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  • Blume-Kohout NSF grant
    Merit-based financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants is intended to ease the burden of a student’s debt load, but is it possible to have too much a good thing? Some studies suggest that students who receive merit-based aid may be deterred from pursuing a major in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) […]
    July 27, 2017
  • volunteer
    ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community posted on their progress. Tim Englehart ’18,  a sociology major from Newburyport, Mass., wrote this dispatch about his research with Janel Benson, associate professor of sociology. Last semester, I began […]
    July 21, 2017
  • Erin Cooley research
    Spot the difference: A group of people or people in a group? While these phrases might seem interchangeable at first glance, recent research by Erin Cooley, assistant professor of psychology, shows that humans interpret these similar statements in unexpected ways. Cooley’s research investigates the topic of mind perception — the idea that we can ascribe […]
    July 20, 2017
  • room2learn
    If Grace O’Shea ’11 could describe her perfect work environment, there’s a good chance it would look something like ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ’s Thought Into Action Incubator located in the heart of downtown Hamilton.
    July 18, 2017
  • Christine Horn ’19 works with a tomato plant in the ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ greenhouse
    ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ students have fanned out across the globe to apply their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. They are keeping our community posted on their progress. Christine Horn ’19, from Corning, N.Y., wrote this dispatch about her research, funded through the Beckman Scholars Program. Has the agriculture industry’s selection of redder, juicier, […]
    July 14, 2017
  • ¸Ô±¾ÊÓƵ Professor Ellen Kraly lectures at the front of a classroom
    ¸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.
    July 11, 2017