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Our Academic Program

… year emphasizes learning across a wide range of critical, scientific, and creative approaches through our … as graduate-level thesis projects, Div IIIs include scientific research no one has ever done, innovative …

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Hampshire Students Premiere African Art Exhibition in Their First Semester

… the mold, and filling the void in the center with molten metal. With the more laborious lost wax casting, one or more craftspeople hand-formed a wax mold to be cast in metal by a blacksmith. The figurative goldweights were often … A weak person goes to a strong one for protection. And the metal cast of a shield: Ekyëm a emu atwitwa no, yënnwono bio. …

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National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research

… We’ll be able to get very fast data collection, including metal nanoparticle detection, that will facilitate better … could absorb trace metals from polluted areas. “Trace-metal pollution and being able to sequester it using … Amarasiriwardena is a global expert on toxic-metal contamination in water and pollution of all types …

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Alumni Profile: John Bohannon 96S, Creator of "“Dance Your PhD”"

… to choreograph and take videos of dances about their scientific PhDs. Bohannon says the idea for the contest … with live dancers to help explain and illustrate scientific subjects. In addition, Bohannon has done several scientific studies. Most recently, he wrote a fake research …

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Q&A on the Bauhaus with Dr. Karen Koehler

… At one of their last parties, the Metallische Fest (Metal Party), the entire building was outfitted in metal or metal-like surfaces. Faculty, students, and friends dressed …

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Evolutionary Robotics

… spin in circles." Working past problems like that is what scientific inquiry is all about, and Barr is anticipating … spin in circles." Working past problems like that is what scientific inquiry is all about, and Barr is anticipating …

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First-Year Students

… collaborative project work. This project can be creative, scientific, or otherwise showcase the type of work you've … collaborative project work. This project can be creative, scientific, or otherwise showcase the type of work you've …

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Earl Ubell Grant Awarded to Yasmine Abulhab 10F

… supports exceptional student work that seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings accessible to nonscientists. Abulhab's … the first U.S. manned space flight in 1962. He carried out scientific research at major laboratories, and was the author …

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Faculty

Steven Roof

… called the "Svalbard REU." He consciously integrates the scientific, political, and social aspects of environmental … systems, environmental chemistry, and the evolution of scientific thought. Personal Website Steven Roof 382784 … called the "Svalbard REU." He consciously integrates the scientific, political, and social aspects of environmental …

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Malama 'Aina:

… Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students … Lo‘i (taro patch project), Uka (uplands project), and Wa‘a (sailing canoe project). Through such projects, students …

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Division III: Researching Trace Metals in Rice

… take chemistry," said Basnet. "Dula works a lot with trace metal contamination, and I became interested in the effect of … with him in summer 2012 led her to examine trace metal contaminants in feathers and rice using LA-ICP-MS. "I … take chemistry," said Basnet. "Dula works a lot with trace metal contamination, and I became interested in the effect of …

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Earl Ubell Grant Awarded to SarahMay Harel 11S

… student work that in some way seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings accessible to nonscientists. The grant is … the first U.S. manned space flight in 1962. He carried out scientific research at major laboratories, and was the author …

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Hampshire Student Receives Earl Ubell Grant To Support Div III Thesis

… supports exceptional student work that seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings accessible to nonscientists. Condron's … the first U.S. manned space flight in 1962. He carried out scientific research at major laboratories, and was the author …

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Safety and Parking Policies

… of Campus Safety and Wellbeing. Each emergency phone is a metal box with a luminescent blue light on top and is clearly … of Campus Safety and Wellbeing. Each emergency phone is a metal box with a luminescent blue light on top and is clearly …

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Hampshire’s Center for Design Helps Launch Array of Projects and Career Paths

… capabilities include machining, welding, sewing, sheet-metal work, electronics, plastics thermoforming, jewelry, … 01F is a full-time mixed-media sculptor drawn to glass, metal, and plant material. Her Div III thesis project was an … so she could be comfortable prototyping projects in the metal shop. “I was able to experience a wide variety of …

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Mary Pless Awarded Earl Ubell Grant

… student work that in some way seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings accessible to nonscientists. They are … the first U.S. manned space flight in 1962. He carried out scientific research at major laboratories, and was the author …

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Area Of Study

Chemistry

… science fields. Student Project Titles Bioimaging of Trace Metal Distribution in Rice Seeds (Oryza sativa L.) using … by nZVI and bimetallic Ag:nZVI Nanoparticles Mapping trace metal distribution in Chinchorro mummy and Egyptian dental … science fields. Student Project Titles Bioimaging of Trace Metal Distribution in Rice Seeds (Oryza sativa L.) using …

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Lockout/Tagout and Electrical Safety Program and Procedures

… Definitions Arc-Blast The explosive expansion of air and metal in the arc path. The dangers of an arc-blast include … sounds that can be greater than 160 decibels; and molten metal/shrapnel moving at speeds that can exceed 700 miles per … other potentially conductive jewelry and apparel, (i.e. metal buttons), must be removed. The electrical …

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Our Academic Program

… year emphasizes learning across a wide range of critical, scientific, and creative approaches through our …

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March 29: Five College Pritzen Lecture

… March 29: Five College Pritzen Lecture The scientific career of an Indian monarch who embodied the … Peterson on March 29 at Mount Holyoke College. "Scientific Dialogues in Colonial India: King Serfoji II and … press for Indian languages in the early 19th century. "The scientific career of Serfoji II strikingly illuminates the …

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Professor Alan Goodman Honored with Biological Anthropology Award for Book

… authors’ willingness to move beyond explaining what is not scientific about the race concept, and clearly articulating … racial inequity and animus, and how to communicate scientific and anthropological knowledge that would best … authors’ willingness to move beyond explaining what is not scientific about the race concept, and clearly articulating …

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Chapter 10: History of Hampshire College

… However, the "storage unit," really just a huge metal box, had no electricity, refrigeration, heat, or … a project on bread-making, rather than a lovely piece of scientific investigation." (p.15-17)   CHARLES LONGSWORTH … a project on bread-making, rather than a lovely piece of scientific investigation." (p.15-17)   CHARLES LONGSWORTH …

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Admissions Counselor

Aaron Fagan 94S

… America , Poetry Northwest , Prelude , Salt, Salt Hill , Scientific American, Shenandoah , Smartish Pace , … , [CLMP]—Community of Literary Magazines and Presses, Scientific American, Nature, Fine Homebuilding, Aviation Week … America , Poetry Northwest , Prelude , Salt, Salt Hill , Scientific American, Shenandoah , Smartish Pace , …

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Academic Centers and Programs

… a hub for investigating the intellectual, political, and scientific issues surrounding food production. Learn More …

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Chapter 7: Student Activism

… means in a quantitative sense. To this date the best scientific judgment one can make is that this probability … pile that is holding it up. At this point, the molten metal will most probably fall into a pool of unvaporized … means in a quantitative sense. To this date the best scientific judgment one can make is that this probability …

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