What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs’

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Updated 24 February 2024
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘The Princeton Field Guide to Pterosaurs’

Author: Gregory S. Paul

Once seen by some as evolutionary dead-enders, pterosaurs were vigorous winged reptiles capable of thriving in an array of habitats and climates, including polar winters. “the princeton field Guide to pterosaurs” transforms our understanding of these great mesozoic archosaurs of the air. This incredible guide covers 115 pterosaur species and features stunning illustrations of pterosaurs ranging in size from swallows to small sailplanes, some with enormous, bizarre head crests and elongated beaks.

 


What We Are Reading Today: Renaissance

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Updated 28 December 2025
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What We Are Reading Today: Renaissance

  • Designed by Adjaye Associates in association with Cooper Robertson, the new facility positions the museum at the heart of both campus and civic life as a center for the public humanities

Author: James Christen Steward

“Renaissance: A New Museum for Princeton” reflects on the history of the Princeton University Art Museum as one of the oldest collecting institutions in North America and the role of its architecture in campus making. 

The 2025 opening of its new building affirms the museum’s long-standing commitment to considering works of art in the original as essential tools for understanding the wider world. 

Designed by Adjaye Associates in association with Cooper Robertson, the new facility positions the museum at the heart of both campus and civic life as a center for the public humanities.