Obama presents team to navigate economic crisis Nov 24, 2008
"The stakes are high," said Julian Zelizer, professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. "This is a really dangerous moment ... for the economy. It's almost as if no one's in control. Now people are looking to (Obama) to find out at least what's going to happen in the next few months, if not the next few weeks.". (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Friendswood student named Rhodes Scholar Nov 24, 2008
Hammer is a senior classics major at Princeton University. He serves in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (KHOU.com, TX)
Is the U.S. Losing Its Economic Edge? Not a Chance Nov 23, 2008
In his new book, The Venturesome Economy: How Innovation Sustains Prosperity in a More Connected World (Princeton University), he describes a uniquely American form of innovation, one driven largely by the appetites of American consumers. Bhid talked with Inc. senior editor Eric Schine about why it doesn't matter where scientific breakthroughs come from, how entrepreneurs push basic innovations forward, and why the iPod represents the triumph of the American system. (Fox News)
Holiday Books Nov 23, 2008
The Dawn of the Color Photograph: Albert Kahn's Archive of the Planet, by David Okuefuna (Princeton University Press; 336 pages; $49. 50) Between 1909 and 1930, French banker and philanthropist Albert Kahn bankrolled a team of photographers to use autochrome, the new technology for taking true color pictures, to record images of human life around the world. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Four Bears Earn CWPA All-North Honors Nov 23, 2008
The Bears will take on No. 13 ranked and Southern Division champion Princeton University at 5:30 p.m. today. (Brownbears.com)
Rhodes Scholars named for 2009 Nov 23, 2008
Princeton University ... Princeton University. (International Herald Tribune)
Obama to create 2.5m jobs Nov 23, 2008
"Tim is a great choice because he brings to the job intelligence, a wealth of experience in crisis management, deep knowledge of everything that has been going on in the last year, and an ability to listen and learn," Alan Blinder, a former Fed vice-chairman and now a Princeton University economist, told McClatchy Newspapers. The reports of Geithner's selection appeared to have reassured investors, resulting in the Dow Jones industrial stock index jumping nearly 500 points on Friday. (iAfrica.com)
Regulator failed to rein in banks' high-risk lending Nov 23, 2008
"What you had here is a regulatory motif that was too accommodating to private-sector interests," said Jim Leach, a former Republican lawmaker who led the House Banking Committee and now lectures on public affairs at Princeton University. "In this case, the end result is chaos for the industry, their customers and the national interest.". (AZCentral -- News)
Obama orders plan to create 2.5 million new jobs by 2011 Nov 23, 2008
" The announcement came amid media reports that the Illinois Democrat had picked New York central banker Timothy Geithner to be his treasury secretary. Geithner, 47, is well known to Wall Street from his role as New York Federal Reserve chief and was a career official at the Treasury Department from 1988 to 2001, serving under three administrations and rising to undersecretary for international affairs. As the successor to Republican Henry Paulson, Geithner would become the overseer of a... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Obama Choosing Deep Experience Nov 22, 2008
Julian Zelizer, a political historian at Princeton University, called Clinton the "wow pick" that elevates "one of the most well-known faces in American politics to be one of the faces of the United States as we try to establish a multilateral foreign policy. Her skills, her expertise are all very good, and I think her experience in the Senate shows she can win people over at a personal level. ... If you really want to make diplomacy a central part of your foreign policy, if you want to convince... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Stocks soar on word of Obama's choice to lead Treasury Nov 22, 2008
" Blinder, a Princeton University economist, added: "The struggles that any new secretary of the Treasury would face are legion. Tim is coming in down five runs in the eighth inning. (Anchorage Daily News)
Garnter Scores Four as No. 17 Brown Men's Water Polo Defeats Johns Hopkins, 12-6 Nov 22, 2008
The win places the Bears into a semifinal showdown with No. 13 ranked and Southern Division champion Princeton University at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 22. Brown built a 4-0 lead in the first period and never looked back as the Bears increased the margin to 8-2 to halftime and coasted to the six-goal victory. (Brownbears.com)
Medvedev faces hard sell in Latin America Nov 22, 2008
"Russia's elites, including President Medvedev, look on China's rising diplomatic and economic successes in Latin America and in Africa with envy," said Stephen Kotkin, the director of Russian studies at Princeton University. "They also perceive an opportunity, much exaggerated, to send the U.S. a message in its supposed backyard.". (International Herald Tribune)
#17 Brown Stops Johns Hopkins 12-6 in Eastern Championship First Round Nov 22, 2008
