Jun 22, 2012
Scott Hummel Appointed Interim Jeffers Director of Engineering
Scott R. Hummel, professor of mechanical engineering, has been named the Interim William Jeffers Director of the Engineering Division for a term of two…
News and Features
Jun 20, 2012
Dr. David Goldstein ’68 Teaches Next Generation of Doctors
By Kate Helm “The business of medicine has moved us away from the practice of medicine, and we need to recapture that,” says Dr. David Goldstein ’68…
Jun 19, 2012
Prof. Ingrid Furniss Appointed to Study Music Archaeology at Institute for Advanced Study
Some of the world’s intellectual giants have served as faculty at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, N.J., including Albert Einstein, J.…
Jun 18, 2012
Nicholas Boyes ’13 Places Third in Statewide Writing Competition
Economics major Nicholas Boyes ’13 placed third among more than 180 entrants in this year’s statewide Student Writing Competition sponsored by the…
Jun 14, 2012
Sue McDonnell ’73 Known Worldwide for Revolutionary Equine Behavioral Research
By Carrie Havranek As she grew up on a Pennsylvania dairy farm, Sue Miller McDonnell ’73 of West Chester, Pa., probably never envisioned being jokingly…
Jun 14, 2012
Professor Diane Cole Ahl Receives Two Prestigious Fellowships to Study in Italy
When Diane Cole Ahl goes on sabbatical next academic year, don’t think she’s taking a break. Ahl, the Arthur J. ’55 and Barbara S. Rothkopf Professor…
Jun 14, 2012
Expanding the Classroom into Communities
With their Save Me from Arsenic project, civil engineering major Thafhim “Muna” Siddiqua ’13 (Silver Spring, Md.) and international affairs major…
Jun 14, 2012
Interdisciplinary Technology Course Blends Engineering and Policy Studies
In the course “Engineering and Public Policy: The Governance of Technology,” engineering studies and policy studies students see how their two fields…
Jun 14, 2012
Reeder House Brings Together Diverse Students and Ideas
There’s a place where dinnertime is regularly accompanied by spirited conversations about topics like extraterrestrials, sustainability, the Meyers-Briggs…
Jun 13, 2012
Prof. Anna Edlund Mixes Religion, Art, and Science while Traveling to India and Sweden
A few months ago, Anna Edlund opened her email account to not one but two pleasant surprises. First, her audience with the Dalai Lama was scheduled for…