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Sat, October 25, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Harvard Game Post-Game Reception Join us, our child Class of 2004, and our grandchild Class of 2029 for a reception following the Harvard Football Game (game time: noon). We will convene on the lawn behind Cap and Gown Club for cookies and hot beverages. But we need a head count so we can stock our pantry, so please RSVP. [Not a member of the Class of 1979, then just check the Not A C… RSVP -- by October 23, 2025
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Harvard Game Post-Game Reception
Saturday, October 25, 2025, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Harvard Game Post-Game Reception Join us, our child Class of 2004, and our grandchild Class of 2029 for a reception following the Harvard Football Game (game time: noon). We will convene on the lawn behind Cap and Gown Club for cookies and hot beverages. But we need a head count so we can stock our pantry, so please RSVP. [Not a member of the Class of 1979, then just check the Not A Classmate box and complete the form.] RSVP -- by October 23, 2025
SAVE THE DATE Thu, April 16, 2026 - Sun, April 26, 2026 -- All Day Event
Argentina and Chile 2026 - Save The Date RSVPs here are only an expression of interest, not a commitment to make the trip.
79'ers are on the move again with an incredible opportunity to experience the beauty, culture, and flavors of Argentina and Chile in April 2026!
Trip Dates:
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Argentina and Chile 2026 - Save The Date
Thursday, April 16, 2026 - Sun, April 26, 2026 -- All Day Event
Argentina and Chile 2026 - Save The Date RSVPs here are only an expression of interest, not a commitment to make the trip.
79'ers are on the move again with an incredible opportunity to experience the beauty, culture, and flavors of Argentina and Chile in April 2026!
Trip Dates:
-- Main Tour: Saturday, April 18 – Sunday, April 26, 2026
-- Optional Pre-Trip to Iguazu Falls: April 16–18, 2026
We’re still finalizing the details, but here’s a preview of what’s in store:
-- Buenos Aires (April 18–22): Explore the vibrant capital of Argentina, with its rich history, tango culture, and culinary delights.
-- San Antonio de Areco: A day trip to this charming town, known for its gaucho heritage and traditional cuisine.
-- Santiago, Chile (April 22–26): Discover the dynamic capital, with excursions to Valparaíso, the Casablanca Wine Country, and the historic 1872 Central Market.
-- Free Time: Enjoy opportunities for self-exploration, optional excursions, and potential community service activities.
Optional Pre-Trip to Iguazu Falls:
Fly into Buenos Aires by April 16, then head to the breathtaking Iguazu Falls for two nights. This fully guided add-on includes flights and hotel accommodations (pricing TBD). You’ll rejoin the main group in Buenos Aires on April 18.
Estimated Cost:
-- $5,000 per person (double occupancy)
-- $6,000 for single occupancy
-- Includes 4/5-star accommodations and the flight between Buenos Aires and Santiago.
-- The Iguazu Falls add-on will be an additional cost.
Mark your calendars!
Click the [More Info] button for the full itinerary (PDF download), with more details and special opportunities to follow. The brochure highlights some of the magical moments we’ll share as classmates and friends.
Spaces are limited, so sign up soon. Feel free to reach out with any questions—we’re happy to help!
Buen viaje!
Marguerite RSVP
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Honey Don't! & Drive-Away Dykes -- Published: November 4, 2025 Ethan Coen - Books - Co-Author A double edition containing the screenplays for the movies HONEY DON'T! and DRIVE-AWAY DYKES.
HONEY DON’T!
No man can HAVE her . . .
No woman can HOLD her . . .
And no one better PISS HER OFF!
DRIVE-AWAY DYKES
Their love can’t be named – and can’t be stopped!
Strap in! Strap on! Dive in! Read on!
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Princetonians for Free Speech defends free speech for all -- Published: September 23, 2025 Leslie Spencer - Commentary - Co-Author In a recent Opinion piece, Siyeon Lee and Charlie Yale critiqued a letter from Princetonians for Free Speech (PFS) to entering first-year students that appeared recently in The Princeton Tory, the University’s leading conservative political magazine. In their piece, Lee and Yale questioned why we chose to publish in “a journal that only appeals…
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Princetonians for Free Speech defends free speech for all
Princetonians for Free Speech defends free speech for all -- Published: September 23, 2025 Leslie Spencer - Commentary - Co-Author In a recent Opinion piece, Siyeon Lee and Charlie Yale critiqued a letter from Princetonians for Free Speech (PFS) to entering first-year students that appeared recently in The Princeton Tory, the University’s leading conservative political magazine. In their piece, Lee and Yale questioned why we chose to publish in “a journal that only appeals to a select few on this campus,” and accused us of holding “selective views of free speech.”
