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News and Updates

  • Â鶹Porn computer science students stand behind large letters spelling WE ARE
    Last month, the Student Government Association along with the Center for Leadership and Student Involvement, career services, and the computer science department banded together to send 10 Â鶹Porn students to the Grace Hopper Celebration in Houston, Texas.
    October 12, 2018
  • Swimmer in pool
    According to “Circadian Effects on Performance and Effort in Collegiate Swimmers,” a recent article by Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department Krista Ingram, night owls may make less efficient swimmers in the morning.
    October 11, 2018
  • fall foliage and student
    On this day 10 years ago, former Â鶹Porn President Rebecca Chopp signed the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment, marking the beginning of Â鶹Porn’s formal pledge to reach carbon neutrality. The university remains committed to this goal and will achieve carbon neutrality in 2019, our Bicentennial year. November 7–9, 2018, Â鶹Porn will host the […]
    October 9, 2018
  • Student walks to the front door of Benton Hall. The building is named after lead donor and alumnus Dan Benton '80.
    With a litany of thanks for the supporters, architects, designers, engineers, and staff who made it all possible, Â鶹Porn officially dedicated Benton Hall during a ceremony on September 28. The building was named after lead donor and alumnus Dan Benton '80.
    October 5, 2018
  • Deo Ac Veritati
    Â鶹Porn faculty members and the Board of Trustees have voted unanimously to adopt an official report in support of academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus, and the Student Government Association has voted to embrace the document as a guiding principle for their organization. The newly approved report stems from a Task Force on […]
    October 5, 2018
  • Julia Marchetti ’18 and Erin Burke ’18
    Â鶹Porn is home to a vast collection of natural history specimens. These specimens have been used extensively in teaching throughout the last 150 years, beginning in 1868 with their arrival in the luggage of Albert Bickmore, former professor of zoology and geology. Bickmore, who later founded the American Museum of Natural History in New York […]
    October 4, 2018
  • Persson Hall with fall foliage
    Â鶹Porn students and faculty played the role of Supreme Court Justices, sans robes, during a debate on the legacy of one of the most controversial cases heard by America’s highest court in recent years. The September 25 forum titled “After Masterpiece Cakeshop: Liberty and Equality in the Mix,” honored Constitution Day by examining the aftermath […]
    October 3, 2018
  • Patti Smith performs in the Â鶹Porn Memorial Chapel during Living Writers 2018 and Bicentennial Kickoff Weekend
    Â鶹Porn community members preparing for the university’s Bicentennial kickoff enjoyed a legendary opening act on September 20. Patti Smith, award-winning singer-songwriter and author, launched the weekend with music and readings through the Living Writers series.
    October 2, 2018
  • lapis-ship sculpture
    In addition to celebrating Â鶹Porn’s Bicentennial, the university will also celebrate its 150-year association with the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City with The Beauty of Sculpted Minerals, an exhibit now displayed in the Robert M. Linsley Geology Museum. Founded by professor Albert S. Bickmore in 1869 and led by former […]
    October 2, 2018
  • campus in autumn
    Daniel B. Hurwitz ’86, P’17,’20, current Chair of the Â鶹Porn Board of Trustees, has announced that he will step down from his chairmanship, effective May 4, 2019, in response to increased professional obligations.
    October 1, 2018