Category: Featured

  • From lab to ambulance, training pays off for EMT volunteer

    July 27, 2020 Community, Health Care

    From lab to ambulance, training pays off for EMT volunteer

    As a senior research specialist at a Princeton University lab that requires precision control over dust particles in the air, Eric Mills’ training gave him a special sort of insight as he confronts the coronavirus pandemic in a very different capacity. Mills volunteers for the Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad, an independent, nonprofit 110-member group of emergency medical technicians serving the Princeton area.

  • Preventing the next pandemic

    July 24, 2020 Health Care, Research

    Preventing the next pandemic

    “How much would it cost to prevent [COVID-19] happening again? And what are the principal actions that need to be put in place to achieve this?” asked Andrew Dobson, a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton. He and colleague Stuart Pimm of Duke University assembled a team to seek answers.

  • Princeton undergraduates redefine the college visit

    July 20, 2020 Community, Technology

    Princeton undergraduates redefine the college visit

    Over the past year, Raya Ward ’21, Sacheth Sathyanarayanan ’22, Joseph Rubin, ’22 and Ron Miasnik ’22 partnered with the undergraduate admissions office to roll out Adora, a mobile application for prospective students to experience a compelling college visit tailored to their individual interests and preferences. As COVID-19 limited travel and university visits, Adora’s planned May launch was postponed and the team adapted to the changing climate of the pandemic. “It was after we settled with the shock that we realized, wait, this is an opportunity,” said Ward. “This is a problem that we are already starting to solve.”

  • For Evan Harrel ’83, Compassion Is About Action

    July 15, 2020 Health Care, Policy, Research

    For Evan Harrel ’83, Compassion Is About Action

    Evan Harrel ’83 is chief operating officer of the nonprofit Center for Compassionate Leadership, which is dedicated to helping workplace leaders see the power behind kindness. The Center recently conducted a study to understand the feelings of team members and leaders during COVID-19. “We wanted to know: How are leaders responding?” said Harrel.

  • Stephen Pevar ’68 leads ACLU effort to protect Georgia prisoners from COVID-19

    July 2, 2020 Health Care, Policy

    Stephen Pevar ’68 leads ACLU effort to protect Georgia prisoners from COVID-19

    The COVID-19 virus has penetrated almost every corner of society, but certain environments like county jails are especially vulnerable. On July 2, Stephen Pevar ’68, a senior staff attorney in the ACLU’s Racial Justice Program, helped file a lawsuit against the Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, Georgia, in an effort to compel the 1,920-bed facility to take basic steps to protect its prisoners and employees.

  • Forest Hills, NY organization helps local eateries

    June 26, 2020 Community, Service

    Forest Hills, NY organization helps local eateries

    Anu Pattabiraman ’10 credits volunteering at the Pace Center for Civic Engagement during her undergraduate years with instilling in her the importance of service and giving back. It’s the reason why Pattabiraman, who recently moved back to her Forest Hills neighborhood in Queens, couldn’t sit back and watch her favorite eateries begin to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

  • Class of 1980 Reunions’ Community Service Project Benefits Trenton-Area School

    June 15, 2020 Education, Service

    Class of 1980 Reunions’ Community Service Project Benefits Trenton-Area School

    When the Class of 1980 learned that Reunions wasn’t continuing as originally planned due to the pandemic, the class quickly determined it wanted to keep one aspect of Reunions intact: its community service project. With its 40th reunion theme, “The Ties That Bind,” as a guidepost, the class sought to pursue a project that had real impact and was meaningful to its members.