The Latest Breaking News from Princeton University

A black hole's secrets could hide in its dizzying light 'echoes'

Black hole light echoes are an extreme form of gravitational lensing.

Space · Nov 12, 2024

University of Toronto’s environment school cuts financial ties to fossil fuels

Princeton University, the only other North American school to take similar action, rolled back its commitment recently

The Guardian - US · Oct 20, 2024

Princeton Spends Over $73K Replacing Missing Dining Hall Dishes Swiped by Students

Over the past two years, Princeton University has shelled out more than $73,000 replacing dining hall dishes and utensils

International Business Times · Oct 10, 2024

Tiny brain, big deal: fruit fly diagram could transform neuroscience

Scientists took years to map 50m connections, which may lead to understanding of how wiring gives rise to behaviour

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2024

College rankings 2025: Five schools that gained places and five that plummeted

Princeton University is once again ranked as the best college in the US

The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2024

Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds

Student-led analyses raise concerns of conflict of interest at six universities, including Princeton, Columbia and Cornell

The Guardian - US · Sep 19, 2024

Biologist Rosemary Grant: ‘Evolution happens much quicker than Darwin thought’

The evolutionary expert discusses the triumphs and challenges of the groundbreaking research on Galápagos Islands finches she undertook with her husband, Peter

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Only 2 Ivy League schools land grads a six-figure salary 10 years out

New data shows that studying at an Ivy League schools won't guarantee a six-figure salary.

Fortune · Jun 10, 2024

'More Neanderthal than human': How your health may depend on DNA from our long-lost ancestors

Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.

LiveScience · May 17, 2024

This worm develops food habits and its offspring ‘inherit’ them

C. elegans, the tiny roundworm, holds profound insights into biology and human behavior through trans-generational learning mechanisms.

The Hindu · May 13, 2024