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- 🚨 WATCH LIVE — An anniversary event held at Nassau Hall commemorating the first official meeting of the New Jersey Legislature that was held on August 27, 1776: bit.ly/46iKqHK #America250
- 🎉 Nobel Prize laureate and Princeton chemistry professor David MacMillan has been named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, the highest honor bestowed by the oldest chemical society in the world: bit.ly/4rrnT3A
- A team of cancer biologists led by Princeton's @yibinkang.bsky.social has resolved a confounding paradox about retinoids and cancer cells and found a potential new avenue for thwarting many cancers. #WorldCancerDay
- Princeton scientists Xinning Zhang and Ashley Maloney have discovered that a geology technique shows promise in detecting cancer-like cells — which could mean earlier diagnosis and better outcomes: bit.ly/4rwJUhE #WorldCancerDay
- A Princeton research team examined how major AI image‑generation platforms handled political deepfake risks during the 2024 U.S. election and found that images can significantly shape how users judge harmful content online.
- A novel antibiotic called KCB, discovered in the lab of Princeton biological chemist Mohammad Seyedsayamdost, is safe and effective against C. diff and preserves the gut microbiome.
- A new study led by Princeton's Gerald Carter found that vampire bats, like humans, use similar sounds as their social connections grow tighter, another step towards uncovering "how mammals build lasting friendship networks."
- Today, President Eisgruber sent his 10th annual State of the University letter, titled “From Growth to Focus,” to faculty, students and staff.
- Commemorating America's semiquincentennial, Princeton University Library hosts "Nursery of Rebellion: Princeton and the American Revolution," running April 15 through July 12.
- Congratulations to Princeton's Donnacha Dennehy, Professor of Music and Director of Princeton Sound Kitchen, whose "Land of Winter" as performed by conductor Alan Pierson and @alarmwillsound.bsky.social has won Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance at #GRAMMYs2026! 👏
