It may be the age of the Kindle and iPad, but Brien Beidler sees his future in good old-fashioned books. The senior chemistry major is a bookbinder, or book conservationist, and he spends three days a week mending pages, spines and covers in the Special Collections department of the Addlestone Library. It’s meticulous work, and
Ethan Brewer is not your typical resident adviser. Sure, he works out disagreements between roommates, makes sure hallways stay clean and enforces housing rules. But when was the last time you saw an RA teach sutures? Last fall, Brewer brought out an orange, sliced it and had students in the “Med Mansion” stitch its rind
Calvin Blackwell, associate professor of economics, is known for making a pretty tough subject both accessible and entertaining for students. We tapped into his expertise to get a better handle on one of today’s mainstay headlines – the economy. We also learned a few things about game theory, behavorial economics and why people stand at
Studio art professor finds inspiration in the everyday.
All models are wrong: It’s the first thing Sorinel Oprisan tells his students at the beginning of every semester, and the one thing he hopes they remember when they leave his class at the end of the semester. “I want them to think outside the boundaries, question the foundations,” says the physics professor, who credits
In the last decade or so, we’ve mapped the human genome, the genome of the sea urchin and the genome of wild mustard. We’ve also mapped the genomes of the apple, African elephant and eucalyptus tree, not to mention the zebrafish, chicken, opossum, sucking louse, an ancient plague microbe and dozens more organisms. But no
Some young alums have found that the open road is a great way to give back.
They call her Momma. Students, colleagues, alumni … everyone wants a little love from Joy Vandervort-Cobb. She’s happy to give it, but be forewarned: Half the time it’s tough love she’s dishing out. The associate professor of African American theatre and performance laughs that she has a “nurture/murder” relationship with her students. Sometimes she helps
Coaching legend Nancy Wilson (women's basketball) leaves an amazing legacy at the College.
Alumna Adrienne Antonson '04 finds artistic beauty in the unexpected.
