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A Bright, Shining Moment

… Earth. The impactor, about the size of a washing machine and sheathed in copper, would hit the comet at 23,000 miles per hour. Both the spacecraft and the impactor had cameras trained on the comet. We hoped that the crater and impact debris would contain spectral fingerprints, giving …

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Students in Summer Farm Program Learn Solar Design for Agriculture

… for Agriculture Mike Medeiros Students Sadie Higgins and Cooper Holland spent their summer helping to make the … to Holyoke Community College in partnership with Hampshire and UMass Amherst, has supported a six-week summer course in clean energy and sustainable agriculture the past two years. The 18 …

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Joshua Reynolds Awarded Earl Ubell Grant

… says the book will also "touch on issues of climate change and human impact on the environment." His Div III faculty committee is ecology professor Noah Charney and education and cognition professor Tim Zimmerman . Reynolds says his …

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Alum Brings Thai Labor Leader to Hampshire

… Cotshadet, who was about to speak about her workers' and women's rights efforts at a luncheon organized by Hampshire's Civil Liberties and Public Policy program . Cotshadet came to the United … Massachusetts , participates in the IVLP as a coordinator and guide for foreign leaders in the region. "You see a lot …

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Hampshire Community Welcomed to Roos-Rohde House

… has on it, or could have on it, 'This is a project of, by, and for students.' This is Hampshire at work." President Lash … that students ran with the idea of demolishing the barn and moving it, and got the entire campus involved in choosing where it would …

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Professor Michael Lesy's Historic Stereography Exhibit Presented by California Museum of Photography

… by California Museum of Photography A historic new exhibit and book of stereographic photographs chosen by Professor of … France, Germany, Russia, Egypt, India, China, Japan, and more – and depicts a cross-section of people and … 827-4787 MEDIA COVERAGE The Press Enterprise http://www.pe.com/articles/photography-826246-old-1900s.html GALLERY …

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Devyn Manibo Receives 2013 Princess Grace Award in Film

… emerging talent. Awards are presented in theater, dance, and film. Manibo is using the award funds to purchase filmmaking equipment and pay for travel to the Philippines to capture footage for … color. I like to find ways to collect our voices together, and find the space to do that," says Manibo, whose Division …

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CommunicateHealth Cofounder Xanthi Scrimgeour 85F

… Nine out of ten people have trouble understanding health and medical information. "If nine out of ten people don't … the people struggling to read it." That's why Scrimgeour and her partner, Stacy Robison, founded CommunicateHealth Inc., a health education and communication firm based in Northampton that works to …

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"Tour de Hamp" Participates in Will Bike 4 Food Fundraiser

… consisted of Professor Jaime Dávila, students Lucy Hollier and Juliette Humer, staff members Becca Groveman and Tinto, and the wife of a staff member, Theresa Crowley. This is the …

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Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective

… Ravett Films Featured in Retrospective Professor of Film and Photography Abraham Ravett’s films were recently featured … in Southeast Asia. Ravett’s work was screened December 11 and 12, 2014, with the retrospective curated by former … was a member of the jury for the Festival Film Dokumenter, and was asked to curate an out-of-competition section for …

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Hampshire Signs Transfer Agreement with HCC

… Signs Transfer Agreement with HCC Hampshire College and Holyoke Community College (HCC) have signed an Admission and Transfer Agreement, which will serve as an advising tool and assist HCC students who wish to transfer into Hampshire …

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Hampshire College Held Free On-Campus Vaccine Clinics

… at the Robert Crown Center, open to all enrolled students and current employees. Both appointments and walk-ins were accommodated. On that day, 234 individuals … during the second session. While current students and employees were given priority, enough doses of the Pfizer …

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What Does Empathy Look Like?

… these days, though we won’t attempt to answer why that is, and it’s also on our minds here on campus. In a way, it’s … itself wasn’t written into the founding text of that name. And it’s right up front, in the preface: “The College is … try to help each student gain a greater grasp of the range and nature of the human condition, past, present, and

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Who Helps Survivors?

… I'd like to find out what is seen as a success story, and how often there are success stories," says Carter. Her … Carter's interest in studying trafficking in Southeast and South Asia led her to sociology and Asian studies professor Susan Darlington, and her focus …

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Michelle Sullivan

… since 1996. She has worked as a preschool, toddler, and infant teacher in a variety of settings, including Head Start and parent-cooperative early learning centers. Michelle has a background in visual and performing arts, which she incorporates into her work …

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Wendy Webb Williams 86F

… officer at Sara Lee Frozen Bakery, where she leads legal and compliance. She has previously held positions as general counsel for the North America and Europe regions at Mead Johnson Nutrition and as associate general counsel for US Foods. Wendy holds a …

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Architecture Memories, Havana Interiors

… Office of the Historian. Wadsworth found the vivid colors and textures so appealing that she wanted more time to … herself wanting to know more about cultural, economic, and political realities of Cuba than she could observe in a … abroad program that allows for study with Cuban artists and intellectuals in settings outside of …

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Division III: Bats Around the World

… said Baldwin 08F. "There are over 1,000 species worldwide, and over a hundred species in Costa Rica alone. The fruit-eating ones disperse lots of seeds, and are essentially the unheralded gardeners of tropical … model system to test fundamental questions of adaptation and evolution. And they're really cute, too." Baldwin, who …

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The Blacksmith Collective

… focus is split between computer science, biology, and robotics. Daniel Eareckson studies design. Alex Smith's classwork mostly involves emergency medicine and education. Try to find these three third-year students on any given Thursday night, though, and they won't be pursuing those subjects. The trio, along …

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Yash Patankar 06F Receives Dartmouth Graduate Fellowship

… 06F is one of the recipients of the John H. Cophenhaver and William Thomas Fellowship at Dartmouth College for the … stipend for a year for graduate students in the molecular and cellular biology program at Dartmouth. "I know that what … included research on molecular biology, parasites, and immunology. His Division III (senior) project focused on …

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Alejandro Cuellar

… Associate Alejandro Cuellar, writing instructor and faculty associate, received his B.A. from Hampshire College and his M.F.A. in Fiction Writing from the University of … writing concentrates on American identity, biculturalism, and bilingualism, with a primary focus on Latinx and Latin …

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Jose Fuentes 05F

… Jose Fuentes 05F Jose Fuentes is a partner at HwC Ventures and was a cofounder of Duolingo, a crowdsourced language-learning and translation platform Fuentes is a partner at HWC Ventures and cofounder of Duolingo, a crowdsourced language-learning …

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March 9: Malika Redmond to Speak on Black Women Led Voter Engagement Efforts in Georgia

… an organization that creates opportunities for Black women and young adults to become involved in voter engagement and advocacy. Redmond is also the board chair of ProGeorgia , … communities. Redmond holds a B.A. from Spelman College and an M.A. from Georgia State University. More information …

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Elle Chan 87F

… Event Productions, Inc. in 1997 to fuse the discipline and artistry of project management to corporate event … Elle has driven client acquisition, creative services, and finance, in addition to managing critical account … medical technology (Medtronic, ZEISS, Bausch + Lomb) and pharmaceutical (Pfizer) industries. Under Elle’s …

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Studying Interdisciplinarity in Arts Education . . . Interdisciplinarily

… Div III," warns Michael Beggs. Learning Art: Contemporary and Past Approaches to College Arts Education, Black Mountain College, Josef Albers, Color, and the Didactic Art Exhibit is actually made up of three related projects, addressing both the theory and the practice of teaching art. For theory, Beggs wrote a …

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