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Hampshire Professor Laela Sayigh on the Life-Changing Value of Hands-On Research
… A student’s educational experience at Hampshire College is unlike anywhere else — and unlike anyone else’s. We sat … with Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior Laela Sayigh to learn a little about dolphin bioacoustics, how freeing it … study projects. It was really fun to see the students get excited about doing research! What does being a faculty …
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Writing Comics About Monsters and God
… they thought, both things are connected. Maybe “being able to be out and to be called by my right name and my right … Horvath says. In one of the passages, the protagonist is walking through downtown Washington, D.C., where Horvath … of care and comfort and intimacy with one another in a way that’s really compelling.” Sanders, who was part of …
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Catching Waves in the ERP Lab
… wearing a multicolored, electrode-studded cap connected to the computer system that makes up Hampshire's Event … cross between psychology and neuroscience that studies the way children's brains develop. "My position is not something you generally find at a small liberal arts …
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Architecture Memories, Havana Interiors
… Hampshire photography professor Jacqueline Hayden to Cuba, where they completed the first systematic visual … when reflecting on space and environment; in this indirect way she learned a great deal about day-to-day life in Cuba. … both nonfiction and fiction, about Cuba. For her show, she is creating Palmer Plate prints of selected photographs, with …
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Kristína Moss Gunnarsdóttir Named Interim Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
… her responsibilities included: coordinating recruitment to the James Baldwin Scholars Program; conducting data … explaining, "we remain committed to a process that is deeply holistic and that leverages the results from the … around how to reimagine college admissions in a way that makes the process more accessible and …
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Area Of Study
Psychology
… Psychology Hampshire's cross-disciplinary approach to psychology offers a range of viewpoints from which to … Brain, and Development: Developmental Psychopathology Why is autism, a disorder with known biological correlates, … Electrophysiology of the Mind Child Psychology: How Did I Get Like This? Cognitive Development Consuming Childhood …
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Division III Profile: Jennifer Maxwell Takes 'One Step Forward'
… III capstone project took her across the United States, to jails, hospitals, and support groups, with one mission in … encourage recovery in mental illness through art. Maxwell is combining her studies of art, animation and computer … “The artists are so inspired by the project and the way they’re able to be a part of it,” Maxwell says. “All of …
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Off the Record With the Spaceman: When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire
… When Bill Lee Pitched for Hampshire Bill Lee as told to Jim Collins (reprinted from from the Summer 2016 issue of … They called themselves Division IV National Champs. There is no Division IV. The game was dead serious. I had a good … my college ball at USC, Southern California. If you ever get out there, go to a ballgame over at Dedeaux Field, walk …
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Division III: Researching Trace Metals in Rice
… Metals in Rice How can you tell if the food you're eating is as healthy as it appears? For her Division III project, … Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (often shortened to the acronym LA-ICP-MS) at Hampshire's Cole Science Center, … because it's hard for international students to get good science internships." For her Div III (which …
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Div III Profile: Isaiah Mann, GlowLime Games, and Defender's Light
… he's leaving a legacy beyond his academic work. Mann is one of several cofounders of GlowLime games, a collective that enables Five College students to design and create video games. Establishing GlowLime … rewarding. “Even when it’s challenging, you still get exposed to a lot of different styles and build …
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Roddenberry Foundation Funds Sustainability Solve-A-Thon
… Foundation will challenge Hampshire faculty and students to find interdisciplinary solutions to climate change, … Foundation, chaired by alum Eugene “Rod” Roddenberry 92F, is to support innovative solutions to critical global issues … and research,” says Hooker. “This grant provides us with a way to provide more opportunities for our community to engage …
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Healing the Spiritual Wounds of War
… of the soul. Professor of Humanities Robert Meagher is one such person inspired by the ancient words of Homer, Euripides, and others, and brings those stories to bear in his work on understanding the "spiritual wounds of … civilians, can cause trauma that psychiatry has no way of dealing with," says Meagher. "You can't take another's …
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Jonathan Lash Announces Retirement in 2018
