health, and parental rights and responsibilities.
Michael Cross of Athletics (r) was one of among a group of
University United Way volunteers who visited the two sites
for a firsthand look at some of the many facilities and
programs that benefit from United Way of Greater Mercer
County. (Photos by Denise Applewhite)
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