Supreme Court to hear DACA cases – Princeton University, Microsoft issue statement
PRINCETON STRONG news - Princeton University Emily Aronson, Office of Communications reports Princeton University and Microsoft have issued statements on the Supreme Court’s decision to review cases regarding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The Supreme Court announced June 28 that it will hear arguments during its next term, which starts in October. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Spokesperson Ben Chang said: “As we have said before, DACA is a wise and humane policy that benefits this country in multiple ways. It has allowed talented and motivated students — including plaintiff and Princeton graduate Maria Perales Sanchez — who…
2019 Commencement Address by President Eisgruber — ‘Civil Virtues’
PRINCETON STRONG NEWS - Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Office of Communications reports - Remarks as prepared. President Eisgruber - In a few minutes, all of you will march through FitzRandolph Gate as newly minted graduates of this University. Before you do, it is traditional for the University president to say a few words about the path that lies ahead. This valedictory ritual is at once utterly common and manifestly ; If I or other speakers had sage insight into the wisdom required to navigate life’s unpredictable and sometimes tragic challenges, I guarantee you that we would have shared it long…
George Will to Princeton graduates: The antidote to the overabundance of anger in America is praise
Princeton Strong News WATCH VIDEO - Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Office of Communications reports: George Will, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author who earned a in politics from Princeton in 1968, delivered the University's Baccalaureate address Sunday, June 2, 2019.
AG Grewal Files Antitrust Lawsuit Against Twenty Generic Drug Companies, Alleging Conspiracy to Raise Prices on Over 100 Drugs
Defendants Include Eleven New Jersey Companies, Five New Jersey Residents. Office of the Attorney general reports – TRENTON – Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that New Jersey and a coalition of 43 other States have filed a lawsuit accusing 20 generic drug companies of conspiring to artificially inflate the prices of over one hundred generic drugs, in violation of federal and state antitrust and consumer protection laws. Filed in District Court in Connecticut, the complaint also names 16 individual defendants – drug company executives responsible for sales, marketing, pricing and operations – and outlines their alleged involvement in “one of…
Machine learning speeds modeling of experiments aimed at capturing fusion energy on Earth
Department of Energy national laboratory PPPL John Greenwald reports May 17, 2019. Princeton Strong News - Princeton, NJ: Machine learning (ML), a form of artificial intelligence that recognizes faces, understands language and navigates self-driving cars, can help bring to Earth the clean fusion energy that lights the sun and stars. Researchers at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are using ML to create a model for rapid control of plasma — the state of matter composed of free electrons and atomic nuclei, or ions — that fuels fusion reactions. The sun and most stars are giant balls…
Princeton University Eisgruber statement on sexual misconduct concerns and next steps for the campus community
Princeton University reports Earlier today, President Christopher L. Eisgruber met with a group of students to hear their concerns regarding the handling of sexual misconduct issues on campus. Following the meeting, President Eisgruber released a statement outlining his perspective on how the community can address the relevant issues in a thoughtful, equitable and inclusive way. Statement from President Eisgruber: Over the last week, a group of Princeton students has conducted protests to express concerns about issues related to sexual misconduct cases on ; The damage done by sexual misconduct is ; We must address these harms through policies that are…
New technique merging sound and math could help prevent plasma disruptions in fusion facilities
Department of Energy national laboratory PPPL Raphael Rosen reports May 13, 2019. Princeton Strong News - Princeton, NJ: Scientists have created a novel method for measuring the stability of a soup of ultra-hot and electrically charged atomic particles, or plasma, in fusion facilities called “tokamaks.” Involving an innovative use of a mathematical tool, the method might lead to a technique for stabilizing plasma and making fusion reactions more efficient. The technique, which has been demonstrated on tokamaks in the United States, China, and South Korea, could in theory help stabilize the plasma in ITER, a multinational fusion facility being built in…