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"Revolution in the Archives"
Undergraduates contributed original research to the public exhibit exploring Princeton’s role in the American Revolution.
Daniel Yu selected as Princeton valedictorian, Madeleine Murnick as salutatorian
Yu and Murnick are expected to give remarks at the Class of 2026 Commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 26.
‘Fearless’ graduate students are forging a new quantum frontier
The Princeton Quantum Initiative’s Ph.D. program is helping pioneer a field that promises to define the next era of discovery and innovation.
Impact and Awe
Princeton research discovers new avenues for tackling cancer and other diseases. It opens astonishing windows onto the world — across time and space. It helps secure the nation’s safety, prosperity and competitiveness. Learn more:
The search for the next big breakthrough.
A new path in cancer research.
Princeton paleontologist: Yes, tiny tyrannosaurs lived alongside T. rex.
A global race is on to unlock the quantum realm. Follow Princeton’s research.
University News
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Princetonians honored with Guggenheim Fellowships
Seven Princeton faculty members and two visiting artists have received 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships supporting scholars in the creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences and humanities.
Major gift promises to accelerate Princeton University’s leadership in quantum science
The gift from Andy Florance ’86 and Heather Florance will support the Princeton Quantum Initiative and will accelerate the next generation of quantum science research and discovery at the University.
Three Minute Thesis competition showcases Princeton graduate student research
3MT is a competition that originated at the University of Queensland and has since spread to universities around the world. The tightly defined rules challenge graduate students to present their research clearly and concisely, without jargon and with just one, static slide.
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Stand Up for Princeton and Higher Education
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Research Roundup
Institutional dynamics produce "resource curse" traps
Simon Levin, Elke Weber and Nusrat Molla, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Psychology, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Apr. 22, 2026
Design of disordered materials for delocalization of waves
Salvatore Torquato, Paul Steinhardt and Carlo Vanoni, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and the Princeton Materials Institute
Physical Review Letters
Apr. 21, 2026
Origami-inspired soft robot moves without motors
Glaucio Paulino, Emily Davidson, Tuo Zhao and David Bershadsky, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute
Advanced Functional Materials
Apr. 08, 2026
Exceptional Faculty
Princeton faculty members are all exceptional scholars in their disciplines who are expected to teach as well as engage in research. Faculty work closely with undergraduates in the supervision of junior year independent work and senior theses.
Tom Griffiths
Psychology, Computer Science, Princeton Lab for AI
Griffiths’ research explores how studying AI can help us understand human cognition, and vice versa. His new book, “The Laws of Thought,” tells the story of using mathematics to explain how we think.
Tina Campt
Art & Archaeology, Lewis Center for the Arts
An innovative scholar of visual culture and a founder of Black European Studies, Campt explores the tactile and sonic registers of images and contemporary art. She fosters collaborative creative expression as director of Princeton Atelier.
Arvind Narayanan
Computer Science and the Center for Information Technology Policy
Narayanan studies the societal impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Anu Ramaswami
Civil and Environmental Engineering, PIIRS, HMEI
Ramaswami, who also leads the M.S. Chadha Center for Global India, pioneered the science of sustainable urban infrastructure systems and its translation to policy-making.
Elizabeth Ellis
History
Ellis works with archives and contemporary Native communities to illuminate lesser-known histories of early Indigenous America.
Frances Lee
Politics and Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Lee’s research on Congressional politics and policymaking helps the public and scholars understand and address pressing issues in American democracy.
Agustín Fuentes
Anthropology
Fuentes studies the behavior, biology, and cultures of humans, our evolutionary ancestors, and other species we interact with, offering integrative insights that counter more simplistic narratives of the human experience.
Anne Cheng
English
Cheng’s "Ornamentalism" advances a groundbreaking theory about Asiatic femininity in western culture and was an impetus for the recent Monstrous Beauty exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Chika Okeke-Agulu
Art and Archaeology
Okeke-Agulu is a celebrated artist, critic, curator and historian of African and African Diaspora art. He is director of Princeton’s Africa World Initiative.
