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Mercer’s Shape in Chemistry students visit the Princeton Center for Complex Materials
April 16, 2025

Students from Dr. John Barr’s Shape in Chemistry course took a trip to the Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM), where they received a welcome and overview of materials science from Dr. Janine Nunes, the Center’s Education Outreach Director. Students then toured the Imaging and Analysis Center (IAC) at Princeton, where they observed…

TTI Students Visit NJIT
March 31, 2025

As part of its mission to encourage NJ community college students to explore various transfer options, the Teaching Transfer Initiative (TTI) arranges admissions trips to select colleges in New Jersey. On March 28th, TTI students from both Mercer County Community College and Rowan College of  South Jersey visited the New Jersey Institute…

Teaching Transfer Initiative EGR 150 Visit Campus
March 27, 2025

Students from Rowan College of South Jersey participating in the Teaching Transfer Initiative Engineering 150 class visited Princeton to learn more about different types of engineering. First there was a tour of the cleanroom, which was led by Dan Woodie, the director of the cleanroom. The cleanroom is a special lab where there are…

Mercer County Community College Honors Program Students Visit Campus
March 7, 2025

Students in Mercer County Community College’s Honors program visited Princeton’s campus to take part in a workshop in Special Collections and to visit the Roberto Lugo exhibit “Orange and Black” in Bainbridge House. Guided by a Special Collections librarian and working with the F. Scott Fitzgerald archive, students examined diaries,…

Rowan College of South Jersey Medical Spanish Students Help the Local Community with Kidney Screenings
March 4, 2025

Students of SPA 205 Medical Spanish collaborated with the university group KDSAP last Sunday at a free clinic focused on kidney health screening and education. The clinic took place at the Catholic church St. Paul after the mass in Spanish. 

Their language skills played a crucial role in assisting Spanish-speaking patients, helping…

Rowan College South Jersey Creative Writing Program Visit to Special Collections and an Author Reading
Feb. 22, 2025

Student writers and faculty advisers celebrating the publication of Rowan College of South Jersey’s literary magazine visited Firestone Library’s Special Collections to examine the creative process of writing and revising. Guided by a Special Collections librarian, students used the F. Scott Fitzgerald archives to explore the process…

Pyne Prize awarded to Princeton Class of 2025 members Jennifer Nwokeji and Avi Attar
Feb. 18, 2025

Jennifer Nwokeji is an advanced peer tutor in chemistry and biology at the McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning and, in addition to her academic achievements, holds various leadership, mentoring and service roles on campus.

Princeton University seniors Avi Attar and Jennifer Nwokeji are the recipients of the 2025 Moses…

Princeton donates laptops to two New Jersey correctional facilities to support higher education and digital literacy
Feb. 7, 2025

By Jamie Saxon, Office of Communications

on Feb. 7, 2025, 1:20 p.m.

The University has expanded its commitment to higher education for incarcerated individuals with a donation of 52 laptop computers to the New Jersey Department of Corrections, announced Jan. 29 in an event at Palmer House.

The laptops and related…

Jenny Greene wins presidential mentoring award for Prison Teaching Initiative
Jan. 27, 2025

Jenny Greene, a professor of astrophysical sciences and the director of Princeton’s Prison Teaching Initiative, was awarded the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) by President Biden on Jan. 13. 

 

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Reflect on the Fall to Prepare for the Spring Semester
Jan. 20, 2025

The break between semesters is a time to rejuvenate mentally and physically and reconnect with family and friends.

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