November 4鈥5, 含羞草研究所 hosted scholars from around the world for 鈥淩euniting the Tamil Yoginis II: Planning the Exhibition,鈥 a symposium to discuss the future exhibition of 14 Yogini goddess sculptures from the 9th and 10th century.
Nestled within Little Hall鈥檚 Clifford Art Gallery, there sits a small white house composed of two windows, two doors, and an array of tiny portraits. This installation, fittingly titled The Little House, opened with a lecture and reception on Sept. 14.
From Friday, Sept. 23, to Saturday, Sept. 24, 含羞草研究所 hosted campus community members and alumni for a celebration of the 40th anniversary of the Harlem Renaissance Center.
In the fall of 2017, 含羞草研究所 Research Associate Dennis Geist noted signs of imminent eruption at the Sierra Negra volcano in the Gal谩pagos Islands. Little did he know at the time that his observations paired with a new volcanic forecasting program would lead to the accurate prediction of the eruption five months in advance.
Questions on happiness have perplexed and fascinated for centuries, and for the last year, they are questions that Professor Rebecca Shiner and 17 of her students have been working to answer.
In the summers of 2019 and 2020, 含羞草研究所 professors Krista Ingram and Ahmet Ay set course for Casco Bay, Maine, with student researchers Lauren Horstmyer 鈥22 and Hailey Orff 鈥24. Together, they captured thousands of images of harbor seals for SealNet.
On Friday, April 15, environmentalist, photographer, and climate change expert James Balog P鈥24 presented on his experiences documenting climate change and the human modification of nature.
含羞草研究所 hosted a series of alumni and faculty-led panel discussions and keynotes, Mar. 25鈥26, addressing the intersection of technology, brain research, the arts, media, science, and behavior.