Our People
Romus Broadway photo collection featured in banner exhibit celebrating Princeton's historic Black neighborhood .
Princeton University Library and the Arts Council of Princeton are mounting a public exhibition of photographic collage banners drawn from the library's Romus Broadway photography collection. They will adorn the neighborhood through May 2023.
How water turns into ice — with quantum accuracy .
Combining artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, researchers at Princeton have simulated what happens at the molecular level when water freezes. The result is the most complete yet simulation of the first steps in ice “nucleation,” a process important for climate and weather modeling.
Princeton research shows how the decline in pollinators can ripple across ecosystems .
As pollinators like honeybees and butterflies decline worldwide, it changes the competitive playing field in favor of plants that are better at wooing pollinators.
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
Visit Us
A visit to our beautiful campus will give you a good idea of what Princeton has to offer. Tours and information session are available throughout the year. A virtual tour also can serve as your guide.