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Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts welcomes new scholars

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 18h

MolBio alumni Ali Nouri telling us about his first talk in this room, as he gives the alumni talk for the Many Minds, Many Stripes alumni event. @princeton.edu @princetonmolbio.bsky.social

Ali Nouri giving an alumni talk at Princeton for the Department of Molecular Biology. Part of the "Many minds, many stripes" alumni event.

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 19h

This fall, five new scholars joined the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts, an interdisciplinary community of postdoc fellows and faculty members that fosters vibrant and innovative interdisciplinary research, teaching and collaboration in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences.

A new cohort of outstanding postdoctoral fellows has joined the Society of Fellows for three years of teaching and research.

Communicating Science Through Comedy and Music | Princeton School of Public and International Affairs

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 22h

At a time when fewer than half of Americans see research scientists as good communicators, researchers at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are sharing their work through collaborations with figures known for connecting with their audiences: musicians and comedians.

At a time when fewer than half of Americans see research scientists as good communicators, researchers at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs are sharing their work through collab...

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Hallicrafters @hallicrafters.bsky.social · 1d

Princeton chapel. #Photography

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 1d

At @wsj.com, Princeton professor @mirceadinca.bsky.social explains the real-world impact of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of materials pioneered by 2025 Nobel Prize laureate in Chemistry Omar Yaghi.

Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist Sees the Solution to Carbon and Water Crises in the Air

Omar Yaghi says he has solved the carbon crisis facing the world today. Oh, and he says he has solved the global water-scarcity crisis, too.

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22 artists, scientists and authors selected for $800,000 MacArthur 'genius' grants

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 1d

Princeton alumni @nabarund.bsky.social and Sébastien Philippe have been awarded 2025 MacArthur Fellowships, both for work that honors Princeton’s informal motto, “In the nation’s service and the service of humanity.”

PBS News @pbsnews.org · 1d

Twenty-two fellows were selected this year by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and announced Wednesday. It’s a recognition often called the “genius award,” which comes with an $800,000 prize, paid over five years that fellows can spend however they choose.
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The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced its 2025 class of fellows on Wednesday, a prize often called the “genius award.”

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Princeton Engineering - Wastewater plants produce twice as much greenhouse gas as estimated

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 1d

Using an EV equipped with laser-based systems dubbed the "Princeton Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment" (PACE), Princeton scientists traversed around the country and found that wastewater plants emit about twice as much greenhouse gas as previously estimated.

Researchers measured greenhouse gases from 96 wastewater plants across the country and found the emissions were much higher than estimated

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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 1d

Thanks @jenjennings.bsky.social for having me out to Princeton to present at the Education Research Section seminar. What a great interdisciplinary group and a beautiful campus!

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 1d

Welcome back!

David Katz @katzlab.bsky.social · 1d

Happy to be back @princeton.edu , where I received fabulous PhD training, to give a talk in MolBio and serve as a Health Science panelist for the Many Minds Many Stripes 125th Graduate Anniversary celebration!

Princeton's Udi Ofer is choreographing a rare consensus across partisan lines

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 1d

Princeton's @uofer.bsky.social has led 14 groups from across the political aisle to approve a shared set of principles for bipartisan criminal justice reform in America.

The groups are now laying plans to convene at Princeton this academic year to flesh out policy proposals.

A bipartisan effort to reform criminal justice policy, led by Ofer and Princeton SPIA, has buy-in from both CPAC and the ACLU, among others.

Princeton-led IMAP mission launches into deep space

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 1d

🚀 Early on September 24, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center carrying NASA’s IMAP, a Princeton-led mission to understand the Sun’s impact on its space environment, from the surface of the Sun to Earth to the farthest reaches of the solar system.

NASA’s IMAP, a Princeton-led mission to understand the Sun’s impact on its space environment, launched from Cape Canaveral. Professor David McComas is the IMAP mission lead. Research scholar Jamie Ran...

2025 National Book Awards Finalists Announced

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 2d

Congratulations to Princeton professors @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social and @appletwigli.bsky.social and alumna @juliaioffe.bsky.social '05 who were named finalists for National Book Awards this week.

Twenty-five Finalists to contend for National Book Awards in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature

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ILR Review @ilrreview.bsky.social · 2d

How does the environment for #labor #organizing impact union #elections? Henry Farber @princeton.edu shows that a deteriorating environment will lead #unions not only to contest fewer elections but also focus on larger potential #bargaining units.
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How FlyWire is redefining Drosophila research, one year in

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 2d

One year ago, the team at FlyWire led by Princeton's Mala Murthy and @sebastianseung.bsky.social published the first-ever complete connectome of an adult female fruit fly brain.

@thetransmitter.bsky.social talks with scientists about how they're using FlyWire's data to make their own discoveries.

Nine Drosophila researchers share how the connectome transformed the field and what additional new tools they would like to see.

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 2d

Congratulations to Princeton alumni Nabarun Dasgupta ’00 and Sébastien Philippe *18 who have been awarded MacArthur "Genius" grants. 👏 https://bit.ly/4mYNdvc

Princeton alumni Nabarun Dasgupta '00 and Sébastien Philippe *18 win MacArthur 'genius' grants

The two Princeton alums are among 20 scientists, artists and scholars from across the country selected for 2025 MacArthur Fellowships by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 2d

Congratulations to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social professor Omar Yaghi on receiving the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

In May, Princeton awarded the pioneering chemist an honorary degree: https://bit.ly/4nFVrtg

President Eisgruber shakes hands with Omar Yaghi after Omar was hooded at Commencement for his honorary degree

What Helps Fuel Children’s Ambitions to Become Political Leaders? Their Sense That They Will be Supported

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 3d

Co-led by Princeton's Rachel Leshin, a new study finds that children’s belief that their family and friends would support their pursuit of political leadership as adults predicted their expressed motivation to become political leaders.

New study of US and Chinese children shows perceived social support is important when considering whether or not to pursue government leadership

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Planet Y? Astronomers find fresh clues of hidden world in our solar system | CNN

Princeton University @princeton.edu · 3d

"This paper is not a discovery of a planet, but it’s certainly the discovery of a puzzle for which a planet is a likely solution."

Princeton astrophysicist Amir Siraj talks with @cnn.com about a potential new planet, Planet Y.

A new study suggests yet another theory for a possible extra planet in our solar system, likely of a size between Mercury and Earth. The authors dubbed it Planet Y.

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 3d

The 2025 Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine — including Princeton graduate Mary Brunkow *91 — created a new branch of immunology, the field of peripheral tolerance, which has already led to new treatments for cancers and autoimmune diseases, and has implications for organ transplants.

Princeton alumna Mary Brunkow *91 receives Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Brunkow received her Ph.D. from Princeton in 1991 in molecular biology. She shares the award with Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi for discoveries about how the immune system is kept in check.

Princeton Engineering - In the hallways of Princeton, a fascination with the human mind unlocked the power of deep learning

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 3d

Intellectual connections sparked at Princeton inspired the creation of ImageNet, a comprehensive computer vision database that would lead to a paradigm shift in machine learning.

When Fei-Fei Li arrived in Princeton in January 2007 as an assistant professor, she was assigned an office on the second floor of the computer science

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 3d

Fifteen scholars will join the Princeton Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows program for its 2025 cohort.

The program recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields.

Fifteen scholars named Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellows

The program recognizes and supports outstanding scholars primed to make important contributions in their fields. The 2025 cohort span the humanities, engineering, sciences and social sciences.