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The Science of Speculation

Fall 2018

Professor of philosophy Peter Achinstein’s new book, Speculation: Within and About Science, is a powerful...

Pianist of the Ages

Fall 2018

Jenny Lin ’94, ’98 (Peab), a Peabody-trained pianist, has spent two decades performing around the...

Man vs. Volcano

Fall 2018

Don Swanson ’64 (PhD) is a volcanologist with the U.S. Geological Study, studying Hawaii’s erupting...

New Life for Old Drugs

Fall 2018

Neuroscience major Michael Peters hopes to publish his research on an anti-viral drug that may...

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Fly by Night Research

Fall 2018

Sophomore Cameron Chenault, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow double-majoring in behavioral biology and film, studies whether...

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Gender Defenders

Fall 2018

Anthony Boutros visited Lebanon last summer to interview leaders of more than a dozen gender...

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Empowered While Imprisoned

Fall 2018

Bridget Carolan, a political science and international studies double major, is in Ireland studying how...

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Pre-Orientation Adventures

Fall 2018

An annual weeklong Pre-Orientation program is offered every August to help freshmen establish a network...

The ClearMask Difference

Fall 2018

Allysa Dittmar ’14, ’17 (BSPH) has developed a transparent surgical mask to improve operating room...

Syllabus: Acting Up

Fall 2018

In Acting I, John Astin '52 uses his six decades of acting experience to teach...