Leonard Wantchekon
Politics
2023 Global Economy Prize winner Wantchekon came of age as a pro-democracy student activist in Benin.
Howard Stone
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Stone's fluid dynamics research connects engineering to chemistry, physics, and biology, with subjects including microdevices, swimming bacteria, flows of polymeric materials and respiratory virus transmission.
Bonnie Bassler
Molecular Biology
Bassler is a pioneer and global leader in discovering the astonishing ways that bacteria communicate. In January, she was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony.
Sigrid Adriaenssens
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adriaenssens is an engineering innovator, designing lightweight, elegant and resilient structures for sustainable buildings, bridges and other infrastructure.
Marina Rustow
Near Eastern Studies and History
Rustow uses machine learning to decipher thousands of Arabic and Hebrew fragments preserved in a medieval Cairo synagogue.
Princeton In the News
Three chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Featured: David MacMillan
Chemistry World
Apr. 17, 2026
Frameworks of the Mind
Featured: Tom Griffiths
American Scientist
Apr. 15, 2026
A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this
Featured: D. Graham Burnett
AP News
Apr. 15, 2026
Student Life at Princeton
Princeton brings together undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds, and every corner of the earth, to share their experiences and perspectives with one another.
Make your mark as part of our vibrant community.
LEARN MORE
Upcoming Events
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After Noon Concert
Apr
23
Chapel
12:30 p.m.
Princeton Pianists Ensemble
Apr
23
Frist Campus Center, Table C3
2:00 p.m.
Choral Workshop with Sweet Honey in the Rock
Apr
23
McAlpin Rehearsal Hall, Woolworth Center
4:30 p.m.
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Our approach to learning combines the best aspects of a great research university and an outstanding liberal arts college.
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Every employee has the opportunity to make an impact supporting our mission of teaching and research.
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Skip to main content
"Revolution in the Archives"
Undergraduates contributed original research to the public exhibit exploring Princeton’s role in the American Revolution.
Daniel Yu selected as Princeton valedictorian, Madeleine Murnick as salutatorian
Yu and Murnick are expected to give remarks at the Class of 2026 Commencement ceremony on Tuesday, May 26.
‘Fearless’ graduate students are forging a new quantum frontier
The Princeton Quantum Initiative’s Ph.D. program is helping pioneer a field that promises to define the next era of discovery and innovation.
Impact and Awe
Princeton research discovers new avenues for tackling cancer and other diseases. It opens astonishing windows onto the world — across time and space. It helps secure the nation’s safety, prosperity and competitiveness. Learn more:
The search for the next big breakthrough.
A new path in cancer research.
Princeton paleontologist: Yes, tiny tyrannosaurs lived alongside T. rex.
A global race is on to unlock the quantum realm. Follow Princeton’s research.
University News
View All News
Princetonians honored with Guggenheim Fellowships
Seven Princeton faculty members and two visiting artists have received 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships supporting scholars in the creative arts, social sciences, natural sciences and humanities.
Major gift promises to accelerate Princeton University’s leadership in quantum science
The gift from Andy Florance ’86 and Heather Florance will support the Princeton Quantum Initiative and will accelerate the next generation of quantum science research and discovery at the University.
Three Minute Thesis competition showcases Princeton graduate student research
3MT is a competition that originated at the University of Queensland and has since spread to universities around the world. The tightly defined rules challenge graduate students to present their research clearly and concisely, without jargon and with just one, static slide.
View All News
Stand Up for Princeton and Higher Education
Join the more than 10,000 Princeton alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends who are Standing Up for Princeton and American higher education. You’ll receive a periodic newsletter with information and suggestions on how you can help.
Watch: Luke Hixson '25 shares how Princeton supports U.S. veterans.
Sign up to receive the Stand Up newsletter.
Meet Princetonians who are standing up.
Research Roundup
Institutional dynamics produce "resource curse" traps
Simon Levin, Elke Weber and Nusrat Molla, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Psychology, the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Apr. 22, 2026
Design of disordered materials for delocalization of waves
Salvatore Torquato, Paul Steinhardt and Carlo Vanoni, Department of Chemistry, Department of Physics and the Princeton Materials Institute
Physical Review Letters
Apr. 21, 2026
Origami-inspired soft robot moves without motors
Glaucio Paulino, Emily Davidson, Tuo Zhao and David Bershadsky, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Princeton Materials Institute
Advanced Functional Materials
Apr. 08, 2026
Exceptional Faculty
Princeton faculty members are all exceptional scholars in their disciplines who are expected to teach as well as engage in research. Faculty work closely with undergraduates in the supervision of junior year independent work and senior theses.
