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A semester's inquiry into sports as the ‘universal language’ .
ESPN investigative reporter Steve Fainaru visited Princeton to teach a course about the broader narratives beyond the x’s and o’s
Princeton cancer researchers find that tumors’ metabolism is slower than suspected .
The discovery has vast implications for cancer treatment, showing that “starve the tumor” strategies are unlikely to be effective.
Patricia Smith and Ilya Kaminsky named Academy of American Poets Chancellors .
Ilya Kaminsky, professor of creative writing at Princeton, and Patricia Smith, visiting professor of creative writing, have been named Academy of American Poets Chancellors. Smith will join the Princeton faculty effective Sept. 1.
Princeton's History
- 1746College of New Jersey founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, by the Presbyterian Synod
- 1896Name officially changed to Princeton University
- 1900Graduate School established
- 1969Trustees vote to admit women undergraduates
- 2001Financial aid policy changes, replacing loans with grants that do not need to be repaid

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