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Frederick H. Wirth

… of physics, holds a B.A. from Queens College of CUNY and a Ph.D. from Stonybrook University of SUNY. His research interests center on laser physics and holography and sustainable energy systems. One of his main goals at …

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Kaća Bradonjić

… Bradonjić Kaća Bradonjić received her B.S. in philosophy and physics from Northeastern University and her Ph.D. in physics from Boston University. Situated at the intersection of physics and philosophy, Kaća’s research is focused on foundational …

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Ian Spalter 94F Among the "“Most Creative”"

… Hampshire graduate Ian Spalter 94F , director of design and experience at Foursquare, was recently named to Fast … via a mobile device from various restaurants, landmarks, and venues. "For the most part, computing can now be … "That's the fun part, the technology keeps evolving, and you have to reinvent, and learn new skills." Foursquare …

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ParaNorman Set Dresser Duncan Gillis

… Oscars. The movie's credits include directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler, actors like John Goodman and Anna Kendrick, and Hampshire alum Duncan Gillis 94F . "On ParaNorman I …

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Nicole DelRosso Wins Fulbright for Biophysics Research

… to study sculpture. Six years later, she won a Fulbright and set her sights on building a sculpture of science: a … motor she hopes will work inside cells to treat diseases and monitor health. DelRosso’s transition from art to applied … Hampshire when she was inspired by a course on the brain and cognition taught by Professor Joanna Morris. Four years …

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Hampshire Alum Dr. Vanessa Gamble Nominated to National Council on the Humanities

… Professor of Medical Humanities, Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Health Policy and American Studies at the George Washington University. She … University National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care. Dr. Gamble has spent her career working to …

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Page to Stage

… "The creativity is theirs," says Elly Donkin of her acting and playwriting students, "but with the security of having … students struggle to take the contents of their lives and make with them an imaginative leap into the darkened … a place where the personal is so beautifully articulated and modulated that it transcends the self. Professor Donkin …

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Yiddish Language Study at Hampshire

… "My class was full within weeks of being [announced], and it had a waiting list, a long waiting list." Competition … that exists anywhere else." That's why the College and the National Yiddish Book Center partnered to create a … of the Yiddish Language Institute at the Book Center and adjunct assistant professor of Yiddish at Hampshire. …

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Notable Alumni

Lucy-Ann McFadden 70F

… system's small bodies McFadden was a senior scientist and chief of higher education at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight … During her career, she conducted research on the formation and evolution of comets and asteroids in our solar system using state-of-the-art …

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Chiyo Ishikawa 76F

… Ishikawa 76F Chiyo Ishikawa is deputy director for art and curator of European painting and sculpture at the Seattle Art Museum Ishikawa was the Seattle Art Museum’s deputy director and curator of European painting and sculpture before …

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Nexus Hope 24S

… Nexus Hope 24S Nexus Hope Alumni Writing Fellow and Writing Help @ Night Supervisor 24S Nexus Hope 24S (they/them), a queer and neurodiverse creator, has been a Massachusetts resident … their whole life. Growing up surrounded by artists and inspired by stories like Alice in Wonderland and Castle …

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Student Profile: Div III Kamil Peters 06F

… Peters 06F Give Kamil Peters 06F an oxyacetylene torch and a piece of discarded steel, and you'll soon find art where scrap metal used to be. Even … medium. I had initially come here for sustainable living and architecture. I'd tried jewelry, pen and ink, pastels, …

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Hampshire College Welcomes First Non-Human Scholars-In-Residence

… arrived from Carolina Biological Supply last month, and have moved into a dedicated office in the Cole Science … intellectual life on campus by helping us all think about and see the world without our normal human biases." The … on the planet," notes Hampshire biology professor and principle investigator Megan Dobro. Their optimization …

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Hampshire College Alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F Wins the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize

… College alum Kanya D'Almeida 06F, a Sri Lankan writer and journalist, is the 2021 winner of the Commonwealth Short … international award given annually to promote talented new and emerging voices and bring them to a global audience. D’Almeida is the first …

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Naomi Wallace 78F

… Naomi Wallace 78F Naomi Wallace 78F Obie Award–winner and MacArthur Fellow Naomi Wallace is a playwright and screenwriter whose work includes Slaughter City and One Flea Spare Naomi Wallace is a playwright from …

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'Shift' - An Animated Film

… evolving into a new form - a natural environment of trees and water and clouds - in a cycle of reclamation. Color values move fluidly from the subtle and minimalist to vibrant and sharp, creating the contrast …

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Hampshire Wins International Campus Sustainability Achievement Award for R.W. Kern Center

… Awards: Hampshire, Emory University in Georgia, and Bow Valley College in Alberta, Canada. AASHE will present the awards to Hampshire and all winners on Oct. 2 at its annual AASHE Conference & … AASHE bestows its prestigious awards on institutions and individuals internationally that are helping to lead …

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Division III Profile: Nicole DelRosso on DNA Computing

… Hart Nicole DelRosso came to Hampshire to study sculpture and left with a project holding great potential for detecting … she says, “so I took Professor Joanna Morris’s Brain and Cognition as my first-year tutorial.” She was fascinated … to that in a way that wasn’t formulaic,” she says, “and I’d never taken a science class where we read all primary …

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'Anything by Itself, Hitched to Everything Else in the Universe'

… III Project: The Ecology of Symbioses Between Grasses and Endophytic Fungi Faculty advisers: Professor Seeta Sistla … about the webs around me that shape their ecosystems, and every time I answer one question, I think of another. … you still don't know everything. It's constantly evolving, and it forces you to evolve with it. The past two summers …

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Eula Biss 95F’s Newest Book Examines the Author’s Uneasy Relationship with Capitalism

… the Author’s Uneasy Relationship with Capitalism Writer and Hampshire College alum Eula Biss 95F is known for using … or our relationship to science. In her newest book Having and Being Had , Biss takes that same personal approach to examine themes of capitalism and privilege. Biss was interviewed by the Financial Times …

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Notable Alumni

Jeff Sharlet 90F

… Award for Reporting in 2015. Among his books are C Street and The Family Jeff Sharlet is the author of  Sweet Heaven When I Die  and  The Family , and other bestsellers. Jeff Sharlet is the nationally …

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A. Kim Saal 70F

… A. Kim Saal 70F A. Kim Saal 70F Kim Saal is president and CEO of the Cooley Dickinson Physician Network and former cardiology chief at Mount Auburn Hospital In … providing clinical care, Kim has been a teacher, mentor, and clinical coach. He held a faculty appointment at Harvard …

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Congratulations, Lupita Nyong'o 03F on your Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

… as a post-production intern on The Namesake (2006), and an art intern on Where God Left His Shoes (2007). After … for the song Little Things We Do , by Kenyan musician Wahu and Ugandan musician Bobi Wine. It won Best Video at the 2009 … New York African Film Festival hosted by Smith College, and was screened both at Hampshire and Five College neighbor …

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BESSIE Recipient Karinne Keithley 92F: “"Stick with it.”"

… 92F was recently honored with a 2011 New York Dance and Performance Award, commonly known as a BESSIE award. The … Combining elements of opera, radio play, light projection, and movement, Montgomery Park speaks to Keithley's diverse … her interests include sound composition, animation, and video production. She also does a ukulele cover act, and

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Welcome, Hampshire College Entering Class of 2012!

… 440 new students to campus—368 first years, 54 transfers, and 18 visiting and non-degree students. The new students include 12 James … entering class of fall 2012 comes from 37 states and 15 countries. Nineteen percent are students of color and

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