To be clear: there is no such thing as free speech for some but not for others. Other than speech that is unprotected by First Amendment law, PFS is committed to defending the widest possible freedom of speech and open discourse for everyone, no matter how unpopular or offensive the point of view. [Daily Princetonian] Link
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Royal Caleva: Raul: A Royal Family Forbidden Romance -- Published: September 24, 2025 Nancy Herkness - Books - Author A prince bound by duty. A commoner who knows her place. Can they find a future for their forbidden passion?
After his cousin is kidnapped and tortured in his stead, Prince Raul works himself mercilessly so he can be worthy of such a sacrifice. When he collapses from exhaustion at a public ceremony, the prince is forced to take a vacation. He rel…
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Royal Caleva: Raul: A Royal Family Forbidden Romance
Royal Caleva: Raul: A Royal Family Forbidden Romance -- Published: September 24, 2025 Nancy Herkness - Books - Author A prince bound by duty. A commoner who knows her place. Can they find a future for their forbidden passion?
After his cousin is kidnapped and tortured in his stead, Prince Raul works himself mercilessly so he can be worthy of such a sacrifice. When he collapses from exhaustion at a public ceremony, the prince is forced to take a vacation. He reluctantly finds refuge in the mountains, guided by a strong woman whose warmth and understanding dispel the shadows of his guilt.
Erica Ortiz has never felt good enough. Wrestling with the weight of her father’s disapproval, she pushes herself to reach greater heights as a pilot and a part-time wilderness guide. But she never expected to be responsible for the crown prince’s safety on a towering mountain cliff—or to share his innermost secrets.
While Erica battles her growing love for the fascinating, tortured prince, Raul realizes that his feelings for her have grown too powerful to control. He can never offer her the forever she deserves. The heir to the throne and a commoner can never marry.
When they join together for a desperate rescue mission, can they tear down the barriers that threaten to destroy their love?
Royal Caleva: Raul is the gripping third book in the Royal Caleva contemporary romance series (but can be read as a standalone). If you like alpha princes, independent heroines, and the power of love, courage, and healing, then you’ll be thrilled by Nancy Herkness’s passionate romantic adventure story.
Buy Royal Caleva: Raul to be swept away by a handsome prince today! [Amazon] Link
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Princeton must retire the Atatürk Professorship -- Published: September 4, 2025 Gregory Arzoomanian - Articles - Author Ten years ago, Princeton’s Board of Trustees established a special committee to consider the usage of Woodrow Wilson’s name at Princeton. That work resulted in the ultimate removal of Wilson’s name from the School of Public and International Affairs, and the creation of a “Committee on Naming” of the Council of the Princeton University Co…
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Princeton must retire the Atatürk Professorship
Princeton must retire the Atatürk Professorship -- Published: September 4, 2025 Gregory Arzoomanian - Articles - Author Ten years ago, Princeton’s Board of Trustees established a special committee to consider the usage of Woodrow Wilson’s name at Princeton. That work resulted in the ultimate removal of Wilson’s name from the School of Public and International Affairs, and the creation of a “Committee on Naming” of the Council of the Princeton University Community to consider similar future issues.
One naming that especially deserves consideration has to be Princeton’s “Atatürk Professorship in Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies,” which is named for Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey and anti-Armenian figure that inspired Nazi ideology. The Princeton professorship appears to be the only such named chair in the country that bears Atatürk’s name. While no professor has held the title since Atatürk Professor of Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies emeritus Heath W. Lowry departed in 2013, the position remains open for new candidates. Just as Princeton exempted Wilson’s name from celebration due to his racist ideologies, it must do the same for the Atatürk Professorship: It must be retired. [Daily Princetonian] Link
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Richard Morse ’79 on the Historic Rise and Fall of the Hotel Oloffson -- Published: August 26, 2025 Richard Morse - Articles - Subject For more than a century, the Hotel Oloffson stood as a cultural landmark in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, surviving political violence, dictatorships, and natural disasters. It welcomed celebrities such as Ernest Hemingway, Mick Jagger, and Graham Greene. Journalists, diplomats, businessmen, celebrities, and residents alike gathered to have dinner, meet p…
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Richard Morse ’79 on the Historic Rise and Fall of the Hotel Oloffson
Richard Morse ’79 on the Historic Rise and Fall of the Hotel Oloffson -- Published: August 26, 2025 Richard Morse - Articles - Subject For more than a century, the Hotel Oloffson stood as a cultural landmark in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, surviving political violence, dictatorships, and natural disasters. It welcomed celebrities such as Ernest Hemingway, Mick Jagger, and Graham Greene. Journalists, diplomats, businessmen, celebrities, and residents alike gathered to have dinner, meet people, and hear the Vodou rock rhythms of Richard Auguste Morse ’79’s band, RAM (named for his initials), every Thursday night.
