Princeton University Media Central

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Drawing in Glass Shahzia Sikander at Princeton University

Get a behind-the-scenes view into the making of two spectacular, site-specific works by the internationally acclaimed artist Shahzia Sikander that were unveiled at Princeton in April 2017. Soaring above the forum of the Julis Romo Rabinowitz Building—the new home for the Department of Economics—is the site of Quintuplet Effect, where layered images of flight, descent, material economies, and spiritual transcendence invite contemplation and conversation. Nearby, as one climbs the…

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Assembly and Actuation of Magnetic Polymers and Membranes by Precessing Magnetic Fields

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The Pagan City, the Christian City, and the Secular City - Steven Smith

The Pagan City, the Christian City, and the Secular City Lecture #1 of 3 on Pagans and Christians in the City by Steven Smith Princeton University May 9, 2017

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Culture Wars as Pagan Counterrevolution - Steven Smith

Culture Wars as Pagan Counterrevolution Lecture #2 of 3 on Pagans and Christians in the City by Steven Smith Princeton University May 10, 2017

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Democratic Greatness? Tocqueville on American Ambition

Robert K. Faulkner, Research Professor of Political Science, Boston College

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The Country and Bluegrass Music Tradition: An Evening with Robby George and Friends

Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence; Director, James Madison Program, Princeton University (Banjo, Guitar) With Robin Ringgold Cockey (Fiddle), Doug Greason (Bass), Charles McGovern (Mandolin, Guitar), Daniel Miner (Guitar), Glenn Rosen (Washboard, Spoons, Piano), and Dave Scheiber (Pedal Steel Guitar)

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Taplin Environmental Lecture

James Baker, 61st U.S. Secretary of State, calls for conservative action on looming climate crisis.

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A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr.

Alvin S. Felzenberg *75, *78, Lecturer, Annenberg School for Communications, University of Pennsylvania; Author of A Man and His Presidents: The Political Odyssey of William F. Buckley Jr. (Yale University Press, 2017); and Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence; Director, James Madison Program, Princeton University

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The U.S. Department of Energy established in 2016 the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) -- a joint project of the DOE Office of Science (DOE-SC) and the DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) -- that will result in a capable exascale ecosystem and prepare mission critical scientific and engineering applications to take advantage of that ecosystem. This presentation will describe the goals of the ECP, its plans for achieving them, the challenges to be overcome, and its current…