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Charging Station for Electric Vehicles at Hampshire College

… provides an incentive for members of the campus community and represents another step in our efforts to reduce carbon … Hampshire College President Jonathan Lash. "Our colleges and universities cultivate the thinkers and leaders who will define the future," said Wahid Nawabi, …

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Recent Hampshire Alums Published in Internationally Recognized Science Journals

… Amy Diehl Recent Hampshire alums David Blumenstiel 13F and Madison McDonald 15F were both published in internationally recognized archeological science and physical anthropology research journals for their Div III … chemistry, environmental science, physical anthropology, and archaeological science. Blumenstiel and McDonald were two …

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State College Republican Chair

… philosophy student, is interested in economic issues and in a renewal of intellectual conservatism, or as he … the Republican Party in Massachusetts needs to be renewed and that demoralized Republican youth need to be reenergized. … his party. The MACR works to elect Republican candidates, and Tsay spent weeks on the campaign trail last year, …

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'Beet' Poetry

… word, coined by Hampshire College student Sam Teitel 05F and coauthor Steve Subrizi, an Emerson graduate, is used as … Beetitude, thus defined, fits in nicely with Teitel's and Subrizi's approach to poetry. They want reactions, … spoken word tour. They want to make their presence known, and if they have to do weird things to people's metabolisms …

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Catching Waves in the ERP Lab

… the relayed electrical activity in the brain detected and amplified through the ERP lab software and hardware give Jane Couperus a glimpse of the differing, … specializes in, a relatively new cross between psychology and neuroscience that studies the way children's brains …

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Frank Holmquist

… of politics, received his B.A. from Lawrence University and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Indiana University. His interests are in the … areas of comparative politics, peasant political economy, and African and Third World development. Frank Holmquist …

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New Study By 50 World Scientists Warns of More Severe Threat from Global Warming

… analysis coauthored by Hampshire Professor Seeta Sistla and 50 scientists from around the world finds that warming … massive stocks of carbon built up over thousands of years, and remained relatively secure until this point. The Yale-led … at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies and at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology. Crowther …

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Hampshire in Fiske Guide to Colleges 2013

… Guide to Colleges 2013 How do you single out the best and most interesting of the more than 2,200 four-year … the United States? One resource that parents, counselors, and college-bound students have turned to for more than 25 … by former New York Times education editor Edward B. Fiske and takes "a selective, subjective, and systematic look at …

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Daniel Warner

… Warner, professor emeritus of music, holds an M.F.A. and a Ph.D. in music from Princeton University. He is a composer and electronic artist whose sound and installation work has been presented recently at The …

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Notable Alumni

Leslie Hiebert 73F

… her to remote areas of Alaska to try cases under unusual and novel circumstances. She continues to live in Alaska and participates in criminal justice reform and legal education through programs such as We The People, …

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March 26: WORD! Festival, Featuring Script by Jorrell Watkins

… by Robyn Sutton-Fernandez, Mount Holyoke College; Marcus and Christopher by Chris Gonzalez, UMass Amherst; and The RPO by Jordan Reed, UMass Amherst. The productions address race and diversity, based on playwright August Wilson's idea that …

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Judy Bornstein 82F

… Mateo, California Judy Bornstein is a managing director and the chief financial officer of American Infrastructure … in the sectors of infrastructure, natural resources, and real property. Judy has over 15 years of experience in finance and operations: previous positions include serving as chief …

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Hampshire College Hosts Mount Holyoke Students Displaced by Storm Damage

… storm on July 17. Mead Hall was unoccupied at the time, and there were no injuries reported. This is not the first example of mutual aid between Mount Holyoke and Hampshire College, or between Hampshire and the nearby community. In August of 2020, Hampshire …

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Boston Globe Sunday Reports Hampshire's 'Major Leap Forward' Toward Sustainability

… legacy at the forefront of sustainability efforts, and calls the college's latest efforts toward its goal to be … than 20 years, the R.W. Kern Center, as a living building and a 'model of sustainability.' Reporter Laurie Loisel also … Hampshire's focus on involving students in the planning and design of the building, and leveraging the building even …

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Chemicals of Fear

… there, she was given freedom to design her own project, and chose to study Azteca ants. "These ants are important to … Azteca ants. They go out onto the coffee plants, killing and eating the pests that eat coffee." The threat to the ants … ants to inject with its eggs, which turn into larvae and kill the ants. Chemical compounds are one way that …

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Alum Harry Rosenblum: Directing Theatre, Teaching Cooking, Brewing Vinegar

… called to him: Home Economics. "You start from a script, and you think, Well OK, what's the set going to look like? … is a 7,000 square-foot epicenter of equipment, education and ingredients, attracting customers internationally and offering a rotating roster of local produce, supplies, …

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Hampshire Alum Daniel José Older to Join Disney’s Rick Riordan Imprint With Two New Young Adult Novels

… Two New Young Adult Novels Amy Diehl Best-selling author and Hampshire College alum Daniel José Older 99F will pen the … that are retellings of myths from around the world,” and Older’s series is the first Young Adult series for the … , the Bone Street Rumba series, Star Wars: Last Shot , and the Young Adult series the Shadowshaper Cypher . He is …

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Chemicals of Fear

… there, she was given freedom to design her own project, and chose to study Azteca ants. "These ants are important to … Azteca ants. They go out onto the coffee plants, killing and eating the pests that eat coffee." The threat to the ants … ants to inject with its eggs, which turn into larvae and kill the ants. Chemical compounds are one way that …

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Laverne Cox to Speak at May 17 Commencement

… Hampshire College has selected actress, writer, producer, and transgender advocate Laverne Cox to speak at commencement … She lends her voice to the cause of transgender visibility and equality, and is committed to telling diverse and three-dimensional …

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Martial Arts Instructor Samuel Kanner Receives Award

… Member of the Year, given for "exemplary service to SKA and its members in the East region." Hampshire's Shotokan … regions nominate individuals for their accomplishments and service to SKA. There is a vote based on these nominations, and this year their decision to honor Kanner was unanimous. …

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Visiting Cuban Scholar: “It’s about the people.”

… Yáñez appreciated the opportunity to share Cuban culture and literature, particularly literature by women, during her … Critics’ Prize found an enthusiastic audience of Hampshire and Five College students and faculty. “It’s important to have these exchanges to …

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In Memory of Marion Taylor

… North Amherst. He met death bravely, among close friends and dedicated students. Marion studied as a microbiologist … known. He held senior ranks in Iaido, Karate, Kyudo, and Aikido. Marion worked as director of martial arts in OPRA … survived by many hundreds of students across the country and friends around the world, all of whom mourn his loss. …

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The Excalibur Club

… But it's Deathfest, held every semester in early fall and late spring, that really pulls in the crowds.  "The … for the Excalibur Club along with Andy Berquist 04F and Zach Clemente 08F. Now in Division III, she and Berquist have been key reasons for an Excalibur and

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Evolutionary Robotics

… says Barr. A triple-major in math, computer science, and philosophy before transferring here, Barr found all of … of computer science professors Lee Spector at Hampshire and Scott Kaplan at Amherst College, Barr branched into an … by Spector. "Older AI tried to take human intelligence and break it down to distinct modules, like language. They …

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Hampshire Alumni Authors Write in Support of Russian LGBT Community

… new book, Gay Propaganda: Russian Love Stories , writer and political campaigner Joseph Huff-Hannon 97F decided to … doesn't exist." The collection of interviews, stories, and testimonials from LGBT Russians living both in Russia and in exile is a direct response to Russian legislation …

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