Marina Rustow has centered her research on a unique cache of ancient documents, known as the Cairo Geniza, which offer insight into the everyday lives of Jews in medieval Egypt and beyond.
In Einstein in Bohemia, Michael D. Gordin promotes a more complex understanding of Einstein’s time in Prague.
Zeinstra's dissertation project is entitled "Bush War: Environmental Reckonings of Zimbabwe's Liberation War."
The President of India, Mr Ram Nath Kovind, presented him with the award for his book.
The Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize recognizes a first article of outstanding quality in the field of medieval studies.
Stanley Stein, the Walter Samuel Carpenter III Professor in Spanish Civilization and Culture, Emeritus, and professor of history, emeritus, died Dec. 19, 2019.
For his next book, Kevin Kruse will reconsider the civil rights era through the life and legacy of Princeton alumnus John Doar, an attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division from 1960 to 1967.
The Koren Prize recognizes outstanding departmental work during the junior year.
He had been held in Iran since 2016.
The fellowship will support the development of his dissertation, "Airborne Colony: Culture and Politics of Aviation in India," into a monograph.
Researchers, who include Ph.D. alumni Lee Mordechai and Merle Eisenberg and postdoctoral fellow Janet Kay (Society of Fellows), now have a clearer picture of the impact of the first plague pandemic, the Justinianic Plague, which lasted from about 541 to 750 CE.
His keynote address, "Technology, Diversity, and the Future of Health: The Social Predicament of Genetic Innovation," presented a historical review of technology and health and focused on disparities in access and treatment.
The prize is awarded for the best second-semester Junior Paper.
The award recognizes the best book on the history of the Pacific West.
Recent History grads discuss their journeys at Princeton and beyond.
In addition to Sandweiss, Bush, Lew-Williams, and Garrett-Davis were recognized for their work.
Labyrinth Books
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
4:30pm
Allison Huang, Class of 2021
Rachel Kennedy, Class of 2021
Rafi Lehmann, Class of 2020
Ben Press, Class of 2020
"Becoming What You Eat: The New England Kitchen and the Body as a Site of Social Reform," by Nick Williams '15, was published in the Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era.
November 8, 2019
1pm
McCosh 10