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Thao Do Vy Le's Div III: Examining the Properties of Hydrogels
… Do Vy Le 10F studied hydrogels, networks of chemically and/or physically connected polymer chains that substantially … contact lenses to baby diapers, biomaterials, sensors, and drug delivery systems. Le collaborated with Katherine … Aidala, a physics professor at Mt. Holyoke College and Ryan C. Hayward, a polymer science and engineering …
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Academy Awards
… financial support from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and to some talented Hampshire alumni filmmakers willing to … experience. Internships involve work on specific projects and shadowing a professional in the field, giving students a …
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Hampshire's Library Checks Out Vegetable Seeds, Just Like Books
… the library, riffle through an old wooden card catalog, and check out . . . vegetables? Actually, they check out … produce fruits or flowers, students harvest new seeds and, after drying, return those to the library. Seed lending … It is a collaborative project, initiated by a student and maintained by the library's staff. As part of her …
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'Art Questions' Course Provides Sweeping, Immersive Arts Experience
… students who undertook a sweeping, immersive arts and humanities course funded by a coveted grant from the … —written analysis, original creative writing, and artwork — were the culmination of in-depth studies in Art Questions, a course developed and taught over two semesters by Professor of Architectural …
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Still Hearing Music
… narrow streets of Florence until the historic buildings and terraces opened up to reveal a sparkling river, which I … the hilly part of Santo Spirito near Giardino Bardini and, beyond, the famous hilltop terrace of the Piazzale … bridge is where local jewelers sell fine gold and silver. As I got to Santo Spirito, my wonder at …
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Faculty
William Kramer
… Kramer, emeritus professor of theatre, holds the B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees in design for the theatre. He has directed for stage and television. Professor Kramer’s designs have been seen in … the New York production of Salford Road ), regionally, and in Europe. Professor Kramer has done design research for …
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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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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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Notable Alumni
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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Notable Alumni
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
… 'Shift' - An Animated Film www.joshmarvel.com Plymouth Film Festival Shift, an animated film by … evolving into a new form - a natural environment of trees and water and clouds - in a cycle of reclamation. Color values move …
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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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Notable Alumni
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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