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Hampshire College Professor Seeta Sistla

New Study By 50 World Scientists Warns of More Severe Threat from Global Warming

Coauthor Seeta Sistla, assistant professor of ecosystem ecology, says the study raises the urgency to control carbon emissions now

The Young Lords Party, a multiethnic, primarily Puerto Rican organization

NYC Latina Activist to Speak at Hampshire

Community activist Iris Morales rose to prominence in the Vietnam War era as one of the first female members of the revolutionary Latin@/Latinx organization the Young Lords Party

Hampshire College Professor of Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Jane Couperus

Dean Couperus Creating National Model for Teaching Brain Imaging

The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to Jane Couperus and two peers to develop undergraduate brain-imaging technology curriculum

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National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research

Students benefit from mass spectrometry training when applying for grad school, internships, jobs, and research opportunities

Hampshire College Alum Gary Hirshberg 72F

A Day To Learn, To Educate, To Influence

Part Three of Three Selections of Speeches From The Kern Center Dedication on September 16

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Drawing Strength and Inspiration from the Hampshire Community

How does a community create meaningful dialogue about difficult issues? How do we use critical inquiry to address pressing challenges?

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Non Satis Scire, Hampshire's Alumni Magazine, Fall 2016

Writing book (plates), documenting New Orleans band leaders, talking molecular biology, making a great pair of sideburns, dishing it out at the Red Barn, and more

Hampshire College Professors Lynn Miller and John Castorino

"That's It," And He Left The Room: Lessons From a Veteran Professor

"Rather than forcing them to do a class project I designed, they choose their own. Get them to teach themselves how to learn, and there will be no problem they can't ever attack."

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Hampshire Opens Advanced Collaborative Modeling Center

Center offers cutting-edge technology and a conceptual and physical space for students and faculty to collaborate using models—mathematical, physical, computer, and more

Hampshire College Professor of Philosophy Marlene Gerber Fried

Five College Program Offers Certificate in Reproductive Justice

Program spans disciplines across the Five Colleges and encompasses reproductive health care, welfare policy, gender justice, and adoption

Medieval Christian Manuscript owned by Hampshire College alum and trustee Bob McCarthy

Campus Events To Explore Medieval Ethiopian Manuscript

Rare manuscript owned by alum Bob McCarthy was analyzed as part of the 2016 Institute for Curatorial Practice Internship Program at Hampshire

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Game Design Professor Embeds Hidden Puzzles in R.W. Kern Center

Former senior game designer at Electronic Arts sets mystery puzzles into building’s interior framing and design

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Tutorials Initiate Students To Take Initiative Over Their Learning

All incoming students chose a tutorial course this fall from some 30 offerings across disciplines – we spoke with three tutorial professors

Khalil Muhammad Eqbal Lecture

Muhammad Delivers Eqbal Lecture on Race and Policing

Harvard Kennedy School Professor explores the question, "How did liberals with the best of intentions build prison America?"

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Hampshire College Events: October and November 2016

Events include a week dedicated to study, reflection, and discussion about our work on campus and in society to undo racism and support communities of color

Lee Spector

Spector Receives NSF Grant To Propel Computer Programs Modeling Biological Evolution

Computer Science Professor receives National Science Foundation grant to develop new technology and involve students in research, development, and publishing

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Pamela Stone's Research Finds Oppression and Inequality in Medicine May Affect Childbirth Outcomes

Research examines the global medical establishment's false perceptions of the weakness of the female body and the greatest health risks to women during childbirth

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SHIFT Foundation Increases Gift to Hampshire Ethics Program to $4.59 Million

Expanded gift will endow a Professorship in Applied Ethics and the Common Good, and courses and research on morality, ethical behavior, and social institutions

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Chautauqua Institution Features Professor Darlington and Advisor Bernstein in Summer Lecture Series

Professor Susan Darlington and Rabbi Ellen Bernstein were invited to deliver lectures at the esteemed Institution which hosts more than 100,000 guests per summer

Hampshire College Professors and Dancers Becky Nordstrom and Deborah Goffe

Setbacks, Outtakes, and a Little Gem of Hampshire-ness

Faculty In Conversation: Professors and Dancers Becky Nordstrom and Deborah Goffe

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