Discovery: Research at Princeton
Findings, feature articles, books and awards from Princeton University researchers
Memberships and Fellowships American Academy of Arts and Letters: Member Jeffrey Eugenides, professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts (2018) American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Member Simon Gikandi, Continue Reading →
The 2013 Women’s Prize for Fiction was awarded to A.M. Homes, a lecturer in creative writing and the Lewis Center for the Arts, for her novel May We Be Forgiven. The £30,000 ($46,000) prize rewards Continue Reading →
Professor of Mathematics Yakov Sinai was awarded the American Mathematical Society (AMS)’s Leroy P. Steele Prize for Lifetime Achievement, one of the highest distinctions in mathematics. Sinai was honored for his “pivotal role in shaping Continue Reading →
Jeremiah Ostriker, the Charles. A. Young Professor of Astronomy on the Class of 1897 Foundation, Emeritus, was recognized as one of 13 White House Champions of Change during a ceremony at the White House for Continue Reading →
At a White House ceremony, William G. Bowen, Princeton’s 17th president, and Natalie Zemon Davis, the Henry Charles Lea Professor of History, Emerita, were awarded the National Humanities Medal for 2012. The medal recognizes 12 Continue Reading →
Princeton professor Christopher Sims was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics along with Thomas Sargent, a New York University economist and a visiting professor at Princeton at the time, for developing tools to analyze Continue Reading →