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Academics

  • A scenic view of ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ's campus and hillside from a distant with dramatic lighting
    Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester.
    April 25, 2017
  • 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 […]
    April 13, 2017
  • Portrait of Professor Susan Thomson
    Assistant Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Susan Thomson is travelling to Cape Town, South Africa, this summer to continue her research on the experiences of refugee women. Her work is sponsored by a grant from the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute and builds on research conducted last summer in Cape Town and in Nairobi, Kenya, […]
    April 11, 2017
  • Pinctada margaritifera, pearl oyster
    Physics professors Rebecca Metzler and Enrique Galvez are leading a team of ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ researchers to find out more about nacre’s structure, which is known for its strength and luster.
    April 6, 2017
  • Professor Schult teaches a class in mathematics.
    ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ is proud to announce that its applied mathematics minor has graduated to become the university’s 55th major. The consistent popularity of the minor and continued interest from students led to the creation of the full major this year, according to Daniel Schult, Charles G. Hetherington Professor of mathematics. As the name implies, applied mathematics is the […]
    April 3, 2017
  • A view of the aurora borealis from campus
    Editor’s note: Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester. CORE 106 Saving the Appearances: Galileo, the Church, and the Scientific Endeavor Jeff Bary, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy MW 2:45–4:00 p.m., Lawrence 20 Course description […]
    March 30, 2017
  • Escaping snowy Hamilton for a week in January, four Sophomore Residential Seminar (SRS) classes traveled abroad to London, Crete, India, and Paris.
    March 20, 2017
  • Professor Albert Ammerman
    In Europe, the transition from hunting and gathering to farming did not happen overnight. But in the Western Mediterranean, it happened much faster than in any other region of Europe — or the rest of the world for that matter.
    March 3, 2017
  • Patricia Moscicki ’18 sits with young students from the Comunidad Educativa Tamujé Iwigara in Creel, Chihuahua
    Editor’s note: This post was written by Everett Egginton ’65, professor emeritus at New Mexico State University. Last January, I had the privilege and honor of accompanying eight talented ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ pre-med students on a pivotal journey to Chihuahua, Mexico. We were accompanied by two close friends and former colleagues: Dr. Raul Favela, chair of the […]
    March 1, 2017
  • Editor’s note: Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at ¾Ã¾ÃÊÓƵ? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester. ECON 436 Sports Economics Benjamin Anderson, Assistant Professor in Economics T 7:00–9:30 p.m., W 6:00–8:30 p.m., Persson 226 Course Description This seminar is an advanced study of the […]
    February 24, 2017