But on July 5, the Oloffson fell. The century-old hotel, already closed to guests since 2024 because of safety concerns, was destroyed in a suspected arson amid escalating gang violence, according to Morse. [PAW] Link
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Late Meal Analog -- Published: May 1, 2025 Raphael Semmes - Letters - Author James Swinehart ’27’s nourishing article on the culinary phenomenon of the Frist Campus Center “Late Meal” was a thoroughly appetizing read (Student Dispatch, February issue). To my surprise, the essay brought forth a flashback, not of any undergraduate episodes, but of later experience in service with the U.S. Navy. This is something I mig…
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Late Meal Analog
Late Meal Analog -- Published: May 1, 2025 Raphael Semmes - Letters - Author James Swinehart ’27’s nourishing article on the culinary phenomenon of the Frist Campus Center “Late Meal” was a thoroughly appetizing read (Student Dispatch, February issue). To my surprise, the essay brought forth a flashback, not of any undergraduate episodes, but of later experience in service with the U.S. Navy. This is something I might have forgotten completely but for the memory poke provided by PAW. [PAW] Link
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New Lesson, FREE Workshop, Harlem videos and more -- Published: July 5, 2025 Adam Gussow - Newsletters - Author After my recent YouTube upload of some new historical footage of Sterling Magee and yours truly doing our Harlem thing, several viewers asked for a lesson on "Listen to the Music," the song we were playing. Happy to oblige, I tried to find common ground between the harmonica part played by the 31-year-old in the video and the way I hear th…
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New Lesson, FREE Workshop, Harlem videos and more
New Lesson, FREE Workshop, Harlem videos and more -- Published: July 5, 2025 Adam Gussow - Newsletters - Author After my recent YouTube upload of some new historical footage of Sterling Magee and yours truly doing our Harlem thing, several viewers asked for a lesson on "Listen to the Music," the song we were playing. Happy to oblige, I tried to find common ground between the harmonica part played by the 31-year-old in the video and the way I hear that part today at age 67. Blues is a living thing; hopefully I've captured a bit of that process in the following video. Link
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Trump 2.0: Revolution, Redemption, Revival -- Published: June 19, 2025 Robert Ehrlich - Books - Author This third addition to Governor Ehrlich’s Trump trilogy (joining Bet You Didn’t See That One Coming and Original, Unconventional & Inconvenient: Donald J. Trump and His MAGA Movement) chronicles the rise, fall, and return of the most polarizing and consequential leader of his era. In Trump 2.0, astute analysis is given to the last year of the B…
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Trump 2.0: Revolution, Redemption, Revival
Trump 2.0: Revolution, Redemption, Revival -- Published: June 19, 2025 Robert Ehrlich - Books - Author This third addition to Governor Ehrlich’s Trump trilogy (joining Bet You Didn’t See That One Coming and Original, Unconventional & Inconvenient: Donald J. Trump and His MAGA Movement) chronicles the rise, fall, and return of the most polarizing and consequential leader of his era. In Trump 2.0, astute analysis is given to the last year of the Biden-Harris administration, the against-all-odds Trump comeback, and the first one hundred days of Trump’s current term, wherein the 47th president took on all things “woke”—including illegal immigration, domestic energy production, inflation, a manufacturing rebirth, and two regional wars—all while seeking to reshape the scope and reach of federal power.
