Exploring How Microorganisms May Help Form Minerals
Are living things involved in the creation of minerals? Hampshire College microbiology professor Jason Tor and an interdisciplinary team of Five College consortium professors recently received a $40,000 grant from the Keck Geology Consortium to investigate just that.

'Powder Keg in the Pacific'
Professor Michael Klare writes for the Huffington Post, Salon.com, and TomDispatch about prospects for war in the East China Sea.

Quantum Teleportation Theory Pushes Boundaries in Field
It can’t beam you to distant planets, but a theory posed by physics professor Herbert Bernstein deemed SuperDense quantum teleportation has proven interesting to NASA and others pushing the boundaries of the field of quantum physics.

Professor Reports on High-Spirited Debate for the Guardian
Professor Salman Hameed writes for the Guardian about a recent panel event in London whose topic was Muslim thoughts on evolution.

Professor Quoted in "Has Humanity’s Explosion Become a Population Bomb?"
Betsy Hartmann, professor of development studies and director of the Population and Development Program, argues against the so-called "population bomb."

Alan Goodman Interviewed About RACE: Are We So Different?
Professor of Biological Anthropology Alan Goodman was on New England Public Radio discussing the idea of race and how it has been made real, challenged, and changed throughout history.

Professor Andrea Dezsö: “The Metal is Paper”
Three mosaics for the U.S. embassy in Bucharest, Romania, are only the most recent of numerous large-scale public art pieces by Andrea Dezsö.

'The United States Heads to the South China Sea': Professor Michael Klare's recent article on U.S. policy regarding the island disputes in the East and South China Seas is now the lead article at foreignaffairs.com, the website of Foreign Affairs magazine.

Abraham Ravett produced and directed a two disc dvd of the great North Indian Classical vocalist Devashish Dey, performing at Smith College in April, 2012. The compilation includes a conversation with Devasish Dey recorded at Hampshire College. Made in collaboration with Hampshire College Media Services, and alums Mike Rice and Jack Furtado.

Every child is precious, political philosophy professor Falguni Sheth reminds us, reflecting on the loss of lives from drone strikes. Professor Sheth was recently interviewed on BBC Weekend as well as quoted in The Guardian.

"Building a New Syria":Economics professor Omar S. Dahi participated in a recent Carnegie Endowment conference on Building a New Syria, speaking on socio-economic challenges.

Professor Susan Darlington’s The Ordination of a Tree: A new book by Professor Sue Darlington examines a Buddhist monastic movement in Thailand that aims to reverse environmental degradation and unsustainable economic development through ordination of a tree.