Tag: Princeton University
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Princeton University Concerts announces lineup for 2022-23 season
Across 23 events spanning the academic year from September 2022 through May 2023, the community is invited to experience the artistry of the world’s greatest musicians within a variety of concert formats through Princeton University Concerts’ (PUC) 2022-23 season. The itinerary includes the traditional Concert Classics series that has been PUC’s backbone for 129 years;…
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Princeton engineers explore computer music history in new podcast
Serious music composers who took the plunge into computer programming, alongside computer engineers who threw themselves into supporting their work with technological innovations, is the subject of a new historical podcast from the Princeton University School of Engineering and Applied Science. The five-part podcast, “Composers & Computers,” premieres on May 6. It explores how Princeton…
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Princeton graduate Marlo Hunter directs first film, “American Reject”
Princeton University alumna Marlo Hunter released her film directorial debut, “American Reject,” a female-driven musical comedy starring Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone, Keala Settle, Annaleigh Ashford, Rebecca Black, Billy Ray Cyrus and Angelica Hale, on April 12. The film follows Kay Montgomery (Monteleone), a top finalist who gets kicked off America’s hottest singing competition, Pop Star Now!,…
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Students acknowledged for making strides in race relations
Students committed to enhancing race relations for their peers have been awarded for making strides in diversity and unification. Princeton University created the Princeton Prize in Race Relations in 2003 and awards it annually in 28 different cities and regions in the U.S. to promote harmony, understanding and respect among people of different races. The…
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April ARTS is bringing local residents together to embrace the arts
The joy and appreciation of creating art will take center stage in Princeton when April ARTS arrives to kick off the beginning of April. In 2022, April ARTS will be a monthlong celebration of the arts and culture hosted by the Arts Council of Princeton from April 1-23 throughout Princeton. With support from Princeton University,…
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Masks no longer mandatory as Princeton University issues change in masking, testing policies
Princeton University is no longer requiring mandatory masking in most areas of campus as the university has moved forward with loosening some of its COVID-19 restrictions. The loosening of restrictions arrives as new guidance has been issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and a decrease across the state in COVID-19 cases…
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Rodney Priestley named dean of Princeton’s Graduate School
Rodney Priestley, the Pomeroy and Betty Perry Smith Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and vice dean for innovation, has been recently named dean of Princeton University’s Graduate School. He will begin in his new role on June 1, according to a university press release. With Priestley’s appointment, the positions of dean of Admission, dean…
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Disabled, formerly undocumented immigrant and ‘songspeller’ named Fellows for Lewis Center for the Arts
Choreographer, educator and disability advocate Christopher “Unpezverde” Núñez and singer-songwriter-storyteller Kamara Thomas have been named Princeton University Arts Fellows for 2022-24 by the Lewis Center for the Arts, and will begin two years of teaching and community collaboration in September. The Arts Fellows program of the Lewis Center provides support for early-career artists who have…
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SOLUTIONS 2/25: Reviving lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles
By Huck Fairman Countless used lithium-ion batteries, many from electric vehicles, are being added to our waste collections. This has been because there has been no economical way to revive and reuse them. Now, however, Princeton University researchers have come up with an inexpensive and sustainable way to make new batteries from the used ones.…