A must-read for anyone seeking to understand the boldest political comeback of the modern era—and the movement determined to redefine America’s future. [Amazon] Link
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Two Bluesy Events Upcoming -- Published: June 11, 2025 Adam Gussow - Newsletters - Author Ronnie Shellist and I are conspiring on a webinar this Saturday, June 14: 11 AM Central / 12 noon Eastern / 5 PM in the UK. We're going to mine our long careers as blues harmonica players and teachers to extract meaningful stories, shareable music, and impactful wisdom that will, we hope, help YOU take another step or two down the path to blu…
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Two Bluesy Events Upcoming
Two Bluesy Events Upcoming -- Published: June 11, 2025 Adam Gussow - Newsletters - Author Ronnie Shellist and I are conspiring on a webinar this Saturday, June 14: 11 AM Central / 12 noon Eastern / 5 PM in the UK. We're going to mine our long careers as blues harmonica players and teachers to extract meaningful stories, shareable music, and impactful wisdom that will, we hope, help YOU take another step or two down the path to blues harmonica excellence Link
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78/79 Minutes: Eye of the Tiger 2: Our New Art Museum! -- September 18, 2025 Starting at the FitzRandolph Gate, take a video walk down memory lane as Graham Wyatt ’79 describes the history of Princeton’s campus and its Art Museum. Thanks to President James McCosh who moved the University’s art collection out of Nassau Hall, the Art Museum has stood on the same site at the heart of campus since the late 1880’s. Growi…
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78/79 Minutes: Eye of the Tiger 2: Our New Art Museum!
78/79 Minutes: Eye of the Tiger 2: Our New Art Museum! -- September 18, 2025 Starting at the FitzRandolph Gate, take a video walk down memory lane as Graham Wyatt ’79 describes the history of Princeton’s campus and its Art Museum. Thanks to President James McCosh who moved the University’s art collection out of Nassau Hall, the Art Museum has stood on the same site at the heart of campus since the late 1880’s. Growing over time into the building we knew as undergraduates, it was then renovated and extended a number of times before Princeton announced construction of a bold and welcoming new Museum building in 2018. Now complete, it is scheduled to open on October 31, 2025. Yina Moore ’79 and Harry Toung ’78 will introduce us to the building itself, and Museum Director James Steward h67 h70 will join us for a discussion after the video presentation.
Designed by the architectural firm Adjaye Associates, in collaboration with executive architects Cooper Robertson, the new Art Museum’s roughly doubles the space for the exhibition, conservation, study, and interpretation of the Museum’s globe-spanning collections, and includes a new array of social gathering spaces and visitor amenities. At a time of self-reflection for both museums and universities, the design embodies the Museum’s long-standing commitment to serve as a hub and a gathering place, a nexus for the arts and humanities—a metaphor for the college campus at its best—that affords encounters with cultures past and present from around the world and seeks to foster stronger citizenship among its University, local, and global communities. Link
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Elizabeth Banks to play Karen Read in new Prime Video series executive produced by David Kelley -- August 28, 2025 Massachusetts native Elizabeth Banks will play Karen Read in a new limited series for Prime Video, according to multiple reports.
Deadline first reported that Banks would star in the Prime Video and Warner Brothers Television series, although the Hollywood Reporter and Variety have since confirmed the news.
The show will be run by Justin Nobl…
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Elizabeth Banks to play Karen Read in new Prime Video series executive produced by David Kelley
Elizabeth Banks to play Karen Read in new Prime Video series executive produced by David Kelley -- August 28, 2025 Massachusetts native Elizabeth Banks will play Karen Read in a new limited series for Prime Video, according to multiple reports.
Deadline first reported that Banks would star in the Prime Video and Warner Brothers Television series, although the Hollywood Reporter and Variety have since confirmed the news.
The show will be run by Justin Noble, who most recently worked on HBO's "The Sex Lives of College Girls" and has written for multiple other well known series. Noble, David E. Kelley and Banks will serve as executive producers.
The series will be based on the Law & Order and Wondery podcast "Karen," which chronicled the high-profile Massachusetts murder case. [NBC10 Boston]
Meet First Tiger Tony Rodriguez ’79! -- July 22, 2025 Tony Rodriguez ’79 grew up in Newark, New Jersey. At Princeton, he majored in Economics in order to pursue a career in business. He also concentrated in Romance Languages. Tony chose Princeton because it was the best university in a variety of respects. In fact, his guidance counselor explained that, at Princeton, he would be able to attain a hig…
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Meet First Tiger Tony Rodriguez ’79!
