At the annual research symposium of the Keck Northeast Astronomy Consortium, hosted by ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ on Oct. 21, students from eight liberal arts universities gathered to present their summer research findings.
By learning experimentally rather than vicariously, students leave ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ with all of the knowledge they need to perform high-level scientific experiments on their own.
Aubreya Adams, ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ assistant professor of geology, is one of 10 principal investigators from nine universities teaming up to deploy the single largest collection of seismometers ever assembled along the Alaskan Peninsula. Relying on $4.5 million in National Science Foundation grant funding and a fleet of airplanes and ships, the seismic experiment will place […]
¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Ellen Kraly lends her expertise to a new PBS NewsHour feature that returns to nearby Utica, N.Y., exploring how the city has welcomed a large population of refugees throughout the years.
¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ study groups allow students to study off campus for a semester while immersing themselves in new cultures, perspectives, and experiences. Last semester, a group of students in ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s Africana and Latin American Studies Program studied at the University of the West Indies at Mona, in Kingston, Jamaica. The Mona campus was once the location […]
Amanda Liberman ’17, of Reading, Mass., has received ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s 1819 Award, given annually to a student whose character, scholarship, sportsmanship, and service to others best exemplify the university’s spirit and the value of a liberal arts education.
Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.
Two special events on campus this week and next will explore the complexities and realities behind cyberwarfare and soft war. These forms of conflict, often rooted online, have real-world consequences on power grids, air-traffic controls, water systems, and even political processes, as all become targets — with potentially disastrous consequences. Today, at 4:30 p.m. in the Persson […]