Who is responsible for migrants?
Seen through an international lens, both migrant-sending and migrant-receiving countries share responsibility for the people displaced by globalization. Continue Reading Who is responsible for migrants?
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We’ve all had these moments. Moments of wondering aloud. Moments of principled argument over sandwiches in The Commons. Moments of listening and believing as someone’s personal truth unfolds before you. Moments of examining our ideals and acting upon them. Continue Reading Moments of Truth The beauty and splendor of diamonds goes well beyond the surface. Like a diamond hunter digging in an underground mine, one must look deeper to their atomic characteristics to understand what sets these stones apart – and what makes them valuable not just for romantics but also for scientists. Continue Reading Diamonds are forever – whether made in a lab or mined from the earth Driven in her work by memories of her grandmother, Dr. Tabassum Majid, M18, ’10, M.A. ’18, has made a career of education and research related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Continue Reading A Matter of Trust As a small boy, Erick Chavarria lived with his grandparents in Guatemala in the village of Loma de Chavarria (“village of Chavarria”), where everyone had the same last name. At the time, there were only dirt roads. “Everyone — and I mean everyone — was dirt poor. My grandparents’ house was made of mud,” he recalls. Life changed when he was six years old, and the village got running water and electricity. Sometime shortly after, his grandparents got the first television in town. Nearly the entire village would show up at his home during the day to watch Mexican soap… Continue Reading Big Screen Dreams – Erick Chavarria ’05, theatre When alumni athletes come back to coach against their alma mater, it’s a mix of pride and competition. Continue Reading Friendly Competition The Linehan Artist Scholars Reception gives scholar alumni and current students a chance to thank donors Earl and Darielle Linehan for their support. Continue Reading Supporting Artistic Talents Experiences with big companies leads Sankarshan Murthy, M.S. ’06, mechanical engineering, to become an entrepreneur of more livable spaces Continue Reading From Apple to Tesla to … Bumblebee Equivalence testing provides another tool in the toolbox for scientists to present “positive” results. Continue Reading The equivalence test: A new way for scientists to tackle so-called negative results November’s midterm elections are some of the most eagerly awaited, closely watched and hyperpartisan for many years. But the results for many congressional House seats are already known because the election will occur at a time of rampant gerrymandering. Continue Reading 4 Reasons Gerrymandering is Getting Worse Trying to make it through high school unscarred is difficult, but trying to balance it while discovering one’s sexuality can feel impossible. That’s the story of Kia and Marisol, who struggle to find acceptance in an intolerant community in Chisa Hutchinson’s She Like Girls – the Department of Theatre’s latest production, running now through October 28. The department strives to produce new plays from diverse playwrights in its seasonal productions. Selecting Hutchinson’s work – she’s an acclaimed new African-American playwright – furthered that goal says director, Eve Muson, who chose the play, in part, to fit her students. “We have… Continue Reading Staging Important Conversations: She Like Girls On Oct. 23, between 6:02 a.m. and 6:02 p.m., chemists celebrate Mole Day — a day to celebrate a very important idea in the sub-microscopic world. Continue Reading A day to celebrate chemistry’s favorite unit — the mole. But what’s a mole?
Moments of Truth
Diamonds are forever – whether made in a lab or mined from the earth
A Matter of Trust
Big Screen Dreams – Erick Chavarria ’05, theatre
Friendly Competition
Supporting Artistic Talents
From Apple to Tesla to … Bumblebee
The equivalence test: A new way for scientists to tackle so-called negative results
4 Reasons Gerrymandering is Getting Worse
Staging Important Conversations: She Like Girls
A day to celebrate chemistry’s favorite unit — the mole. But what’s a mole?