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Environmental Experts Weigh In on Growing Wildfires Out West
Devastating wildfires in Southern California have prompted widespread evacuations, destroyed more than 1,000 structures and burned thousands of acres. The strong winds and dry conditions have been cited as major contributing factors to the widespread weather event. Two ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ…
Peptide Drug Advances Being Made on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Campus Working to Redefine Obesity, Diabetes Care
Over the past 18 months, Robert Doyle, a medicinal chemist and the Jack and Laura H. Milton Professor of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, introduced two new peptide compound discoveries at conferences of the…
Clements Internship Award Helps Students Advance Their Research, Gain Professional Experience
Erica Kiduko G’25, who grew up in Tanzania, decided to use her 2023-24 Mark and Pearle Clements Internship Award to help further her research and promote education around gender-based violence through a nonprofit in the country. Kiduko, who is pursuing…
Alumnus Ghael Fobes ’22 Selected as 2025 Marshall Scholar
Ghael Fobes ’22, an alumnus of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, has been named a 2025 Marshall Scholar. The Marshall Scholarship program was created by an Act of British Parliament in 1953 as a living memorial to former…
From Pages to Stages: Arts and Sciences Author Writes Vogue Cover Story, Inspires New Opera
The work of acclaimed writer and professor of English Dana Spiotta is taking center stage this December and January. The bestselling author wrote the cover story for December’s issue of Vogue, and her novel, “Eat the Document,” has been adapted…
How Trailblazer Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 Uses Running to Motivate and Inspire Women Around the World (Podcast)
Instead of wallowing in what could have potentially been the lowest moment of her life, Kathrine Switzer ’68, G’72, H’18 used the adversity she overcame during her historic run at the Boston Marathon as fuel to inspire women around the…
A&S Offers More Community Learning Pathways for Arts and Sciences Undergraduates
As the popular adage goes, “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” An essential step in preparing students to tackle today’s pressing challenges, like climate change and social and economic inequity,…
2024 Student Entrepreneur Impact Prize Winners
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced the winners of the 2024 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship, held on Nov. 13 at Bird Library. Student teams pitched their respective social impact ventures for a chance to win a total…
First Year Seminar Peer Leaders: They’re the Connectors in an Innovative Program
When members of the Class of 2025 graduate in May, many will have spent four years as instrumental components of a unique program designed to acclimate new students to life at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. These seniors have been involved as students…
Cultivating Community Through Augmentative Communication
Verbal communication is one of the most common and fundamental forms of interaction for humans. Whether it’s conversing with colleagues at work, or chatting with family members around the dinner table, on average, a person speaks around 16,000 words a…