Princeton’s Krugman wins Nobel in economics
by Eric Quiñones
Princeton economist Paul Krugman, acclaimed in his field for insights into international trade patterns that overturned longheld theories about the global economy before he rose to popular distinction as a media columnist and commentator, has been awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in economics.
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Biography of Paul Krugman
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Materials science center receives $20 million NSF award
by Chris Emery
The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $20 million to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials, an interdisciplinary research program dedicated to improving and developing materials for uses ranging from alternative energy production to quantum computing.
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Tilghman, Malveaux urge more women to become higher ed leaders
by Eric Quiñones
President Tilghman and Bennett College for Women President Julianne Malveaux took very different paths to their current positions. However, they had similar words of advice for women interested in following in their footsteps: Envision yourselves as leaders and be aggressive in pursuing career goals.
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Luria to direct new Bridge Year Program
by Ruth Stevens
John Luria, an experienced student services administrator of international study programs, has been selected as the first director of Princeton’s new Bridge Year Program.
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Promising writers named Hodder Fellows
Poet Christian Barter, playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney and author Whitney Terrell will spend this year at Princeton pursuing independent projects as Hodder Fellows hosted by the Lewis Center for the Arts.
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