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Princeton continues progress on sustainability goals, enters new phase of plan

Princeton University\’s greenhouse gas emissions have remained below 2008 levels for three years, and campus water usage and landfill waste each have declined by 13 percent since 2006. These key achievements are noted in the University\’s third annual Sustainability Report, published online. According to the report, the University continued to make significant progress on sustainability […] … learn more→

Economists\’ lifetime of work honoured with Nobel prize

Princeton University professor Christopher Sims and New York University economist Thomas Sargent have been jointly named the 2011 winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics (or, for the purists, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel). Sargent is widely known for his pioneering work on “rational expectations” – how consumers […] … learn more→