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Nicole DelRosso Wins Fulbright for Biophysics Research

… Biophysics Research John Courtmanche Nicole DelRosso came to Hampshire College to study sculpture. Six years later, she won a Fulbright and … nanoscale motor she hopes will work inside cells to treat diseases and monitor health. DelRosso’s transition …

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NSF Grant for Cross-campus Clean Energy/Sustainable Agriculture Programs

… an $810,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to create collaborative programs combining clean energy … at all three schools. “The main purpose of the grant is to marry what has for the most part historically been two … and UMass. The first of these joint courses is expected to begin in the summer of 2015, Maiolatesi said.   “Students …

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Matthews Retirement Exhibit Reflects on Her Time at Hampshire

… retrospective two-part photography exhibit this month to mark her retirement. One part features photographic … more than 10 years and features images of people connected to the College combined over intervals of time or in … displaying his historic portraits of Hampshire staff to honor his memory and his work. “David was one of my first …

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Studio / Visual Arts

… Visual Arts Artists at Hampshire are in a unique position to create work in a multidisciplinary environment that … are here Sitewide Search Rather than limiting themselves to one or another medium, studio arts concentrators are exposed early to a variety of different tools and materials that they may …

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Hampshire Grads Launch Web Show

… a moment of frustration, Ellis showed her comedy sketches to roommate Charles Pope 07F . His response was swift: "He … hit me with it," Ellis says. Pope encouraged Ellis to use her written comedy sketches for her project and … story of Spencer, who is unemployed and has been forced to move in with her estranged brother. In the pilot episode, …

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Alum Dineen O'Rourke Named Brower Youth Awardee for Leadership in Environmental Movement

… Dineen O’Rourke is one of seven young leaders nationally to be named a Brower Youth Award winner for 2017, recognized … for service in the environmental movement, as she prepares to lead a youth delegation to the United Nations Climate Conference in Germany, November …

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Hampshire College Prof's Uplifting Performance Art Merges Mind, Technology

… his brainwaves, and a few essential pieces of equipment, to levitate off the ground. The premiere, at Zero1: The Art … the crowd. "Like my other work, I expected the project to be ironic," he said. "I thought it was pretty funny that I built this technology to levitate myself. But people there were super quiet, and …

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Sept. 24: Hampshire Fall Feast & BAMCO Eat Local Challenge

… joins a national effort by Bon Appétit Management Company to showcase a commitment to local foods. This event is tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 24, … and working on the details. It's yet another perfect way to illustrate the integration of Bon Appétit into the …

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New Case Study Details Hampshire College’s Mission-Based Endowment Investing

… for mission-based investing. The report is available free to institutions seeking more information about developing approaches to sustainable investing. Hampshire is widely known for … responsibility and justice: It was the first college to divest from South Africa, in 1976, and in 2011 was the …

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Update on Bon Appétit

… last Friday, as we explore long-term options, we need to operate as a smaller college. As we're expecting to enroll 550 - 650 students next fall, the College will continue to provide dining options three meals a day on weekdays and …

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Notable Alumni

Doug Plotkin 80F

… when he woke up in the morning, he is now looking forward to new adventures closer to home most days, but certainly willing to travel to London, Paris, Rome, Tel Aviv, and the like. …

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Hampshire Team Bikes for Food Bank

… of Hampshire College community members, is riding his bike to raise money for the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. … basic things that every human being should have access to. Food and shelter are two of those. With this fund raiser, … Bank of Western Massachusetts gives me the opportunity to work towards providing one of those locally, right in the …

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Div III Student Jordan Foley Takes an Analytical and Creative Deep Dive into Splatterpunk Horror

… concept. We sat down [virtually] with Foley (they/them) to learn more about their Div III exploration  into the … for media studies and creative work. What brought you to Hampshire? I heard about Hampshire College from a friend … in high school. There were a lot of things that drew me to Hampshire initially—the gay reputation, the small student …

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Fall Internship Dinner 2013

… President Jonathan Lash, warmly welcoming everyone to the 2013 Fall Internship Dinner, an event that showcases … was bursting with excitement as students filed in, eager to share stories of their working summers. Each year, the … Fund, Law Program, and Human Rights Fund hold the event to showcase the success of Hampshire's internship programs. …

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Div III Profile: Project Partners Design Natural Haircare Product Venture

… ever read the back of your shampoo bottle, and struggled to figure out what those ingredients really are?” This is the … her own haircare products because her skin is sensitive to chemicals. “I have multiple chemical sensitivities—super … hair, so I can’t use most products,” Fuller says. “I’d go to the store prepared to spend my whole paycheck, and buy …

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Int'l Science Journal Publishes Student's Bee Immunity Research

… A balanced diet may be important for bees in order to strengthen their immune system: the nectar of certain … study is important because it may enable other researchers to come up with a list of plants with the medicinal … work at peer-reviewed conferences. In the introduction to her journal article, Biller and her coauthors explain that …

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Poetry Professor Aracelis Girmay Wins 2015 Whiting Award

… Award. The Whiting Foundation gives the award annually to ten emerging writers in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and … accomplishment and the promise of great literary work to come. Professor Girmay has published two poetry … 5, the Whiting Awards judges said: “Her project seems to be our deep and ongoing subjectivity, our vulnerability to …

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For Instagram’s Ian Spalter 94F, an Interdisciplinary Approach is Key Element of Design

… is Key Element of Design Ian Spalter 94F is no stranger to accolades. Spalter has been named one of Fast Company’s … Abstract: The Art of Design . Before being tasked to head up Instagram’s new headquarters in Japan, Spalter … moved the platform from the early Polaroid iconography to the current modern look and feel. He was also key in …

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Ringing the Div-Free Bell: A Resplendent Ritual

… and weeks on end. Few who know Hampshire will be surprised to learn that the inspiration for this tradition, some 35 … was. I didn’t really know her. She didn’t have anywhere to go with her excitement but she came up to me and told me her news. I said, ‘Oh, great, …

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Unpacking Uber

… Control,” Ongweso writes that Uber’s “core imperative [is] to achieve a global monopoly” on transportation, from shipping to daily commuting. “Uber wants to kill every single competitor or buy them out,” he says. …

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Brooke Huguley 17F Examines How Reproductive Justice and Embodied Movement Can Heal Trauma

… We sat down with the recent Hampshire graduate to learn more about the path to her Div III in reproductive justice and embodiment and why … as an “abundant cosmic rainbow.” What brought you to Hampshire? I am from Austin, Texas, and grew up with a …

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Hampshire Honored with Civic Engagement Award

… universities chosen from more than a hundred nominations to share in the 2014 Higher Education Civic Engagement Awards … tomorrow’s leaders in developing the skills necessary to put their ideas into action. To be recognized for these efforts is particularly …

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Hampshire Student Nirman Dave Presenting at STUDENTx Showcase on November 19

… of looking at different subject fields together. Designed to exhibit the ideas and talents of the Pioneer Valley … concern unique topics ranging from pressing social issues to new scientific discoveries, shedding light on both various … aspects of the human experience. This showcase aims to embody the principal mission of the TED Organization, …

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Alumni Profile: Gerald Warburg 74S

… Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, he refers to college founder Thomas Jefferson. "Jefferson's vision of the university was to train the men and women who are going to run our democracy, and we don't want to change that," he …

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“The Ultimate Limits of Computation”

… 09F Marco Carmosino says a lot of people are surprised to hear that he transferred to Hampshire to do what is, basically, math. He contends that the freedom …

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