Category: Featured
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May 5, 2020 Health Care
Madison couple on front lines of COVID-19 embracing ‘air hugs’
Dr. Maggie Nolan ’05 and her husband, Dr. Matt Nolan, along with their three young children, are adjusting to life with COVID-19. (Photo by John Hart, Wisconsin State Journal)
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May 4, 2020 Community, Health Care, Service
Feeding the Frontlines
Disappointed to leave campus due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Princeton seniors and twin sisters Sneha and Preeti Iyer arrived back home to Fulton County, Georgia, ready to redirect their energy and reconnect with friends by helping launch a much-needed initiative that supports overworked health care workers in their communities.
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May 3, 2020 Education, News, Service
Remote Academia transformed a campus reading group into a worldwide education resource
Princeton students at the Center for Information Technology Policy have transformed their small campus reading group about how technology can transform education and teaching into a dynamic online resource with more than 3,000 members from 600 academic institutions.
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May 1, 2020 Health Care
Dr. Steven Brown ’77 Makes Hospital Rounds from His Living Room
Steven Brown ’77 has practiced medicine in rural areas for more than 10 years, not by meeting patients in an office or by their hospital beds, but virtually, monitoring them in hospitals from Missouri and Arkansas to Oklahoma and Wisconsin. Now with COVID-19 he has turned his living room into a command center for 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shifts.
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April 30, 2020 Arts/Cultural,
Music is Balm to Lean On for Cordaro Rodriguez ’08
Like many idled by stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19, Cordaro Rodriguez ’08 has turned to the arts for comfort. The virus forced Rodriguez and his quartet, the Sons of Serendip, to put their musical tour on hold. It didn’t stop the music, though. (Photo by Shef Reynolds)
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April 29, 2020 Community, News
Princeton University Relief Fund established to advance local community efforts in response to COVID-19
Princeton University has established the Princeton University Relief Fund to provide additional direct support to community organizations that are working to alleviate economic distress related to COVID-19 among individuals and businesses. The initial University commitment to the fund will be $1 million.
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April 28, 2020 Community, Education,
For Michael Granovetter ’15, a picture is worth 1,000 words in the fight against COVID-19
Michael Granovetter ’15 and a team of fellow medical students created an infographic guide so adults with autism could understand COVID-19 and learn how to stay safe.
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April 26, 2020 Community,
Writer Constance Hale ’79 Learns to Live in Lockdown
Constance Hale ’79, a writer based in Oakland, California, shares how she and her husband are sheltering in place.
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April 25, 2020 Health Care, News, Technology
Francis Haas *16 steps up, building crucial device to protect hospital workers
When a South Jersey hospital was desperate for intubation boxes to protect its medical staff from COVID-19 infection, Francis “Mac” Haas *16 and three Rowan University seniors answered the call and manufactured dozens of devices to help keep hospitals safe.
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April 24, 2020 Education, Technology
Rob Barnett ’09 Helps Teachers Convert to Online Teaching
When the coronavirus pandemic forced schools to close, many teachers scrambled to upgrade their tech skills and bring class work online. A resource that was up and running co-created by Rob Barnett ’09 is a boon for teachers navigating this new reality.
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April 23, 2020 Community, Technology
App Helps Put the Social Into Social Distancing
Remaining connected to friends, classmates and family in the age of social distancing can cause a strain on mental health, especially for college students who may already be suffering from other mental health issues such as loneliness and depression. An app can help with that.
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April 22, 2020 Community,
Mount Family Digs In to Provide Healthy Food
The bright apple sign still beckons visitors to Terhune Orchards, but the current pandemic reality has transformed the farm experience, putting partners Reuwai Mount Hanewald ’94, Tannwen Mount ’98, Gary Mount ’66 and their families on the frontlines from a different angle: keeping people healthy with nutritious food.