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Culture, Brain & Development Program Spring 2019 Student Grant Awards
… College Culture, Brain and Development (CBD) program is closing out the semester by awarding over $14,000 in grant … Division III project: “Pudica: Anatomy, Venus & Art,” is an artistic progression of their previous research on the … and EEG lab to research visual selective attention. Tori is also the recipient of a Sherman Fairchild research award. …
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Five College Consortium Awarded $2.5 Million for Native and Indigenous Studies
… learning, and scholarship in the field. The grant is one of the largest made by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to the consortium to date, and is also one of the consortium’s largest grant awards from any … and Indigenous Studies (NAIS) Committee. “This truly is an exciting time to be a part of NAIS in the Valley.” …
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Hampshire to Host Five College PoetryFest 2016
… the things I’ve seen and felt and wondered.” Cook, 15F, is in her first year at the College and in the midst of … she credits with having a strong impact on her writing is Professor Murillo’s Intermediate Poetry Workshop: Lyric, … North, from UMass Amherst. The Five College PoetryFest is judged by an external, anonymous poet with no ties to any …
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Hampshire Graduate Jacey Shal’e Carrier 17F Awarded Fulbright to Study in South Korea
… on “reimagining the education system and self.” Jacey is currently turning her Div III into a book and plans to … be used for greatness.” MÔË Academy For Leaders' vision is to create entrepreneurs, and independent and critical thinkers. “Our mission is to help youth identify their academic needs and guide them …
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Hampshire Faculty Recognized with Awards, Fellowships, Other Honors
… includes four researchers at UMass, where the project is based, merges expertise in data science, cognitive … horror television and film. Robert Meagher (humanities) is a contributor to and coeditor of War and Moral Injury: A … investigator on a team of archaeologists excavating the site of Nuestra Señora de Belen , an adobe colonial church in …
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President’s Spring 2020 Welcome
… they design their own Div II and III studies. Our goal is to radically transform how undergraduates learn and … passionate about, many develop a love of learning that is absent from most education in this country. My favorite part of this job is hearing the excitement of our students as they describe …
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For Alum Artemis Joukowsky III 81F, His Family’s Lasting Legacy of Support for Hampshire College Shines On
… a legacy of support and dedication to his community that is shared by the entire family. In fact, the family are … urgent stories he tells in his films, the Hampshire spirit is alive in Artemis,” said Hampshire College President Ed … support he and his family have given the College is tangible evidence of their desire to make a better world. …
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Jewish Studies
… Literature." Jewish Life Jewish life at the Five Colleges is diverse. The Hillel Foundation operates on three campuses … have organized an independent Jewish Students Union. There is a kosher kitchen on campus that is organized and maintained by students who choose to keep …
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Confessions of a Class Notes Fanatic
… Research, tells me that the publication of my latest work is ‘quite probable.’” In spring 1996, I reported on my … for weird.” I’m still there: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weird ), still weird after all these years! … for weird.” I’m still there: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weird ), still weird after all these years! …
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President Nelson and Team of Scientists Study Environmental Impact of Dietary Guidelines for Americans
… for Americans. The senior author of the paper, Nelson is a prominent health and nutrition scholar, former adviser … containing animal proteins. The scientists believe this is the first study to link environmental impacts to the … about the sustainability of our food because our health is affected not only by the food we eat but also, by the …
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Hampshire College to Reinvent Academic Program, Launching its Next 50 Years
… year and the launch of its second half-century. The effort is led by President Ed Wingenbach and supported by a campus … of Trustees action on a plan in October. The College is exploring new academic and financial models as it creates … to its admissions recruiting and fundraising. The goal is to produce an inspiring, realistic plan, which also …
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March 31: Lorrin Thomas to Speak on Her Book, 'Puerto Rican Citizen'
… in Hampshire's Red Barn on March 31 at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Thomas is a professor in the department of history at Rutgers … the city's African American community. Professor Thomas is at work on a new book, a study of the politics of human …
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Grant to Support Animal Communication Research
… Professor of Animal Science Sarah Partan . The goal is to collect data on signaling behavior and coat color of … a gift from John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold. The Foundation is committed to bettering the lives of domesticated and … advances in veterinary medicine. The Wiederhold Foundation is a supporting organization of The Community Foundation of …