… Jonathan Lash Announces Retirement in 2018 To the Hampshire Community, I'm writing to share with you the … our Board of Trustees about my plans this morning. This is a bittersweet decision for me. I believe profoundly in the … again and again, with their thoughtful questions and the way they challenged my answers. Who has students like these? …
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Former Students Honor Legacy of Longtime Teacher of Martial Arts
… at Hampshire, Marion Taylor taught martial arts in a way that embraced the College’s interdisciplinary academic philosophy. His impact here is now celebrated through the Marion Taylor Endowment Fund. … 2014, and the endowment was officially made available to students on the first anniversary of his death. Its …
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Four Receive Earl Ubell Grants
… which recognize and support exceptional work that in some way seeks to make the scientific method or scientific findings … interdisciplinary fields present. Melanie Chitwood 12F is a creative writing and immunology concentrator. Her …
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Bibliography: Volume 4
… "School reorganization finalized - five school plan to be implemented." The Forward , v.3(1):1, Feb. 5, 1998. … about first-year seminars. Dec. 3, 2001. CG2.S12 #4 "The way we were...Hampshire College, the founding years." Five … about first-year seminars. Dec. 3, 2001. CG2.S12 #4 "The way we were...Hampshire College, the founding years." Five …
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Streaming Knowledge
… at Hampshire. “I graduated in January 1978 and stayed on to teach a class,” says Grimm. “I really liked it.” Grimm … school at Arizona State University (ASU), where she is now the Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Ecology and an … flooding? How can we prepare people who are in harm’s way — often those who have the fewest resources to deal with …
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Planning for Urban Farming
… a natural system like a bog. The twist in this case is the layout of the construction. Historically, most … aquaponics growing structure, which Robert and Liam refer to as a “wall,” is packed with a variety of edible greens, … to unravel some of the snags they’ve encountered along the way: Water quality, a case of aphids, and a pump fail are …
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A History of Student Activities and Achievements at Hampshire College, 1969-1991
… was founded in 1965. Virtually all of the information used to compile this history was taken from the student … schools in America today. If the students here have their way, based on these past twenty years and the current … normative attitudes that had been festering. The stage is set to continue the growing changes of the past years; …
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Coppinger Funded Projects
… student projects, and opportunities for students to learn out of the classroom and do hands-on field studies … past years. Click here for more information and a link to the application. Student and Faculty Funding 2016/2017 … Processing of Spatial Attention to Threat Stimuli is Not Associated with Variation in the Serotonin Transporter …
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Mathematics
… Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics can be regarded as a way of thinking, not simply a collection of results. You are … collaborative approach, and are encouraged and empowered to use the language and concepts of mathematics in their … Puzzles and Paradoxes It has been argued that puzzling is as intrinsic to human nature as humor, language, music, …
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My “Div IV:” Roger Mummert 74F Reconnects with the Hampshire Method
… with the Hampshire method. Retirement challenges us to find new meaning. When I turned in my office ID card three … myself in a personal project that, in a very fulfilling way, reengages me with issues I explored in my work at … about it because you’ll never be the world’s expert — so get started now!” He was appealing for papers from us …
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Hampshire Alum Opens Store of Handmade Upcycled Goods
… a variety of subjects and art media ranging from dance to sculpture to poetry. For her Division III she wrote, … and a large class holds its sessions. It’s a beautiful way to constantly create and recreate from what exists.” It … sell whatever you want, but you need to go downtown and get your business license. It’s also like Hampshire in that …
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Hampshire of Color Builds Community, Connections
… current students over the three-day event, it was a chance to look back at how Hampshire's multicultural community has … View photos from the event on Facebook. "I hope this is nothing less than a sweet inspiration for you going … enabling us to take advantage of these connections to get your advice for the future." "I hope above all that …
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Hampshire’s Spirit of Invention and the Center for Design
… One of them has stayed for more than three decades. In a way, Hampshire’s Center for Design began before alum Colin … and his wife, Dorothy, awarded the College $3.2 million to establish the Lemelson Program in Invention, Innovation, … to the Center for Design. If you’re interested, please get in touch with him at gsado@hampshire.edu . Academic …
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