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Algae as Biofuel?
… a system in which algae could possibly be homegrown, even on rooftops, to produce the nation's energy. "Local fuel … and hopes to install his newest prototype system outside on campus as a "sort of pseudo art installation." On tap next, Spencer has been talking with the Simply Green …
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Five College Connections: Three International Students Take MHC Sisters' Recommendation
… and I was deciding where to go, my sister was very keen on me coming here," Khawaja recalls. His sister, Nadia, … Nadir. "I wanted to do architecture as a profession later on, but I was also interested in environmental psychology and how the environment has a real effect on people's behavior and thinking," Khawaja explains. …
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Studying Interdisciplinarity in Arts Education . . . Interdisciplinarily
… For practice, Beggs taught a January term course on color theory, then curated an exhibition of almost 50 … The exhibition, titled Abstraction/Subtraction , centered on reductivist abstraction. "That's a form of art education," … for 15 years. Beggs's January term class was based on Albers's teaching methods, and some of Albers's prints …
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Collage exhibition presents speculative fictions of the future — and an invitation to create your own
… it. See to it. , opens this week with a public reception on Wednesday, January 30, from 5 to 7 p.m.; an artist’s talk with Candace Hunter on Thursday January 31, from 5 to 6 p.m.; and a series of … collage installation. So be it. See to it. , which is on view Monday–Friday, 10.30 a.m.–4.30 p.m., and Sunday, 2–5 …
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Campus Gallery Exhibits Sabino Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution
… Hampshire College’s Leo Model Gallery will shed new light on an unheralded photographer of the Mexican Revolution. … Osuna’s Photographs of the Mexican Revolution will be on display at the gallery from September 7 to December 1, with the opening and a panel discussion on October 17. These rarely seen images present the Mexican …
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Dana Pollan's Family Cookbook Encourages Healthy Eating
… they were growing up. Finally, they decided to collaborate on a book, which became The Pollan Family Table. This was the … in literature and psychology, has had an important impact on Dana’s life: “The learning process at Hampshire is so … three children. She is working with her sisters and mother on a Pollan Family Table blog. They are also working on …
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Five Hampshire College Science Students Receive Coppinger Grants
… and a leader in establishing the College’s emphasis on student inquiry and research. The Ray and Lorna Coppinger Endowment Grants are competitive, based on the intellectual merit of proposed work, and judged by the … microbe activity and survival, designed to help shed light on the mechanisms of climate change. Research supervised by …
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Hampshire College Student Dances for Parkinson’s
… me study two seemingly disparate fields.” King is working on a Division III (senior) project, entitled Movement as an … for both scientific research and dance. She is focusing on movement for Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, and … component that reviews the current published literature on movement as an intervention for Parkinson’s and …
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Number Theory
… my expectations so much that I knew I would have to focus on that." Number theory, in particular, is what really … mathematics David Kelley as two of his biggest influences on campus. For his Div III, he focused on a family of equations studied by the Greek mathematician …
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Jacqueline Hayden
… with the Cuban dance troupe, Danza Voluminosa, on a theater production, Una Muerte Dulce, staged at Teatro Nacional, Havana on July 4, 2004. In 2001, she created a video projection for … collaborated with Cuban documentary filmmaker Lizette Vila on numerous projects: in 2004 the video Sexualidad about the …
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Christine Lindeman 80F Named Director of The Common School
… children of different circumstances, primarily focusing on [the work of] Robert Coles." Coles is a prominent child … As she makes her return to Amherst, Lindeman reflects on Hampshire's effect on her career: "I took a path that led me into education and …
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Speech of Conferral of Honorary Degrees to Charles and Polly Longsworth
… by Sigmund Roos 73F , chair of the board of trustees on May 18, 2013 No one has been more influential in bringing … 1965, you set out in a snowstorm, looking for land on which to build Hampshire College. You found this place and … from almost 50 years ago are manifest in the ground on which we now stand. Chuck, you were Hampshire College's …
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Students' Test of Water Quality Taps into Excellent Results
… Agency requirements. Sales of bottled water ceased on campus in fall 2012, following a movement by students to … Leaf launched the effort to ban the sale of bottled water on campus. The students, working with Associate Dean of … awarded an $11,000 grant for that purpose by the Committee on Community Development (COCD), a subcommittee of student …
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The Hampshire College Frog
… members of the community — faculty, staff, and student. On the cover of this directory was a full color photograph of … members of the community — faculty, staff, and student. On the cover of this directory was a full color photograph of …
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The Barbara Mettler Archive
… Biography of Barbara Mettler Barbara Mettler was born on March 12, 1907 in Chicago, Ill. She attended Smith … Biography of Barbara Mettler Barbara Mettler was born on March 12, 1907 in Chicago, Ill. She attended Smith …
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Health Professions Links
… Entry Master's in Nursing Admissionshelpers Information on Direct Entry Master's in Nursing Programs Occupational … Entry Master's in Nursing Admissionshelpers Information on Direct Entry Master's in Nursing Programs Occupational …
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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
… been diagnosed, tested, or treated, there are a number of on- and off-campus options available. Start the process by … been diagnosed, tested, or treated, there are a number of on- and off-campus options available. Start the process by …
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Cuba Today
… the impacts of the Special Period. Panel discussion on race with some of Cuba’s most prominent speakers and … the impacts of the Special Period. Panel discussion on race with some of Cuba’s most prominent speakers and …
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Scholar (J) Program Basics
… and its requirements, please visit Exchange Visitor visas on the U.S. Department of State website. Other Visa Types … and its requirements, please visit Exchange Visitor visas on the U.S. Department of State website. Other Visa Types …
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Students of Under-Represented Cultures and Ethnicities (SOURCE)
… building, campus awareness, and institutional change on topics related to race, under-representation, and social … building, campus awareness, and institutional change on topics related to race, under-representation, and social …
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Area Attractions
… Downtown Atkins Farms Country Market (adjacent to campus on Route 116) The Hampshire Mall in Hadley The Holyoke Mall … Downtown Atkins Farms Country Market (adjacent to campus on Route 116) The Hampshire Mall in Hadley The Holyoke Mall …
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Your Financial Aid Offer
… Work study represents working seven hours per week in an on-campus job. Students may decline the work opportunity, but … Work study represents working seven hours per week in an on-campus job. Students may decline the work opportunity, but …
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Health and Wellness Resources
… The Sexperts both attend and facilitate trainings on sexual health, sexual anatomy, STIs, contraception, and … The Sexperts both attend and facilitate trainings on sexual health, sexual anatomy, STIs, contraception, and …
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Division III: Researching Trace Metals in Rice
… III project, Priyanka Basnet 09F examined that question on a tissue level. Using Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled … hasn't been done before," said Basnet, who began working on the project as an intern with her Div III chair, chemistry … in Nepal, came to Hampshire with the intention of focusing on gender studies. But after taking botany professor Lawrence …
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Why Do Mice Horse Around?
… of sex hormones (testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone) on brain formation and behavior. Her Div III committee was … assistant professor of animal behavior also served on the committee. Harrison devised a research study that … lab that studies the effects of steroid hormones on the developing and adult nervous system. The subject of …
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