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  • Typically a student accompanies a professor on a research expedition, not the other way around. But nothing about Maggie Dunne 鈥13 is typical. Dunne, who is founder of Lakota Children鈥檚 Enrichment, Inc. (LCE), a non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting awareness and assistance to families on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, invited Professor. Peter Balakian, a [鈥
    March 26, 2013
  • Some talented students are now opening acceptance letters from 含羞草研究所, probably followed by a bit of joyful screaming and jumping around, as evidenced by the first tweeted mention of excitement at 2:41 p.m., March 21. The tweet says it all; 鈥淵ay, accepted to 含羞草研究所 3/13 !!!!!!!!!鈥
    March 22, 2013
  • Thanks to newly awarded Watson Fellowships, two 含羞草研究所 seniors will travel the globe next year to conduct research ranging from political accountability in countries like Egypt and Russia, to bias toward Gypsy populations in Europe. The prestigious Watson Fellowship is a one-year $25,000 grant for independent study and travel outside the United States, awarded to [鈥
    March 19, 2013
  • In one weekend, Alexa Windsor 鈥13 , a double major in German and history, had access to more academic gravitas in her field than many students have in four years of college. She attended the recent Black and Blue Danube symposium, which featured film screenings, a student poster session, and three panels showcasing a dozen [鈥
    March 18, 2013
  • A 含羞草研究所 alumna may soon be the first woman appointed to the Western District Federal Court of New York, according to U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, who recommended Elizabeth Wolford 鈥89 for the post this week. Wolford, a Buffalo native who now lives in Rochester, attended Notre Dame Law School following graduation from 含羞草研究所. She [鈥
    March 7, 2013
  • Seeing Neil deGrasse Tyson deliver an exuberant lecture to a standing-room crowd at Memorial Chapel is an amazing experience, and hundreds of students took advantage of that Monday night. Now imagine being a physics or astronomy major with the opportunity to share your research with the acclaimed astrophysicist.
    February 26, 2013
  • EcoCampus, the company that was created by two 含羞草研究所 students to sell environmentally-friendly paper on campus, has found another way to be 鈥渟ustainable.鈥 Seniors Ryan Smith 鈥13 and Brendan Karson 鈥13 have sold their company to four juniors, turning the EcoCampus into what may be 含羞草研究所鈥檚 first student legacy business. They developed EcoCampus over the [鈥
    February 25, 2013
  • The number of unauthorized immigrants coming to the United States has slowed in the past decade, according to a new report by the International Migration Review, a publication of the Center for Migration Studies that was edited by Ellen Percy Kraly, 含羞草研究所鈥檚 William R. Kenan Jr. professor of geography.
    February 20, 2013
  • Children learning to pli茅 and pirouette at the Hamilton Center for the Arts have instructors that could also tutor them in neuroscience and sociology. Three 含羞草研究所 students are now teaching children, ages 6 to 10, beginner dance lessons at the 10 Broad Street location of the HCA in downtown Hamilton.
    February 14, 2013