Discovery: Research at Princeton
Findings, feature articles, books and awards from Princeton University researchers
Princeton University Press, Oct. 2022 Alan S. Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Alan Blinder, one of the world’s most influential economists and one of the field’s best writers, draws Continue Reading →
University of Virginia Press, March 2022 F. Nick Nesbitt, Professor of French and Italian The Price of Slavery analyzes Marx’s critique of capitalist slavery and its implications for the Caribbean thought of Toussaint Louverture, Henry Continue Reading →
Oxford University Press, Feb. 2022Laura F. Edwards, Class of 1921 Bicentennial Professor in the History of American Law and Liberty What can dresses, bedlinens, waistcoats, pantaloons, shoes and kerchiefs tell us about the legal status Continue Reading →
Princeton researchers are leaders in many fields, including quantum science and engineering. In a paper published in the October issue of Nature Materials, researchers observed quantum behaviors in an exotic material called a topological insulator Continue Reading →
Brutal heat waves marked the summer of 2022, which brought us the hottest July ever recorded in the United States. Scientists and experts regard global warming as the crisis of our time, and with fossil Continue Reading →
When a two-week trip to the U.S. fell through, Ali created new spaces of possibility
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Research drives innovation which in turn benefits society, the economy and everyday lives. Princeton University is home to a thriving research and innovation ecosystem of faculty members, graduate and undergraduate students, and professional researchers. Each Continue Reading →
Princeton University Press, March 2020 By Anne Case, the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Emeritus, and Angus Deaton, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Professor of International Affairs, Emeritus, and professor of economics Continue Reading →
Chapman and Hall/CRC, August 2020By Jianqing Fan, the Frederick L. Moore, Class of 1918, Professor in Finance, and professor of operations research and financial engineering; Runze Li, Eberly Family Chair, Pennsylvania State University; Cun-Hui Zhang, Continue Reading →
Princeton University Press, April 2020By Lyman Page, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Physics Written by one of the world’s leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are Continue Reading →
Princeton University Press, February 2020By Michael Gordin, the Rosengarten Professor of Modern and Contemporary History In the spring of 1911, Albert Einstein moved with his wife and two sons to Prague, the capital of Bohemia, Continue Reading →
Yale University Press, April 2020By Katherine Bussard, the Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography, Princeton University Art Museum, and Kristen Gresh, the Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Senior Curator of Photographs at the Museum of Fine Continue Reading →
Columbia University Press, June 2020 By Christy Wampole, associate professor of French and Italian A new strain of realism has emerged in France. The novels that embody it represent diverse fears — immigration and demographic Continue Reading →
An international team led by researchers at Princeton University has uncovered a new class of magnet that exhibits novel quantum effects that extend to room temperature. Continue Reading →
Princeton researchers used scanning tunneling microscopy to observe what happens when they add electrons to magic-angle twisted bilayer graphene. They observed a cascade of transitions in the electronic properties, patterns that could help unlock how superconductivity emerge in these materials. Continue Reading →
A team of ecologists provides important insights into the management of tropical diversity. Continue Reading →
: Princeton researcher Britt Adamson, together with collaborators, developed improvements to high-throughput technologies that can be used to explore how cells respond to experimentally-induced changes in gene expression. Continue Reading →
A study published in the journal Nature Microbiology identified factors that the hepatitis B virus uses when establishing long-term infection in the liver. The findings could help lead to treatment strategies for chronic HBV infection, a condition that increases the risk of developing liver cancer and is responsible for almost 900,000 deaths worldwide each year. Continue Reading →
Mathematical modeling helps researchers to understand how enzymes in the body work to ensure normal functioning, and how genetic mutations alter the enzymes’ behavior in ways that cause disease, including cancer. Continue Reading →
A new material from researchers at Princeton University has properties that make it a promising candidate for new areas like magnetic twistronic devices and spintronics, as well as advances in data storage and device design. Continue Reading →
