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Raising the Barre: Princeton’s Program in Dance

May 28th, 2013 / Development Com...

One sunny day in 1970, accompanied by conga drums and a rock and roll band, Princeton’s first dance students presented their inaugural performance. They called it “To Dance Is to Live!” Today, somewhere on campus, a Princeton student will reaffirm those words -- en pointe or in a backspin, in a choreography class or a tap-dance troupe.

Even for a Seasoned Traveler, International Internships Expand Horizons

May 8th, 2013 / Development Com...

Carrico “Carra” Torres ’14 was raised with a deep appreciation for the role of individual agency in the world. The daughter of two professional relief workers, she and her younger brother often accompanied their parents on trips from their home in northern New Mexico to overseas disaster relief sites.

Graduate Students: The Next Generation of World-Class Scholars

May 2nd, 2013 / Development Com...

Princeton’s Graduate School has been attracting some of the world’s most promising scholars for more than 100 years. These talented students collaborate with the University’s distinguished faculty, produce their own original scholarship, and teach undergraduates, all in preparation for taking their place in the classrooms, laboratories, boardrooms, and government halls of tomorrow.

Schmidt Fund Awards to Advance Innovations in Drug Therapy and Search for Planets

April 24th, 2013 / Catherine Zandonella

Two Princeton University research projects -- a new tool for visualizing drug therapy in the brain and a method for aiding the search for planets outside our solar system—have been selected to receive grants from Princeton's Eric and Wendy Schmidt Transformative Technology Fund.

Christopher L. Eisgruber Named 20th President of Princeton University

April 21st, 2013 / University Comm...

Christopher L. Eisgruber, Princeton's provost for the past nine years, has been named the University's 20th president, effective July 1. He succeeds Shirley M. Tilghman, who last fall announced her intention to step down at the end of this academic year after completing 12 years in office.

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