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Dana Pollan's Family Cookbook Encourages Healthy Eating
… they decided to collaborate on a book, which became The Pollan Family Table. This was the first cookbook the Pollans have written together. The process involved a lot …
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Art meets science in alum's artworks, ventures
… launched nonprofit ventures cultivating partnerships among the science and art communities in the Northeast and nationwide. As a Hampshire student, … series—in New York City and Baltimore. She also founded the online, science-based art magazine, SciArt in America. …
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March 5: Author and Guardian columnist Glenn Greenwald
… on Tuesday, March 5, at 5:30 p.m. at Hampshire College. The talk, which will be held in Franklin Patterson Hall (Main Lecture Hall), is open to the public and free of charge. Greenwald will speak briefly, … on civil liberties and U.S. national security issues for the Guardian. He writes critically and powerfully about the …
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Josiah Mardell
… (English), 2017 Although he feels like he’s been in the field of education his whole life, (largely due to the fact that it is the field of both his parents, both his grandmother’s, and …
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Hampshire Alum Christina Quarles 04F and Author Maggie Nelson Discuss Creative Life in Artforum
… | Writers On Artists” brings together luminaries in the fields of art and literature to have the conversations they themselves wish to have. This monthly … her book On Freedom: Four Songs of Care and Constraint . The book explores questions and complexities of freedom in …
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NNAF Names Vanguard Award for Marlene Gerber Fried
… and commitment to reproductive freedom that laid the groundwork for expanding abortion access for all,” said … took an idea, that everyone should have access to the reproductive health care they need, and grew it into a movement of people all around the country who step up every day to make abortion access a …
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Anacapa Society
… Hampshire professor Herb Bernstein is a co-founder of the Anacapa Society , a new national organization of … grant to Bernstein and Hampshire College supported the first workshop of the Anacapa Society, held in summer 2009 in Amherst, …
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Sander Thoenes Research Award for Janina Glasov 09F
… 09F has been awarded a Sander Thoenes Research Award. The Thoenes Awards support fieldwork and research costs … in completion of recipients' Division III projects, the senior thesis required of all students for graduation from Hampshire College. The award, which honors the memory of Sander Thoenes 87F , …
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Div III Profile: Anita Fuentes Gutierrez On Racism, Reality TV
… Fuentes Gutierrez’s Division III capstone digs deep into the format, examining Los Gipsy Kings , a popular Spanish … to one million Roma in Spain. They first arrived in the early 15th century, and have frequently been the target of persecution. Since the death of the dictator …
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School of Cognitive Science Div III Presentations
… School of Cognitive Science Div III Presentations The School of Cognitive Science Division III Fair, ASH … Gray Squirrels 9:45 a.m. Emma C. Lewin Opitz Title: The Evolutionary Relationship between Speech and Music: … A Collection of Professional Development Workshops for The Field of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages …
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Phyllotaxis Dynamics
… Phyllotaxis Dynamics The arrangement of leaves on a stem, wrapped tightly in intricate spiral patterns as the plant develops, can seem a random thing. It isn't. The phenomenon even has a name. Phyllotaxis. Luke Grecki …
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Students Present at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
… at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference As the largest gathering in its field, the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference (GECCO) draws participants from around the world. At this year's event in Philadelphia, Hampshire …
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Div III Student Josh Weissbach Receives Princess Grace Award
… III project, Topoanalytic Cinema. Weissbach received the 2008 Cary Grant Film Award, a scholarship for … awarded to only one filmmaker each year, and represents the selection panel's regard for Weissbach's work and … as well as his friendship with Princess Grace of Monaco. The award supported Weissbach's final project at Hampshire, …
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Brett Martin 89F
… Brett Martin 89F Brett Martin 89F Brett Martin is the author of Difficult Men: Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution, From The Sopranos and The Wire to Mad Men and Breaking Bad . He is …
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Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Accepts Paper by Haoxi Zhan 12F
… paper by Haoxi Zhan 12F, "A Quantitative Analysis of the Simplification Genetic Operator," has been accepted for presentation and publication at a workshop at the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference in Vancouver. The conference runs from July 12 to 16, and is the largest in …
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Architecture Award for Professor Naomi Darling
… Naomi Darling Professor Naomi Darling is a winner of the American Institute of Architecture New England (AIANE) … in New England, so it was quite an honor," Darling said. "The Kernan Teahouse," a project Darling designed for a Connecticut couple in 2007, received the award. "What was nice about the Kernan Teahouse was that …
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Charging Station for Electric Vehicles at Hampshire College
… donated an AeroVironment dual dock charging station to the College. It was installed in the parking lot behind Cole Science Center. With two cars charging at the same time, a full charge takes about four hours. "The new …
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Julia Botero 02S
… Julia Botero 02S Julia Botero 02S Julia Botero produces the Modern Love podcast at the New York Times . Every day she has the pleasure of working with the editors of the column, Dan …
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Hampshire’s Christoph Cox to Lead Talk on “The Politics of Listening” at Upcoming Power of Protest Exhibition
… Hampshire’s Christoph Cox to Lead Talk on “The Politics of Listening” at Upcoming Power of Protest … and professor of philosophy, will lead a discussion on the politics of listening in conjunction with the exhibition "The Power of Protest" at The Media Majlis in …
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2015 Staff Excellence Awards
… Excellence Awards Joan Barrett and Debora Nelson received the 2015 Carol and Blair Brown Staff Excellence Awards, presented May 1. Barrett is the administrative assistant in the School of Natural Sciences and Nelson is an annual giving …
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Congratulations, Lupita Nyong'o 03F on your Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
… at Hampshire, Nyong'o worked as a production assistant on The Constant Gardener (2005), as a post-production intern on The Namesake (2006), and an art intern on Where God Left His … she returned to Nairobi in August 2008 to produce the music video for the song Little Things We Do , by Kenyan …
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Hampshire Students Recognized at Grinspoon Virtual Celebration of Entrepreneurial Spirit
… Four Hampshire College students received recognition at the first Grinspoon Virtual Celebration of Entrepreneurial Spirit. The event was hosted on April 28 with over 250 guests in … faculty, entrepreneurs, investors, and students. The event, hosted by the Grinspoon Entrepreneurship …
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When Students Stop and Think About What They're Learning
… staying awake on stimulants so I could cram for an exam. The next day, my mind foggy with relief and exhaustion, … portfolios after each phase of their studies. The theory behind this practice isn’t new; last century, John … by a lot of data. A stream of recent research confirms the value of goal setting and self-evaluation in learning, …
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Grinspoon Entrepreneurial Spirit Award for Hampshire Students' Voyaj
… Hampshire Students' Voyaj "Once you have traveled . . . the Voyaj never ends," says Yasmine El Baggari 11F, who with … passionate travelers with welcoming hosts from around the world. El Baggari (pictured right) and Pedigo are launching the web portal Voyaj, an affordable international service to …
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Notable Alumni
Jacob Reider 83F P10
… P10 Jacob Reider MD, FAAFP is a family physician who wants the world to be more healthy. He has worked for decades to improve the health of our communities through the innovative use of technology, and the promotion of …
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