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Princeton University professors honored for work in humanities
Princeton University Professors John Gager and Paul Lansky were honored last month with the university’s Behrman Award for distinguished achievement in the humanities. Bestowed annually, the Behrman Award was established in 1975 by a gift from the late Howard Behrman, a physician and book collector. The two professors were honored at a May 7 dinner,…
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Briefcase
Issue of June 14, 2005 By: Gwen McNamara New grant program open for women HAMILTON The New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners’ Women’s Business Center, along with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, is funding a new competitive grant program targeted to new women business owners. Participants must be in the planning…
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Lambert returns to NCAAs
PU junior hoping to build on second appearance By: Justin Feil Meredith Lambert may not have finished her junior year at Princeton University the way she envisioned, but her second trip to the NCAA Women’s Track and Field Championships gives her plenty of motivation for next year. "This year, I wanted to do a little…
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A matter of pride
Forrester aims to improve New Jersey’s reputation. By: Emily Craighead WEST WINDSOR As chairman of the "War of the Worlds" 50th anniversary celebrations, former mayor Doug Forrester sought to free Grovers Mill residents from the country bumpkin stigma the radio broadcast left. "The story had been told that this was an example of the…
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Spotlight on Gary Karlin
Senior partner, Lawrenceville Urology By: George Spohr Residence: Hopewell. Education: Brandeis University; Chicago Medical School. First jobs: Assisted tree surgeons; clerk in the paint department of a store in Times Square. Thumbnail sketch: Trained at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center, then pursued a job in the private-practice world. He was solicited…
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The Jungle aims to boost spirits at Montgomery High
Group aims to attend sports events and cheer the teams on. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The sight of body-painted teens hooting and hollering by the dozen may be intimidating to some. But if they’re on your side, well, it can be downright energizing. That is precisely the idea of The Jungle. The Jungle …
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Elementary school teacher takes on new kinds of students
Company teaches tech skills to women looking for career advancement By: Gwen McNamara EAST WINDSOR Like many women out there, Renee Altman has taken a number of twists and turns along her career path. First an elementary school teacher, then a computer program analyst, she is now helping others through career transition with her…
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It’s official: minors making mark as field hockey refs
Area pair part of pilot officiating program By: Scott Kraus May-Ying Medalia and Jaclyn Gaudioso-Radvany do not look very intimidating. After all, May-Ying is a 14-year-old freshman at Princeton High School, while Jaclyn is a 14-year-old eighth-grade student at Stuart County Day School. Both are blessed with exceedingly pleasant dispositions to go along with their…
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Princeton University physicist receives Lilienfeld Prize
Robert Austin, a Princeton resident and a physicist at Princeton University, is the recipient of the 2005 Lilienfeld Prize from the American Physical Society for his contributions to physics. He was cited for his pioneering and creative work in applying advanced techniques in experimental physics to significant problems in biological physics and his skill in…
