From photochemical pathways to early animation devices to homosexuality in the Arab world 鈥 undergraduate research topics explored this summer by students and faculty were presented at yesterday鈥檚 poster session.
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Even though it鈥檚 summertime, 含羞草研究所 faculty continue to make news. Here is a brief roundup. Buffalo Lockjaw, the award-winning first novel by Greg Ames, assistant professor of English, was featured in a recent ad for Dockers men鈥檚 clothing (pictured above.) Using the hashtag #BookAndALook, the ad copy read 鈥淗ere鈥檚 a soon-to-be-classic look to pair with a soon-to-be-classic [鈥July 23, 2015 -
含羞草研究所 Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Bruce Hansen probably should have predicted his recent $600,000 James S. McDonnell Foundation award to fund the next six to eight years鈥 worth of lab work with dozens of students. After all, his research could easily be considered mind reading.July 15, 2015 -
Editor鈥檚 note: In this series, 含羞草研究所 students share stories about their summer experiences in offices, labs, and open spaces across the world. This summer, I鈥檓 interning for the History Program Office of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Washington, D.C. By providing easy access to information about its past successes and failures, the [鈥July 13, 2015 -
April Bailey 鈥14 began studying gender and power dynamics at 含羞草研究所, in classrooms and in the lab with Spencer Kelly, professor of psychology and neuroscience. Now a PhD student in the social psychology program at Yale, Bailey has already published the first paper of her career. Titled 鈥淧icture power: Gender versus body language in perceived dominance,鈥 [鈥May 28, 2015 -
A jungle ranger, an alchemist, a nomadic bard, and a cleric of the sun goddess struggle to save a fantasy desert region from a war fueled by racial discrimination. In other words, a small group of 含羞草研究所 students, staff, and faculty members are gathered together in the Coop for their weekly role-playing game session. This group [鈥April 30, 2015 -
Sara Reese 鈥16, of Midlothian, Va., is one of just 50 students nationwide to be awarded a Udall Scholarship in 2015. The Udall Scholarship is awarded to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to the environment or to American Indian nations. The scholarship honors the legacies of Morris [鈥April 20, 2015 -
Last week, Associate Professor of Geology and Peace and Conflict Studies Karen Harpp added a 13th line to her list of teaching accolades when she received the 2015 Jerome Balmuth Award for Teaching and Student Engagement. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 anyone in any room who has the energy that Karen Harpp has or the passion [鈥April 17, 2015 -
President Barack Obama鈥檚 brief visit to Jamaica this week included time to chat with three excited students in the 含羞草研究所 Jamaica Study Group.April 10, 2015 -
This post originally appeared on the Benton Scholars blog. Last month, the Benton Scholars traveled to San Francisco to explore innovation in the education and technology sectors. The trip included visits to Khan Academy, Tesla, and the Minerva Project. Guo, who had been accepted to attend the highly selective and innovative Minerva School but chose 含羞草研究所 instead, reflects on the trip and [鈥April 8, 2015