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What is the best way to deal with a struggling school? Various restructure plans include closing schools, changing administrations, creating smaller schools within schools, or converting traditional public schools into charters. These approaches all have long range impacts on students, teachers and communities.

This conference will present research and policy about the best ways to deal with an unsuccessful school, considering the many practical issues that must be considered in order to ensure positive outcomes and mitigate negative effects.  

The Keller Center, the Jumpstart New Jersey Angel Network, and Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in conjunction with Princeton’s Office of Technology Licensing, are pleased to announce the 7th Annual Innovation Forum. The purpose of the Innovation Forum is to showcase Princeton research that offers the potential to be commercialized.

Princeton University Professor Brian Kernighan, renowned author and icon of the computer world, will discuss the importance of understanding numbers in a talk at Mercer County Community College on Wednesday, March 7, at 12 noon in the Communications Building, Room 109, at the West Windsor Campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

The talk, entitled, “Millions, Billions, Zillions: Why (In)numeracy Matters,” is the second in the college's Spring 2012 Distinguished Lecture Series.

Brooksley Born, chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from 1996-1999, will present a public talk titled, "Financial Regulatory Reform--Imperative for Our Future," at the Woodrow Wilson School as part of the Wilson School's "Economic Recovery: Perils, Politics and Possibilities" thematic lecture series.

Ira Katznelson, famed American political scientist and historian and currently the Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University, will deliver two public talks at the Woodrow Wilson School as part of the 2012 Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs.

In what promises to be a "where is he going with this?" lecture titled, "My Life as a Toaster Oven," Bob Garfield, co-host of National Public Radio's "On the Media" and Ad Age columnist, will present a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School. Garfield's talk is part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series.

For 25 years, Garfield wrote the “AdReview” column in Advertising Age where he evaluated ads from hundreds of agencies worldwide. His new Ad Age column, “Listenomics,” explores the frontiers of 21st-century marketing and media.

Ira Katznelson, famed American political scientist and historian and currently the Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University, will deliver two public talks at the Woodrow Wilson School as part of the 2012 Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs.

Daniel Ellsberg, who in 1971 precipitated a national political controversy when he released the top secret "Pentagon Papers" to the media, will participate in a conversation with Bart Gellman '82, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, author in residence and visiting lecturer in public and international affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, titled, "Secrets, Lies, and Leaks: From the Pentagon Papers to Wikileaks." The event is co-sponsored by the Wilson School and the Princeton University Committee on Public Lectures. It is part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series.

Jared Cohen, director of "Google Ideas," will present a public talk titled, "The New Digital Age: The Future of Citizens, States, and Business," at the Woodrow Wilson School as part of the School's "Media and Public Policy" thematic lecture series.

Created in 2010 with Cohen at its helm, Google Ideas is a cross-sector, inter-disciplinary "think/do tank" dedicated to understanding global challenges and applying technological solutions to these worldwide problems. Google Ideas further positions Google to influence global cultural, political and social issues.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will present a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School as part of its "Leadership and Governance Program," which brings prominent policy makers to Princeton for a multi-day visit so that students can meet and learn from exemplary public leaders.

American cartoonist Rube Goldberg designed crazy, intricate machines meant to make life “easier.” Now it’s your turn! We’re bringing in LEGOS and giving you the green light for experiments in engineering and imagination. Sketch an idea or build a mechanism of your own. We’ll have our own Rube Goldberg machine, built by Princeton University Engineering students, that will flip, trip, roll, and drop its way to the “ultimate reading experience.”

No registration required – free of charge
Ages 5 & up

What Well-Informed People Should Know About Computers

If you have a cell phone, you'll want to come hear Professor Brian Kernighan's presentation and ask him some questions.

Between 5 and 8 PM on March 1st, art organizations on campus and around town present the first Princeton ArtWalk, a self-guided evening of drop-in art related activities in downtown Princeton.
Scheduled to take place on a quarterly basis, the Princeton ArtWalk will include programming at the Princeton University Art Museum, the Arts Council of Princeton, the Bernstein Gallery, Woodrow Wilson School, Firestone Library, the Lewis Center for the Arts, Historic Morven, the Princeton Historical Society, the Princeton Public Library, Small World Coffee, and Labyrinth Books.

Students who kicked off weekend celebrations last night at Princeton University thought twice about the quantity of alcohol they consumed after rumors that the health center was quickly overcrowding with norovirus patients spread rapidly throughout campus.
 
Emails circulated by students warned that the University’s McCosh Health Center would not be accepting intoxicated students due to the number of virus-infected patients pushing the infirmary to full-capacity.
 

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The Whig-Cliosophic Society and the Princeton Entrepreneurship Club are hosting a public conversation with Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute and best-selling author of "Steve Jobs," at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Whig Hall Senate Chamber.

William Allen, emeritus professor of political philosophy at Michigan State University, will give a talk titled at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the Lewis Library, Room 120. The talk is co-sponsored by the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and the Center for African American Studies.

Robert L. Gordon III, MPA '89, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for military community and family policy, will present a public talk at the Woodrow Wilson School titled, "Military Force Planning and Decision-Making."

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Princeton Symphony Orchestra will perform Broadway POPS! featuring a trio of leading Broadway tenors with classic show tunes, a kaleidoscope of harmonies, rich orchestral accompaniment, and a good dose of humor. The concert on Feb. 11 at 8 pm will be in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. Tickets are $25-$68 and available at (609) 497-0020 or online at princetonsymphony.org.

Erica Lehrer, poet, and Dr. Sam Wang, Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Neuroscience at Princeton University, will be on hand to introduce and read from Lehrer’s collection of poems, Dancing with Ataxia. Profits from the sale of Dancing with Ataxia will be donated to Princeton’s Neuroscience Institute and towards medical research via the National Ataxia Foundation.

Princeton Symphony Orchestra and Princeton University collaborate for the first-ever performance of the 1936 dramatization of Pushkin's masterpiece Eugene Onegin, with incidental music by Prokofiev. Eugene Onegin will premiere on Feb. 9 at 8 pm in Richardson Auditorium on the Princeton University campus. Tickets are $25, and available at (609) 497-0020 or online at princetonsymphony.org.

Carlos Eire, Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University, and winner of the National Book Award, will speak about his life as an "Operation Pedro Pan" kid in Cuba and discuss a new film project along with Princeton producers Joe Seldner and Dr. Mario Gonzalez. Light refreshments will be served. (Professor Eire will be giving a lecture at Princeton University on Thursday, February 16). Free

Captain Hook, The Big Bad Wolf, the Wicked Witch of the West…what does it take to be a villain? We invite you to come find out at the Cotsen School for Scoundrels! Learn important skills like swashbuckling, maniacal laughter, and lie detection. Manifest some magical mischief, chat with some of our famous alumni, meet “Aragog” the live tarantula, and learn how totally gross out your friends and neighbors. You’ll leave with your fully-accredited scoundrel diploma, ready to conquer the world!
MWAH HA HA!

No registration required – free of charge
Ages 5 & up

 “Children at Risk: trafficking and enslavement of children today” will be the topic for a lecture-conversation led by Dr. Francesca Nuzzolese on Sunday, February 19, at 4 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church (PUMC), located at Nassau & Vandeventer. A professor at Palmer Theological Seminary, Dr. Nuzzolese has been a missionary and pastoral counselor in the United States, Europe, and Australia, and she has just returned from investigating child enslavement in south Asia.