The win places the Bears into a semifinal showdown with 13th-ranked and Southern Division champion Princeton University at 5:30 pm on Saturday, Nov. 22, while the Blue Jays will meet the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the first consolation game at 2:30 pm on Saturday. JHU is 2-0 versus MIT knocking off the Engineers 10-7 and 20-15 in the Division III Eastern title game at JHU a few weeks ago. (Hopkinssports.com)
College Students Take On Inmates In Chess Match Nov 21, 2008
(November 20, 2008)A half-dozen Princeton University students faced off over chess boards Wednesday against 46 inmates at New Jersey State Prison. The prisons chess club has 75 members including Kelvin Washington, whos doing a 50-year sentence for robbery. (KWTX.com, TX)
Bernanke May Find Deflation `Back on the Table' as Threat to U.S. Economy Nov 21, 2008
Bernanke, a scholar of the Great Depression and former Princeton University professor, detailed possible assets the Fed could buy to fight deflation in a November 2002 when he was a governor. Sustained deflation can be highly destructive'' and ``should be strongly resisted,'' he said. (Bloomberg)
Quantum Computing Advances a Qubit Closer to Reality Nov 20, 2008
Reading out the state of the qubit, , is one of the main challenges to quantum computing, says Stephen Lyon, a professor of at Princeton University who did not participate in this study. Specifically, he says, researchers will eventually need to be able to measure the spin state of a single qubit, much as classical computers can read and write to individual bits. (Scientific American)
Who will click with President 2.0? Nov 20, 2008
Some say Mr. Obama will choose an academic with a background in Internet and technology policy issues, such as Stanford University law professor Lawrence Lessig who founded the school's Center for Internet and Society or Edward Felten, director of the Center for Information Technology Policy at Princeton University. Others believe Mr. Obama will draw from the corporate community to demonstrate his commitment to funding green technology research, computer science education and high-tech job... (Globe and Mail)
Bio of Michelle Obama is dry but informative Nov 20, 2008
The book traces the future first lady's family roots from South Carolina to the South Side of Chicago and follows her journey to Princeton University, Harvard Law School and the Chicago offices of the Sidley Austin law firm, where she eventually meets, mentors and falls in love with a young summer associate named Barack Obama. Mundy, a Washington Post staff writer and frequent contributor to the online magazine Slate, has put together a well-researched-if-dry personal and professional portrait... (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Harvard celebrates Achebe, Things Fall Apart Nov 20, 2008
" The Achebe-Things for Apart celebrations started in Lisbon, Portugal, then later moved to New York, then on to Princeton University where it was this year's assigned book of the series Princeton reads; then it was off to Washington DC., North Carolina; and then Philadelphia, as well as Buffalo State University and Bard College both in New York State. There was also a conference in Texas hosted by Chido Nwangwu of USAFRICA. Back home, the Association of Nigerian Authors also threw what Chidi... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
The Road Ahead Nov 19, 2008
Obama in particular wont want to appear rash or to take big risks that could derail his domestic agenda, says Rahul Sagar, Assistant Professor, Department of Politics, Princeton University. That could mean that diplomatically India could find itself a bit isolated and a little less listened to. (Moneycontrol.com)
Use of Antipsychotics in Children Is Criticized Nov 19, 2008
The data show there is a substantial amount of prescribing for attention deficit disorder, and I wonder if we have given enough weight to the adverse-event profile of the drug in light of this, Dr. Daniel Notterman, a senior health policy analyst at Princeton University and a panel member, said when speaking about Risperdal. Drug agency officials responded that they had already placed strongly worded warnings on the drugs labels. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Stevens Loss to Begich Brings Democrats to Within Two Seats of Senate Mark Nov 19, 2008
Stevens's downfall makes the magical filibuster-proof Senate more viable,'' for Democrats, said , a history and public-affairs professor at Princeton University in New Jersey. Begich has 150,728 votes to 147,004 for Stevens, according to , director of the state division of. (Bloomberg -- US)
US again misfires on Iranian arms Nov 18, 2008
The database was released by MNFI in July to the Empirical Studies of Conflict project, co-sponsored by the US Military Academy and Princeton University, and was published for the first time by West Point's Counter-Terrorism Center last month as an appendix to a paper on Iranian strategy in Iraq by Joseph Felter and Brian Fishman. In late April, the US presented the Maliki government with a document that apparently listed various Iranian arms found in Iraq and highlighted alleged Iranian arms... (Asia Times Online)
Shippensburg powwow dancer named princess (35) Nov 18, 2008
