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Research Begun in Div III Featured on Journal Cover
… suggests that spiciness in fruits may not have evolved for the sole purpose of defending plants from their enemies, … influences the seed dispersal process. Here's the citation for his published research: Baldwin, J.W. , Whitehead, S.R. … through a bunch of articles that we had no preparation for, and highlight every word we didn’t understand, and look …
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Hampshire College, Hitchcock Center Sign Ground Lease
… 17 signing of a 95-year ground lease, the Hitchcock Center for the Environment is relocating to the Hampshire College … independent, plans to complete a new building in time for its fall 2016 programming. The Center plans an official … natural landscapes and open spaces of Hampshire's land for outdoor learning will be an important aspect of the new …
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Stephan Jost appointed Director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario
… and its membership was more than doubled. Responsible for the AGO’s artistic vision, strategic and financial … further growth and development. The position calls for a candidate with deep institutional experience, an abiding passion for art and learning, and a commitment to community building …
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Stargazing with Samuel Singer 00F
… Wyoming Stargazing allows Singer to pursue his passion for teaching astronomy. "I get really excited and animated … school. "It was that project that ended up being the spark for my Division II and III projects," he says. "That … that freedom to make those changes when they're right for you is something I appreciated." Singer's Division III …
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'Trans-Asia Photography Review'
… board and is currently managing a lively Facebook page for the Trans-Asia Photography Review . The audience for TAP Review is both academic and nonacademic, Matthews … contemporary photography from Asia as fully as possible. For more information about TAP Review , please contact …
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Hampshire Grads Launch Web Show
… "I was working on a documentary theater piece for my Division III (senior) project. I worked tirelessly on … "Meanwhile, I was writing comedy sketches, usually just for fun, because I was so wound up." In a moment of … Pope encouraged Ellis to use her written comedy sketches for her project and abandon the frustrating documentary. …
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Hampshire Policy Institute Releases Research By Non-Human Scholars in Gallery Exhibition, Symposium
… of the institute’s research are currently available for public viewing in a special exhibition on display at the … director Amy Halliday, who serves as outreach coordinator for the Plasmodium Consortium, adding that mobile research … parties on request. The Plasmodium Consortium has worked for the past year with Hampshire College faculty and …
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A Letter from Past Presidents in Support of Hampshire
… would benefit from pursuing the model Hampshire offers, for tapping into the creative potential of its youngest … education. We believe that the ideas and support for Hampshire that have emerged this spring point to a tremendous potential for creating a sustainable and independent future for the …
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Hampshire Professor Featured in BBC Documentary
… the British shopgirl, and it proved an important resource for the producers of the show. Because of that, she was asked … of the three-part series. “They had been using my book for research,” said Sanders. “It was wonderful to find out my … female cabinet minister. Sanders flew to London in April for an interview filmed in Toynbee Hall, a nineteenth-century …
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Jerome Liebling: Brooklyn and Other Boroughs, 1946-1996
… his retirement in 1990. Hampshire’s Jerome Liebling Center for Film, Photography, and Video is named in his honor … The exhibition highlights Liebling’s roots in, love for, and inspired representations of his home city. Jerome … across New York to document hidden corners of the city. For Liebling, children surviving the rough-and-tumble city …
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2013 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant Recipients
… with editing and promotion and producing motion graphics for a documentary on contact improvisation dance. Mohan's … in New York. She will assist with research and development for The Search for Israeli Cuisine , a film that tells the story of Israel …
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'Shift' - An Animated Film
… Plymouth Independent Film Festival. Marvel completed Shift for his Division III (senior project) at Hampshire. In a … on the talents of another Hampshire student, Evan Viera, for acoustic composition. Most of the images are original … rather than hours. Other areas of academic interest for Marvel as a Hampshire student were philosophy and …
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Area Of Study
Psychology
… introducing students to a range of methodologies for exploring attention, language, memory, neuroscience, … and music perception while providing opportunities for students to become involved in the research process. … on Sonic Aesthetics Music as a Rehabilitative Tool for Cochlear Implant Users Born a Sociopath, Made a Sociopath …
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$423,000 NSF Grant to Evolve "Robust" Software
… has received numerous grants and awards in the past for his work in evolutionary computing and genetic … Adapt "We can only get so far. We can only build software for things that we understand well enough to write it," says Spector. "It takes a lot of time and effort for human programmers, and the way we do it produces systems …
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Faculty
Susan Darlington
… and human rights, and the creative use of ritual for social change. She also teaches about socially engaged … Asian studies. She is actively involved in the struggle for human rights in Burma. Susan Darlington 228085 Professor … and human rights, and the creative use of ritual for social change. She also teaches about socially engaged …
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Jill Lewis
… She has been teaching at Hampshire one semester a year for over 25 years, with a home base in Europe. Her interests … and the politics of gender have linked importantly for her with HIV/AIDS prevention education in recent years, … She has been teaching at Hampshire one semester a year for over 25 years, with a home base in Europe. Her interests …
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Laura Sizer
… identity. She has published in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophical Psychology , and … and religion. Professor Sizer is on the steering committee for the Culture, Brain, and Development Program at Hampshire … identity. She has published in The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science, Philosophical Psychology , and …
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Choosing China
… study abroad program in China's Hefei, Anhui province. For Hansen, studying abroad was key. "If we want to have a … China's rising influence in many fields, the job market for Chinese teachers is likely to keep growing. "The promise … that a future job will be there is a very good thing for any recent graduate," she says. "More than just helping …
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"It Was A Building That Spoke The Loudest"
… an extraordinary new building on campus was the rationale for an inspired daylong event. Almost 700 members of the … through improving. This process is what’s greatest for me because what’s now needed in the world is not more … unleash all of our passion and humor and loyalty and honor for those and them and all who matter to us, which is …
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Division of Finance and Administration
… risk management and compliance. We are also responsible for various self-directed units, including the bookstore, One … risk management and compliance. We are also responsible for various self-directed units, including the bookstore, One …
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Library Exhibition Interweaves Psychoanalysis, Printmaking, and Poetry by Annie G. Rogers
… illustrates the creative power of literature as a stimulus for visual art, and offers an exquisite example of varied … internationally recognized as one of the premier centers for green printmaking. The event on March 21 will begin with … See a preview of the prints and read the poem here . For library hours and address, visit …
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Student Research on the Hampshire College Farm: Raising Pigs Outdoors in Natural Settings
… that had become available locally. “This breed is known for being docile,” Nugent says. “Students work with them, so … okay with people touching their faces. They’ll lie down for belly rubs.” The sows in her study began giving birth in … her initial findings suggest there’s a nutritional benefit for the pregnant sows to live in the woods; they’ve gained …
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Hampshire Student Murphy Hunn Bridges History and Craft through Metalworking
… but Hampshire really values the practice of art as well. For your Div II project, you designed and built a bascinet. … with people handling. So, I'd like to make work for museums that are historically accurate and maybe bridge … influenced my work. I've also been a teaching assistant for a couple of Donna's classes. There are a lot of …
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State College Republican Chair
… it, “articulating a post-modern conservatism.” He ran for MACR chair on a platform that argued that the Republican … and in his home state of Florida. But he has broader goals for the MACR: using Web 2.0 social networking technology to … the MACR into a group that provides social connections for young conservatives in Massachusetts. Tsay said what drew …
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Depicted Space
… in our house. I constructed this image as source material for a painting not yet made, and which began with me thinking … of King Philip IV and has compelled generations of artists for many reasons — one of which is the complex use of space … device, withholding and revealing critical information. For example, the way those most central Renaissance figures, …
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