Jan 10, 2012
Memorial Resolutions for William M. Dobriner and Earl A. Pope
At its meeting Dec. 6, the faculty adopted the following memorial resolutions for William M. Dobriner, Charles A. Dana Professor Emeritus of Anthropology…
News and Features
Jan 9, 2012
Photo Gallery: Lafayette Gets Yarn Bombed
Sticks, Hook, and the Mobius: Knit and Crocheting Go Cerebral, an exhibit in the Williams Center Gallery, kicked off with a “yarn bombing” led by guest…
Jan 6, 2012
Beyond Biology: New Health and Life Sciences Initiative Will Prepare Students to Solve Real-World Problems
Tackling complex national and global problems requires knowledge from many different disciplines. No one science can provide a solution; expertise and…
Jan 6, 2012
Professor Rebekah Pite Cooks Up New Historical Perspective on Argentine Food Icon
It’s all connected for Rebekah Pite. Her honors thesis at Amherst College fostered an appreciation for historical research. A move to Barcelona to teach…
Jan 6, 2012
Students Spend Winter Break Learning All Over the Globe
More than 120 students are studying in England, Hawaii, Japan, Kenya, Peru, Russia, and Tanzania during the winter break. This is the 34th year in which…
Jan 6, 2012
Professor Alessandro Giovannelli Encourages Students to Search for Clarity and Truth
In many ways, teaching undergraduates is more inspiring than teaching at the graduate level, a colleague at one of the best philosophy graduate programs…
Jan 6, 2012
Technology Clinic Applies Interdisciplinary Approach to Local Fish Farming
A Technology Clinic class is using the wide-ranging expertise of its members to make a fish-farming operation more economically and environmentally efficient…
Jan 6, 2012
Students Learn Biology through Problem-Solving in New Interdisciplinary Course
This spring, a new course combining biology and computer science will provide students with ways to build connections between disciplines and new techniques…
Jan 6, 2012
Brooke Kohler ’13 Tracks Effects of Iguana Population Growth on St. John Island
What began with an anthropology class that Brooke Kohler ’13 took on a whim turned into a summer studying iguanas on a Caribbean island. Kohler (Flemington…
Jan 5, 2012
Floating Elephants: Students Install Temporary Sculpture in Farinon
Students in the Dynamics of Sculpture course installed giant, floating elephants in Farinon College Center as their final class project. Taught by Nestor…