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Dula Amarasiriwardena
… in international affairs from the Bandaranaiake Center for International Studies. Professor Amarasiriwardena … in the application of laser ablation (LA)-ICP-MS for investigation of past trace metal nutrition and the … Society , and he served as the Chair of the Society for Applied Spectroscopy – New England Section . He has …
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Hampshire Alum Co-produces Academy Award Winner "The Lady in Number 6"
… of it." The 39-minute film, which won an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary, documents the story of Alice … camp, Herz-Sommer played more than 100 piano concerts for the other prisoners and the camp guards. She practiced … As co-producer of the documentary, Kitzen was responsible for marketing the film and dealing with any legal issues. …
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Professor Ethan Meyers and UMass Colleagues Win National Science Foundation Grant to Study Brain Function
… of a nationwide initiative to study deep-brain function for new insights into neural and cognitive systems. The … a cellular level when animals are in motion and deciding, for example, to move to the left or to the right. The team … GrantsCognitive ScienceFacultyFaculty ResearchFive College News Cognitive Science … After implanting tiny hardware into …
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Professors Barskova, Bernstein Win 2015 Gruber Awards
… Bernstein are the 2015 winners of the Gruber Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Advising. Each winner receives … Russian literature professor Barskova received the award for teaching, and physics professor Bernstein won the … as he credited his former professor as an inspiration for the awards. “It’s difficult for me to imagine having been …
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Hampshire Honored with Civic Engagement Award
… necessary to put their ideas into action. To be recognized for these efforts is particularly meaningful,” said Hampshire President Jonathan Lash. The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars, in partnership with … Hampshire’s Farm Center is a growing collaborative hub for members of the agricultural community and the Five …
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The Ultimate Limits of Computation
… that the freedom to self-direct is just as beneficial for studying complexity theory as it is for photography, anthropology, biology, playwriting, or … done," he says. This independence is especially important for Carmosino's work in such a specific field. Carmosino's …
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Fay Teaches Students the Work Behind the Games They Play
… science and game design Ira Fay has only been on campus for a short while, but word seems to have already gotten … approach me as teaching assistants, which is great for the students in the class, and for me so I can acclimate faster." Professor Fay has years of …
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Rebecca Thomas Earns Fulbright Award to Teach in Ecuador
… is a senior program assistant at the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages, in Amherst. Several … interest in foreign travel and culture, led her to apply for a Fulbright. “I saw how they enjoyed it and learned from … was named one of the nation's top-producing institutions for the 2014–2015 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, when four …
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FY19 Fundraising Update
… We brought in more than double what we usually raise for our operating budget. Where we normally raise about $2M, … In addition, this year the College received commitments for another $4+ million in multi-year pledges. Earlier this … who are hard-wired to think outside the box. Thank you for making it all happen. Melissa Mills-Dick 01F Director of …
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Choreographer and Performer Mariana Valencia 02F Featured in New York Times
… the New York Times . In 2018, Valencia won a Bessie Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Choreographer, one of the … Whitney Biennial artist, a 2018 Bessie Award recipient for Outstanding Breakout Choreographer, and a 2018 Foundation for Contemporary Arts Award to Artists grant recipient. Her …
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Julia Botero 02S
… North Country Public Radio, and produced interviews and news segments with the programs All Things Considered and … of creative writing and feminist literature and art for her Div II. For her Div III, Julia wrote a creative nonfiction story …
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A Message from the AAG: January 31, 2019
… want to bring them your perspective. If you have questions for the board of trustees and President Nelson, please submit … want to bring them your perspective. If you have questions for the board of trustees and President Nelson, please submit …
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Student Groups & Activities
… is integrated with experience. Athletics Our teams compete for championships in four sports as members of the United …
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Prescott House
… residents. There are also shared bathrooms (at least one for every five residents). Please note the College does not … residents. There are also shared bathrooms (at least one for every five residents). Please note the College does not …
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Hampshire of Color Builds Community, Connections
… "I hope this is nothing less than a sweet inspiration for you going forward," said Ed Dees 71F , one of the alums … to retire this spring were among the weekend's highlights. For Melissa Scheid Frantz, assistant dean of students for community advocacy and director of multicultural and …
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New Endowment Promotes Women In Business Courses, Programs
… access, while analyzing strategies to change the landscape for women in business. A number of female professionals … 2016. In 2015, female full-time workers made only 80 cents for every dollar earned by males. Bornstein is Chief … her business career as a secretary, went back to school for her business degree, and advanced her way through …
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DEAFinitions Conference Draws Hundreds to Celebrate Deaf Culture
… event founders have not wavered: 1) to provide a platform for Deaf individuals to come together in the exchange of … Deaf and hearing communities, and 3) to raise awareness for the need for more sign language resources through ASL and Deaf Studies …
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Of Mice and Mastocytosis
… cells, Mercado says, “which are immune cells responsible for allergic diseases.” Allergies occur when the immune … in the development and progression of mutated mast cells. For her Div III, Mercado obtained a specific strain of mouse … possible. She hopes her research will provide an avenue for the development of more-effective therapies for …
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Letter to HampRiseUp from President Nelson: February 18, 2019
… and have added a principle to the core guiding principles for partnership considerations that addresses this concern. … commit to meeting with you to better understand your needs for a dedicated and accessible student gathering space that … times at this extraordinary college, it is inconceivable for us not to have been witness to the longest student …
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Hampshire in Havana Program Embraces Digital Humanities to Create a Dynamic Virtual Immersion Experience
… that the Hampshire in Havana program as it has existed for the past 22 years would need to reimagine itself. Due to … the seminar, students also gained a critical framework for understanding Cuba in a historical context through … Storymap, which they then presented as a final event for the class. Additionally, the class hosted a virtual arts …
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Sept. 12: Opening of the Robert Seydel Reading Room
… we hope that it will become a favorite space to hang out for our community members.” Harold F. Johnson Library … realized how important Robert Seydel’s collection would be for this community. While Seydel had a huge impact on faculty … Creating an innovative and unique space was a priority for the renovation. She admits that Meo took the concept even …
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Hampshire Alum's Music Documentary Embraced on Global Festival Circuit
… Austin Chronicle dubbed it “practically required viewing for all music aficionados.” Amherst Cinema will hold a … Stooges, the Velvet Underground, and the Modern Lovers. For the next four years, Toller says, he worked “all these … the economy was tanking,” he says. “Hampshire is really for the entrepreneurial, people who want to do it for …
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Preventing HIV: Teaching Thai Teens to Invest in Themselves
… of the HIV and sexual health course she's led in Thailand for the past two years. "I looked at it as training for myself," she said, "so I could understand how this kind … there were accurate tests and affordable treatments for HIV, many people around the world weren't getting tested …
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Catching Waves in the ERP Lab
… is a lot of work yet to be done on this. Studies of ADHD, for instance, are not often based on an understanding of what … going on in kids normally first." Sharing this passion for research with her students is something Couperus enjoys, … work and in turn my work shapes theirs." Kristen Iodice, for instance, is using the ERP lab for a study on attention …
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Complexities of Representations of Children
… Katelin Wilton's 05F , it's hard to know where to begin. For her Div III—"'Where there is no water we go to the ocean … returning to Hampshire, Wilton continued to seek funding for ZAPHA+ during spring 2008. UNICEF hired her as a paid … to write this report. "I wanted my Div III to be useful for this organization," she says, and it has been: ZAPHA+ …
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