By April C. Armstrong *14
In this week’s installment in our recurring series, lab mice make headlines, prisoners are acknowledged for helping with a professor’s research, and more.
September 1, 1999—Princeton neurobiologist Joe Tsien announces that he and colleagues from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Washington University in St. Louis have successfully improved learning and memory in lab mice through genetic modification. Photos of the “Doogie” mice, named after the title character of the television series Doogie Howser, M.D., will appear in press throughout the world.
September 3, 1821—Throwing stones, snowballs, or “other hard, offensive, and dangerous substances” is prohibited in Princeton, as is the making, selling, bartering, or giving away of guns or any object for which “gunpowder is the chief material.”
September 4, 1868—James McCosh receives a gift from his students in Belfast, wishing him well in America.
September 6, 1944—To acknowledge their participation, the U.S. Army has issued certificates of service to 77 convicts in the New Jersey State Prison for volunteering for a study of tropical diseases under the direction of Dr. John Rodman Paul, Class of 1915. The study aided in the development of chemical insect repellents effective against bites from sandflies.
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