Tom Griffiths
Psychology, Computer Science, Princeton Lab for AI
Griffiths’ research explores how studying AI can help us understand human cognition, and vice versa. His new book, “The Laws of Thought,” tells the story of using mathematics to explain how we think.
Tina Campt
Art & Archaeology, Lewis Center for the Arts
An innovative scholar of visual culture and a founder of Black European Studies, Campt explores the tactile and sonic registers of images and contemporary art. She fosters collaborative creative expression as director of Princeton Atelier.
Arvind Narayanan
Computer Science and the Center for Information Technology Policy
Narayanan studies the societal impact of artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Anu Ramaswami
Civil and Environmental Engineering, PIIRS, HMEI
Ramaswami, who also leads the M.S. Chadha Center for Global India, pioneered the science of sustainable urban infrastructure systems and its translation to policy-making.
Elizabeth Ellis
History
Ellis works with archives and contemporary Native communities to illuminate lesser-known histories of early Indigenous America.
Frances Lee
Politics and Princeton School of Public and International Affairs
Lee’s research on Congressional politics and policymaking helps the public and scholars understand and address pressing issues in American democracy.
Agustín Fuentes
Anthropology
Fuentes studies the behavior, biology, and cultures of humans, our evolutionary ancestors, and other species we interact with, offering integrative insights that counter more simplistic narratives of the human experience.
Anne Cheng
English
Cheng’s "Ornamentalism" advances a groundbreaking theory about Asiatic femininity in western culture and was an impetus for the recent Monstrous Beauty exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Chika Okeke-Agulu
Art and Archaeology
Okeke-Agulu is a celebrated artist, critic, curator and historian of African and African Diaspora art. He is director of Princeton’s Africa World Initiative.
Leonard Wantchekon
Politics
2023 Global Economy Prize winner Wantchekon came of age as a pro-democracy student activist in Benin.
Howard Stone
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Stone's fluid dynamics research connects engineering to chemistry, physics, and biology, with subjects including microdevices, swimming bacteria, flows of polymeric materials and respiratory virus transmission.
Bonnie Bassler
Molecular Biology
Bassler is a pioneer and global leader in discovering the astonishing ways that bacteria communicate. In January, she was awarded the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony.
Sigrid Adriaenssens
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Adriaenssens is an engineering innovator, designing lightweight, elegant and resilient structures for sustainable buildings, bridges and other infrastructure.
Marina Rustow
Near Eastern Studies and History
Rustow uses machine learning to decipher thousands of Arabic and Hebrew fragments preserved in a medieval Cairo synagogue.
Princeton In the News
Three chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Featured: David MacMillan
Chemistry World
Apr. 17, 2026
Frameworks of the Mind
Featured: Tom Griffiths
American Scientist
Apr. 15, 2026
A small but growing movement wants you to put down your phone. But first read this
Featured: D. Graham Burnett
AP News
Apr. 15, 2026
Student Life at Princeton
Princeton brings together undergraduate and graduate students from all backgrounds, and every corner of the earth, to share their experiences and perspectives with one another.
Make your mark as part of our vibrant community.
LEARN MORE
Upcoming Events
View All
After Noon Concert
Apr
23
Chapel
12:30 p.m.
Princeton Pianists Ensemble
Apr
23
Frist Campus Center, Table C3
2:00 p.m.
Choral Workshop with Sweet Honey in the Rock
Apr
23
McAlpin Rehearsal Hall, Woolworth Center
4:30 p.m.
View all Events
Study at Princeton
Our approach to learning combines the best aspects of a great research university and an outstanding liberal arts college.
Areas of Study
Learning Abroad
Undergraduate Admission
Graduate Admission
Work at Princeton
Every employee has the opportunity to make an impact supporting our mission of teaching and research.
Faculty and Academic Positions
Staff Positions
Princeton University