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Hampshire College Mourns Founding Faculty Member Kenneth R. Hoffman
… the Quabbin Reservoir," he recalled . “When we got to the water’s edge, I turned around to make a natural history … who’d quickly taken off their clothes and jumped into the water. At that point, I realized that teaching at Hampshire … the Quabbin Reservoir," he recalled . “When we got to the water’s edge, I turned around to make a natural history …
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Living Building is a Learning Lab
… Oliver strives to work toward solutions for potable water security utilizing cutting-edge, innovative technology … Oliver strives to work toward solutions for potable water security utilizing cutting-edge, innovative technology …
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Mettler Films and Videos
… through the framework of the interplay between light and water. The Art of Body Movement: 1970. Shot on 16 mm film. … through the framework of the interplay between light and water. The Art of Body Movement: 1970. Shot on 16 mm film. …
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Mercury Disposal on Campus
… away, they end up at landfills, incinerators, or waste water treatment plants where the mercury can enter the … away, they end up at landfills, incinerators, or waste water treatment plants where the mercury can enter the …
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Division III: A Study of Stream Temperatures
… much vegetation do we need to offset any warming in the water?' If we know the air temperatures will be increasing … how would that change if we added canopy cover?" Water temperature is an important part of an ecosystem's … much vegetation do we need to offset any warming in the water?' If we know the air temperatures will be increasing …
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Div II Profile: CLAIRE SHILLINGTON 15F
… health and environmental sciences, and recently identified water as the element that holds these areas of study … I’ve centered my education at Hampshire on the gray-water treatment system in the R.W. Kern Center, and have … health and environmental sciences, and recently identified water as the element that holds these areas of study …
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Recent Graduate Searches for Paradise Amidst Upheaval in Div III Film
… I’m looking at the legal implications of food and water contamination and who has rights to food and water. I’m doing this by examining the violations of … though—it's really about every person’s right to food and water. What advice would you give to a future Hampshire …
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Art Safety
… are not blocked. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water when you are done working, and before eating, drinking, … are not blocked. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water when you are done working, and before eating, drinking, …
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Hampshire in Top 10
… authors Edward Humes, Eco Barons , and Nancy Lord, Rock, Water, Wild , and Alaska writer laureate. … Hampshire College … authors Edward Humes, Eco Barons , and Nancy Lord, Rock, Water, Wild , and Alaska writer laureate. … Hampshire in Top …
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Student Enterprise In Agricultural Technology Awarded A $20K Venturewell Grant
… peak fertility. The system tracks an animal’s drinking of water and makes fertility predictions in real time. The team … manufacturing. Minot says that monitoring a farm animal’s water consumption can potentially save a 100-head livestock … peak fertility. The system tracks an animal’s drinking of water and makes fertility predictions in real time. The team …
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Student Sculpts with “Collaborative” Biological Materials
… That I could birth completely out of dust and powder and water and start totally from scratch.” Nadja Mogilewski 20F … That I could birth completely out of dust and powder and water and start totally from scratch.” Nadja Mogilewski 20F …
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Gender Studies, Sex Education, and Representation: A Conversation with Abby Fussell S23
Gender Studies, Sex Education, and Representation: A Conversation with Abby Fussell S23 Emma Rose DeFelice Abby Fussell S23 was the first student to transfer to Hampshire from New College of Florida (NCF) this year. They are among a growing cohort of …
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Collaboration and Cooperation Drive Innovative Kern Center Construction
… discussion around the confluence of design and energy and water conservation. The tour group is gathered on the second … discussion around the confluence of design and energy and water conservation. Designed by the architectural firm … Paired with composting toilets and other innovative water-saving features, "only about 250 gallons of water will …
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National Science Foundation Awards Hampshire Major Grant for New Spectrometer for Student, Faculty Research
… will facilitate better environmental monitoring such as of water and food systems to improve public health and support … is a global expert on toxic-metal contamination in water and pollution of all types threatening our communities. … particular region, and they’re leaching into the drinking water,” he says. “Research on the mummies helps us learn from …
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Christina Cianfrani
… include watershed hydrology, stream ecology, sustainable water resources, stream restoration, and fluvial … include watershed hydrology, stream ecology, sustainable water resources, stream restoration, and fluvial …
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Chapter 4: The Staff
… years ago when a repairman came to her house to fix her heater. Her daughter Delaney, who was two at the time, played … the tool in silence as the repairman finished with the heater. When he was done, he thanked her. "You've been a real … years ago when a repairman came to her house to fix her heater. Her daughter Delaney, who was two at the time, played …
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Hampshire To Dedicate R.W. Kern Center with Daylong Community Event
… R.W. Kern Center, its extraordinary net-zero-energy and -water building, constructed of mostly local and entirely … sustainability and social justice, energy and aesthetics, water and place?” EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, September 16 … Challenge (LBC): to operate using net-zero energy, water, and waste; to be constructed using materials mainly …
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International Travel Info for Faculty and Staff
… information, tips for protecting yourself from food- and water-borne diseases, and more. Mobility International … information, tips for protecting yourself from food- and water-borne diseases, and more. Mobility International …
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Charley Richardson 70F Award
… Highlander Research and Education Center Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine Justice Conservation Fund for … Highlander Research and Education Center Alliance for Water Justice in Palestine Justice Conservation Fund for …
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Success After Hampshire
… a Fulbright Award to conduct research on the drinking water quality supplied to Indian cities. Kanya D'Almeida 06F …
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Still Hearing Music
… umbrella trees and fenced-in gardens, I’d watch the water in constant pursuit of itself. It was emerald green and … a group of young women taking glamorous pictures by the water . . . Being by the Arno was my heaven. I could always listen to the rumbling water and watch the sun kiss every terra-cotta roof. …
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Honors Hundreds Who Helped Build R.W. Kern Center
… The Kern Center makes its own energy, harvests its own water, treats its own gray water, and was built from materials mainly from local … and reporting the building’s real-time energy- and water-use data. Coursework will continue this June when …
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Getting Off the Grid Through the R.W. Kern Center Solar Challenge Initiative
… for the creation of a net‑zero energy, waste-disposal, and water-consumption building and other exacting criteria. There … at the confluence of architectural design and energy and water conservation. A long-term strategy to reduce the … for the creation of a net‑zero energy, waste-disposal, and water-consumption building and other exacting criteria. There …
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Transforming Education
… R.W. Kern Center produces its own energy, gathers its own water, and treats its own waste. We have an on-campus farm …
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Hampshire Highlighted in AASHE's 2014 Sustainability Review
… requires the creation of a net-zero energy, waste, and water building. Awards and GrantsSustainability … In its … requires the creation of a net-zero energy, waste, and water building. … Hampshire Highlighted in AASHE's 2014 …
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