Meet First Tiger Tony Rodriguez ’79! -- July 22, 2025 Tony Rodriguez ’79 grew up in Newark, New Jersey. At Princeton, he majored in Economics in order to pursue a career in business. He also concentrated in Romance Languages. Tony chose Princeton because it was the best university in a variety of respects. In fact, his guidance counselor explained that, at Princeton, he would be able to attain a high caliber education no matter what major he chose. Coming from a working-class family, Tony was worried he wouldn’t fit in at Princeton, but ultimately he decided to take that risk. Link
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Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame -- Richard Morse -- July 8, 2025 Haiti’s once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was burned down by gangs this past weekend. Longtime hotel manager Richard Morse, who had been overseeing the property remotely from the United States since…
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Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame
Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame -- Richard Morse -- July 8, 2025 Haiti’s once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was burned down by gangs this past weekend. Longtime hotel manager Richard Morse, who had been overseeing the property remotely from the United States since the hotel’s closure in 2022, told The Associated Press on Monday that for several months, there were persistent rumors that the hotel had burned. [AP] Link
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Andrew Houck ’00 has been appointed Dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science -- the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- July 8, 2025 Andrew Houck ’00 appointed dean of Princeton engineering
Houck, the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 P11 P14 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-director of the Princeton Quantum Initiative, has been appointed dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective Aug. 1. He has consulted widely across industry…
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Andrew Houck ’00 has been appointed Dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science
Andrew Houck ’00 has been appointed Dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science -- the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering -- July 8, 2025 Andrew Houck ’00 appointed dean of Princeton engineering
Houck, the Anthony H.P. Lee ’79 P11 P14 Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and co-director of the Princeton Quantum Initiative, has been appointed dean of the University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, effective Aug. 1. He has consulted widely across industry and government to help guide effective strategies for developing quantum technology. [Tiger News] Link
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Robert Long Elected University Trustee -- May 30, 2025 At its annual meeting on May 23, the Alumni Council announced the election of (among others) Robert Long ’79 for Alumni Trustee. He will serve from July 1, 2025 until June 30, 2029, through our 50th Reunion. (Make your plans now!) Link
Prentis Hall Leads the P-rade -- May 24, 2025 Watch the 2025 Reunions Recap on the AG page. Don't blink when it starts or you'll miss Class President Prentis Hall as leader of the pack! Link
Gary King quoted in "Princeton Prize in Race Relations awardees recognized at campus symposium" -- May 6, 2025 Princeton University celebrated 33 Princeton Prize in Race Relations (PPRR) award recipients at the annual Princeton Prize Symposium on Race, held on campus April 25-26. Students arrived from across the country to present their award-winning projects, trade encouragement and ideas, talk with past prize winners and receive guidance from Princeton al…
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Gary King quoted in "Princeton Prize in Race Relations awardees recognized at campus symposium"
Gary King quoted in "Princeton Prize in Race Relations awardees recognized at campus symposium" -- May 6, 2025 Princeton University celebrated 33 Princeton Prize in Race Relations (PPRR) award recipients at the annual Princeton Prize Symposium on Race, held on campus April 25-26. Students arrived from across the country to present their award-winning projects, trade encouragement and ideas, talk with past prize winners and receive guidance from Princeton alumni. [Read on for quotes from our own Gary King.] Link
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Pioneer of modern data privacy Cynthia Dwork wins National Medal of Science -- Cited for ‘visionary contributions to the field of computer science’ -- April 3, 2025 Apple phones analyze user data without revealing information about individuals. Google Maps shows how busy public places are without disclosing people’s locations. Researchers query vast troves of sensitive medical records to study disease patterns while protecting patient privacy. Computer scientist Cynthia Dwork has had a hand in all of it.
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Pioneer of modern data privacy Cynthia Dwork wins National Medal of Science
Pioneer of modern data privacy Cynthia Dwork wins National Medal of Science -- Cited for ‘visionary contributions to the field of computer science’ -- April 3, 2025 Apple phones analyze user data without revealing information about individuals. Google Maps shows how busy public places are without disclosing people’s locations. Researchers query vast troves of sensitive medical records to study disease patterns while protecting patient privacy. Computer scientist Cynthia Dwork has had a hand in all of it.
Dwork, the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), received the National Medal of Science last week for her renowned contributions to the science of cryptography, distributed computing, algorithmic fairness, and differential privacy – a set of mathematical rules that power many of the data privacy guarantees we take for granted today.
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