She will also continue her dancing through her college career, whether it be at Dartmouth College or Princeton University. Local Catching Up. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
ROBERT HUTCHINGS: G-20 summit didn't go far enough Nov 18, 2008
Robert Hutchings, diplomat in residence at Princeton University s Woodrow Wilson School, was chairman of the U.S. National Intelligence Council from 2003 to 2005. Hutchings wrote this for The Washington Post. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Letters to the editor (Nov. 17) (51) Nov 18, 2008
" WordNet 3.0. Princeton University. 17 Nov. 2008.)Notice, here, that an African-American is NOT "an American whose ancestors were born in Africa, Ireland, England, etc ... Princeton University. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Programs help with tuition in exchange for public service Nov 18, 2008
This fall, for instance, eight 2008 Princeton University graduates are the first group to begin two-year, federal jobs as a pre-condition for pursuing a free Princeton master's degree. Harvard Law School said earlier this year it will, starting in 2010, waive one year's $41,500 tuition for third-year students who commit to work five years in government or non-profit fields. (USA Today)
A new brand of modernism Nov 18, 2008
He attended the University of Virginia in the 1970s before pursuing a master s in architecture under the penultimate postmodernist, Michael Graves, at Princeton University. After graduating from Princeton in 1977, Hellmuth landed a job at New York-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, where he concentrated on designing office towers. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Condoms Found to Cut Risk of Women Getting HPV Nov 17, 2008
Those who are opposed to condoms claim condoms are not very effective, particularly against HPV, said James Trussell, director of the Office of Population Research at Princeton University. Here we have an actual study, rather than just an assertion. (Yahoo News -- Women's Health)
Cross Country Nov 17, 2008
Sophomore Alex Lundy earned All Mid-Atlantic Region status and qualified individually for the NCAA National Championship with his 10th-place finish Saturday to lead University of Maryland men's finishers at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships hosted by Princeton University. 11/01/2008 - M. Cross Country 10/31/2008 - M. Cross Country 10/18/2008 - M. Cross Country 10/04/2008 - M. Cross Country 09/15/2008 - M. Cross Country. (Umterps.com)
Trends beyond black vote in play on Prop. 8 Nov 17, 2008
Historically black churches, which have a diverse array of denominations, include many with a long tradition of biblical literalism, said Professor Eddie Glaude, who teaches religion and African American studies at Princeton University. Glaude said many black churches in the 1960s believed that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was "too radical.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
We love him just the way he is Nov 16, 2008
I've borrowed it from Billy Joel, who took the pessimistic view during a question-and-answer session at Princeton University in 1994. Joel, who begins his Australian tour this month, makes a fascinating case study himself, and probably proves his own point. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Chilean envoy recalls his radical roots Nov 16, 2008
Paul Sigmund, an emeritus professor at Princeton University who is an expert on Chilean politics, said the book's greatest value lay in its detailed descriptions of the policy fights of the Pinochet era. "He is a remarkable combination of political activist and political observer," Sigmund said of the ambassador. (International Herald Tribune)
Affordable medicine plan goes global Nov 15, 2008
Peter Singer, a bioethics professor at Princeton University and one of many collaborators involved in the project says: "The beauty of the scheme is that it gives economic support to the idea that all human lives are of equal value.". The estimated cost of this fund would be $6-billion annually, paid through a consortium of governments. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Penn State astrophysics program ranks no. 4 Nov 14, 2008
The schools above Penn State on the list, the University of California Santa Cruz, Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University, have all been powerhouses in astrophysics for many years, Feigelson said. "Just seeing Penn State among them might cause people to take a look at us," said Donald Schneider, professor of astronomy and astrophysics. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Fish Choose Their Leaders By Consensus Nov 14, 2008
The researchers include David J.T. Sumpter, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; Jens Krause, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK; Richard James, University of Bath, Bath, UK; Iain D. Couzin, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ; and Ashley J.W. Ward, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)
Restoring trust in the system Nov 13, 2008
The writer is Chemical Bank Chairmans Professor of Economics at Princeton University and author of A Random Walk Down Wall Street. The Financial Times Limited 2008. (FT.com -- Markets)
U.S. Broadband Push Seen Gaining Steam Nov 13, 2008