Researchers at Princeton University have successfully recreated a key process involved in cell division in a test tube. Continue Reading →
Memberships and Fellowships Association for Computing Machinery: Fellow Thomas Funkhouser, David M. Siegel ’83 Professor in Computer Science, Emeritus; senior scholar (2018) Academia Europaea: Foreign Member Douglas Massey, Henry G. Bryant Professor of Sociology and Continue Reading →
Researchers studied the courtship behaviors of fruit flies to gain insight into how the brain creates “internal states” which culminate from mood, past experiences and other variables. Continue Reading →
Superconductors are already in use in various capacities, but newer iron-based superconductors are an active area of investigation. Researchers led by a Princeton team have studied what happens to the superconducting nature of these materials when impurities are added. The results shed light on how superconductivity behaves in these materials Continue Reading →
In a room-temperature magnet, researchers find behaviors of electrons that mimic massless particles and anti-particles. Continue Reading →
A new study yields insights into how an organelle called the pyrenoid, which helps algae remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, forms inside the cell via a process similar to how oil separates from water. Continue Reading →
Princeton University researchers have developed a new, scalable cell culture system that allows for detailed investigation of how host cells respond to infection with hepatitis B (HBV) and delta virus (HDV). The paper describing their Continue Reading →
As mysterious as the Italian scientist for which it is named, the Majorana particle is one of the most compelling quests in physics. Its fame stems from its strange properties – it is the only Continue Reading →
Princeton University researchers have discovered that learned behaviors in worms of the species C. elegans can be inherited for multiple generations, transmitted from parent to progeny via eggs and sperm cells. The paper detailing this Continue Reading →
Over the course of a school year, elementary school children lose confidence that they can “be scientists,” but remain more confident that they can “do science,” finds a new psychology study by researchers at New Continue Reading →
Small differences in a liver cell protein have significant impacts on hepatitis C virus replication in mice and humans, findings that could facilitate the development of a mouse model of the infection. The report, led Continue Reading →
T cells are like the special ops forces of the immune system, detecting and killing infected cells. When a new threat is detected, the cells ramp up from just a few sentry cells to a Continue Reading →
Taking their name from an intricate Japanese basket pattern, kagome magnets are thought to have electronic properties that could be valuable for future quantum devices and applications. Theories predict that some electrons in these materials Continue Reading →
Asking young girls to “do science” leads them to show greater persistence in science activities than does asking them to “be scientists,” finds a new psychology study by researchers at New York University and Princeton Continue Reading →
Princeton University researchers have demonstrated a new way of making controllable “quantum wires” in the presence of a magnetic field, according to a new study published online today in the journal Nature. The researchers detected channels Continue Reading →
By simultaneously tackling two mechanisms for cancer’s growth, an experimental therapy reduced the spread of triple-negative breast cancer in a study conducted in mice. The therapeutic agent, called Tinagl1, is based on a naturally occurring Continue Reading →
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By Yasemin Saplakoglu A collaborative approach to sociology aims to target fundamental and perhaps overlooked issues to improve policies that affect the lives of disadvantaged children. The effort, called the Fragile Families Challenge, brings together Continue Reading →
By Staff The new 22-acre Lewis Arts complex includes spaces for the creation and performance of dance, theater, music and more. The new multi-building Lewis Arts complex on the south edge of campus significantly expands Continue Reading →
By Yasemin Saplakoglu This spring marked the debut of the Princeton Undergraduate Research Journal, a peer-reviewed publication where students can publish original research findings. “The entire goal of research is to communicate new discoveries to Continue Reading →
By Sharon Adarlo A new solar cell technology could make it inexpensive to create and install smart windows that automatically vary their tint to augment lighting, heating and cooling systems in buildings. The new transparent Continue Reading →
By Pooja Makhijani A new study has identified genetic changes that are linked to dogs’ human-directed social behaviors and suggests there is a common underlying genetic basis for hyper-social behavior in both dogs and humans. Continue Reading →
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