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Professor Honored for Excellence in Ecological Education
… nearly two decades on ecology education reform. The award is given for excellence in ecological education through … and about half leave no longer interested. I think this is largely due to the enormous amount of information students … and say 'I've got to do something differently.'" The award is named for Eugene Odum, a famed scientist whose work was …
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Hampshire Student Selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer
… this year's National Geographic Emerging Explorers. Labuko is being honored for his humanitarian work fighting to stop … Comprehensive profiles http://www.nationalgeographic.com/emerging . … Hampshire College student Lale Labuko 11F … Comprehensive profiles http://www.nationalgeographic.com/emerging . … Hampshire Student Selected as National …
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Appointment of Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid
… in admissions), who expressed confidence that Fumio is highly qualified to lead Hampshire in developing our … our 50th anniversary class next fall. Our Admissions team is now reviewing our Regular Decision applications, and by … we’ll invite hundreds more students to our fall class. Now is the time to share with these students our excitement about …
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Hampshire Alum Dr. Vanessa Gamble Nominated to National Council on the Humanities
… American Studies at the George Washington University. She is also Adjunct Professor of Nursing at the University of … by the institution. The National Council on the Humanities is a board of twenty-six distinguished private citizens … Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) . Founded in 1965, NEH is an independent federal agency that funds humanities …
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NSF Grant for Cross-campus Clean Energy/Sustainable Agriculture Programs
… at all three schools. “The main purpose of the grant is to marry what has for the most part historically been two … College and UMass. The first of these joint courses is expected to begin in the summer of 2015, Maiolatesi said. … For more information, the Hampshire College contact is Beth Hooker, director of Food, Farm and Sustainability, …
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Hampshire Alum Poet, a National Book Award Finalist, Returns to Campus for Reading
… Ellie Siegel, one of the coordinators of the event. “Robin is absolutely brilliant, of course, but she’s also an … me how to make floorlessness my intellectual home.” Lewis is a Provost’s Fellow in Poetry and Visual Studies at the University of Southern California. She is also a Cave Canem fellow and a fellow of the Los Angeles …
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Alum Lisa Trivedi to Give Lecture in Honor of Professor's Retirement
… 3:30 p.m. in East Lecture Hall of Franklin Patterson. It is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the … teacher, mentor, and scholar." Professor Trivedi is an associate professor of history at Hamilton College. … in 1999. She currently teaches at Hamilton College. She is the author of Clothing Gandhi's Nation: Homespun and …
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Students Present at Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference
… Amherst (two of whom also participated at GECCO). Spector is also a member of the executive committee of the … own at this year's GECCO. "You can see if someone's work is not quite right, or if it could be a lot more interesting … The Institute for Computational Intelligence is now in its fourteenth year, and supports advanced …
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Div III Student Josh Weissbach Receives Princess Grace Award
… documentary film work. This Princess Grace Award is a special honor awarded to only one filmmaker each year, … regard for Weissbach's work and dedication to film. It is named as a tribute to actor Cary Grant's artistry as well … historic district of Old Havana. While the earlier film is completely separate from his Division III film, Weissbach …
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Announcing Retirement, President Lash Promises Ambitious Agenda and Continued Momentum
… he believes profoundly in the College’s importance and is “inspired every day by Hampshire’s singular approach to … to advance an ambitious agenda until his replacement is ready to take office. To that end, Board of Trustees Chair … wrote to the Hampshire community on Friday that the board is initiating a search process for a new president. ( Read …
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Hampshire has Four Connections to 2014 Academy Awards
… Award for Best Short Documentary. More » Ben Fiske 02F is on the Disney team of animators that created Frozen , … and Lupita Nyong'o at the Vanity Fair after-party. Kitzen is holding the Oscar for Lady in Number 6 which lives with … Award for Best Short Documentary. More » Ben Fiske 02F is on the Disney team of animators that created Frozen , …
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2015 Staff Excellence Awards
… Brown Staff Excellence Awards, presented May 1. Barrett is the administrative assistant in the School of Natural Sciences and Nelson is an annual giving associate in the advancement office. The …
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