"Bandwidth makes people more productive," said Ed Felten, a computer science and public affairs professor at Princeton University and a voice behind Freedom to Tinker, a blog hosted by Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy. "Providing remote access to data gives people many more options in terms of where they work and whom they work for," Felten said. (Investors Business Daily)
Proteins Can Control Their Own Evolution Nov 12, 2008
12, 2008) A team of Princeton University scientists has discovered that chains of proteins found in most living organisms act like adaptive machines, possessing the ability to control their own evolution. See also. (Science Daily)
Schools reap benefits from graduates on loan Nov 12, 2008
In 1989, Princeton University student Wendy Kopp used her senior thesis to propose a program where college graduates commit to spending two years at low-income, low-performing urban and rural public schools ... " David Korn, a 2004 graduate of Stanton College Preparatory School and May graduate of Princeton University, teaches seventh-grade geography at Ribault Middle School. He said that in addition to seeing their impact, he and his fellow corps members have also gained valuable perspective in... (Florida Times-Union)
What Sort Of First Lady Will Michelle Be? Nov 11, 2008
"Michelle Obama has to prove that she can both be a professional woman, true to herself as a educated woman, but also that she can represent her nation, her government., her entire country to the rest of the world," said Melissa Harris-Lacewell of Princeton University. Michelle Obama knows she will be under an intense level of scrutiny for what she wears - and what she says. (CBS News)
When presidents meet Nov 11, 2008
"I can't remember as generous a statement about a winner of the opposite party than that of Bush on the historic significance of Obama's win," said Fred Greenstein, a professor of politics at Princeton University. Video. (MSNBC -- Politics)
New Theories May Shed Light on Dark Matter Nov 11, 2008
But paraphrasing the late Princeton University cosmologist David Wilkinson, he says, "most all of your ideas are wrong, so you should find that out as quickly as possible so you can get on to the next one." Whatever the correct idea turns out to be, in whatever complex dance of particles and forces physicists find to best describe the universe, maybe dark matter won't be such a wallflower after all. You Might Also Like. (Scientific American)
* Better not throw the financial baby out with the bath water Nov 11, 2008
Harold James is professor of history and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and professor of history at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. COPYRIGHT: PROJECT SYNDICATE. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Google execs talked up for Obama tech post Nov 11, 2008
Other potential candidates include Julius Genachowski, a former executive with Internet company IAC who attended Harvard law school with Obama and is part of his transition team; John Seely Brown, former director of Xerox PARC; and Ed Felten, a computer science professor at Princeton University. Obama's transition team did not respond to requests for comment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Revolutionary War patriot honored Nov 11, 2008
Macon joined the New Jersey militia in 1776 while a student at what is now known as Princeton University. Coming back to Warren County in late 1777, he studied law and history at the county courthouse but never applied for a license to study law. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Rite of Passage As Bush and Obama Meet Nov 11, 2008
"I can't remember as generous a statement about a winner of the opposite party than that of Bush on the historic significance of Obama's win," said Fred Greenstein, a professor of politics at Princeton University. While Bush and Obama meet one-on-one in the Oval Office, first lady Laura Bush will spend some time with Michelle Obama. (Newsmax)
Condoms to Trump Sexual Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy, Aide Says Nov 10, 2008
I am not denying that someone with AIDS in Africa being given anti-retroviral therapy is bad,'' said Adel Mahmoud, a former head of Merck & Co. vaccines and professor in the department of molecular biology at Princeton University. But when the data says for every person we put on anti-retroviral therapy in Africa there are six new infections and we are doing nothing about it, it's absolutely mind boggling. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Rite of passage as once and future presidents meet Nov 10, 2008
"I can't remember as generous a statement about a winner of the opposite party than that of Bush on the historic significance of Obama's win," said Fred Greenstein, a professor of politics at Princeton University. Bush, the son of a president, was no stranger to the White House when he met with President Clinton in the Oval office for two hours as the president-elect in 2000. (International Herald Tribune)
What Obama's win means to the issue of race Nov 9, 2008
