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As an economics graduate student in the early ’80s, Ulla Grapard was encouraged to pursue a subject outside the field to round out her studies. But when she mentioned women’s studies as a topic, her professor said, “What?” and then, “No.” But she was doing a ton of reading about women’s issues, attending talks and […]

(Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kate Preziosi ’10) The confocal microscope that lives in a narrow, nondescript room in Olin Hall is proving to be an invaluable new addition to the Biology Department that will open doors for student and faculty researchers alike. The microscope, secured through a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant […]

Marilyn Thie, professor of philosophy, religion, and women’s studies, awarded inaugural Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement.

Catherine Cardelús’s passionate interest in tropical biodiversity — one that takes her to rain forest canopies 150 feet above ground — sprouted from a college course in plant biology. Cardelús, assistant professor of biology, was so intrigued by a professor’s lecture about rain forest diversity that she felt compelled to see it firsthand. So fresh […]

In a recent 60 Minutes segment about the 1915 mass deportation and massacre of Armenians by Turks, professor Peter Balakian traveled with a CBS News crew to a region of Syria known as the Armenian Auschwitz. “As many as 450,000 Armenians died here,” Balakian, a leading scholar on the Armenian genocide, told 60 Minutes correspondent […]

��ݮ��Ƶ faculty members will collaborate with professors from around the world and the nation on research projects funded by the university’s Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute. The institute director, biology professor Damhnait McHugh, recently announced the latest grants awarded by the institute.

It is sometimes a phone call or a conversation during Reunion, more often an e-mail with a link to a newly published paper, news of a recent achievement, or a photo or two from a research trip. But it happens regularly, these re-connections between alumni and faculty members, and it is gratifying for both parties.

Even though the maple syrup you drizzle on your stack of pancakes may taste as sweet as ever, the tasty condiment is actually undergoing changes that may shed light on the impact of climate change. According to a new study by William Peck, associate professor of geology, and student co-author Stephanie Tubman’08, the burning of […]

Persson Hall Auditorium was filled to capacity last week  as students and economics professors discussed the recession and its implications for the long-term health of the U.S. economy. The panel discussion was the second in a series sponsored by the Economics Department, with the first session held last spring.

Regional news outlets and community members are turning to Bruce Selleck ’71, Harold Orville Whitnall Professor of geology, for his expert analysis of one of the most controversial topics on the environmental front in years: the proposed drilling of the Marcellus Shale formation. On Monday, Selleck weighed in as one of four panelists during a […]