In his speech "A More Perfect Union," delivered in Philadelphia March 18, Mr. Obama addressed the issue of racism in the United States in a way that was "unusual for politics," said Delia Baldassari, a Princeton University assistant professor of sociology who studies social divisions and politics. "What Obama was trying to do in that speech was to understand stereotypes. ... He addressed the problem more as an academic, trying to understand the motivations of both sides," she said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
At least ag pays dividends (9) Nov 9, 2008
Later that same day Princeton University economist Paul Krugman was awarded the Nobel prize in economics for his decades-long study of trade. Despite his groundbreaking research, Krugman is probably better known for his twice-weekly, New York Times column that regularly torches White House economic policies, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. (Great Falls Prairie Star, MT)
Historians call Obama win 'monumental' Nov 9, 2008
"It's an historic turning point ... an exclamation point of major proportions to the civil rights movement that goes back to the 1950s." That's James McPherson, the renowned author and professor emeritus of history at Princeton University. Hyperbole. (USA Today)
Sounds like the future Nov 8, 2008
But the instrument is more wide open, notes Perry R. Cook, a computer science professor at Princeton University who studies new instruments. With its square array of identical buttons it "suggests a lot but has no obvious acoustical hooks, performance practice, or even a suggested use at all.". (CNN -- International)
Tech Draft Begins With Obama Win Nov 8, 2008
ED FELTEN, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. A prominent professor of computer science and public affairs at Princeton University, Felton is best known as a critic of electronic voting machines. (eWeek)
Bernanke's unenviable legacy Nov 7, 2008
So many will suffer from Bernanke's policies, including Princeton University, where students may shun anti-market Bernankeconomics. Hossein Askari is professor of international business and international affairs at George Washington University. (Asia Times Online)
How health coverage may change under Obama Nov 7, 2008
Uwe Reinhardt, a health economist at Princeton University, agreed that a progressive taxation of job-based coverage that largely avoids the lower and middle classes could be a palatable compromise for labor and employer groups, who mostly oppose making health benefits taxable. "You could say if your income is below $75,000 your employer-provided insurance is still tax-exempt," Reinhardt said. (MarketWatch)
Authors regard Obama as a peer Nov 7, 2008
"He began to talk to me about one of the books I had written, `Song of Solomon,' and how it had meant a lot to him," Morrison said in a postelection interview from her office at Princeton University, where for years she has taught creative writing ... He began to talk to me about one of the books I had written, `Song of Solomon,' and how it had meant a lot to him, Morrison said in a postelection interview from her office at Princeton University, where for years she has taught creative... (MSNBC -- News)
Focus is on girls soccer at '33' event Nov 7, 2008
Scott Champ, an assistant coach with the Princeton University women's team, is the guest speaker. Wes Armstrong will be honored as Referee of the Year. (NJ.com -- Times)
Election elicits student reaction across country Nov 6, 2008
Princeton University. At the onset of a historic Election Day, pessimism was brewing among campus Republicans, as chances of a victory for Sen. (Daily Collegian, PA)
* Obama will face a series of global ethical challenges Nov 6, 2008
Peter Singer is professor of bioethics at Princeton University. His next book, The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty, will be published in March. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
What's Happening Nov 6, 2008
Lecture: "Until Death or Distance Do You Part: Marriage and Slavery in the 19th Century" - 4 p.m., University of Georgia Chapel; presented by Tera W. Hunter, Franklin Visiting Scholar and professor of history and African-American studies at Princeton University; Hunter's research includes the history of slavery and freedom, gender, the South and labor; book signing will follow the lecture; free; (706) 542-8083 or www. uga. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Princeton-Penn go national on ESPNU Nov 6, 2008
Princeton University Sports NewsGet Princeton's latest sports news & stats from The Times of Trenton ... The images looked a lot like a recruiting map for the Princeton University football program. (NJ.com -- Times)
Obama Must Immediately Confront Financial Crisis, Wars as He Takes Office Nov 6, 2008
said , a historian at Princeton University in New Jersey. Roosevelt invented a measure by which he could be judged: the First 100 Days. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Campaign-Finance Edge Helped Democrats Expand Majorities in House, Senate Nov 6, 2008
Democrats have finally figured out that money and organization are the key to the game,'' said , a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University in New Jersey. Overall, the Democratic Senate and House committees provided $145 million to supplement candidates' spending, while the Republicans spent $58 million, according to the Campaign Finance Institute, a Washington-based research group. (Bloomberg -- US)
