Hobart and William Smith and the University of Rochester's School of Nursing have recently established an affiliation agreement that will hold three admissions placements in the U of R's accelerated program. The new affiliation will allow HWS students with non-nursing baccalaureate degrees to earn a bachelor's degree in nursing in one year and a master's degree in a two-year program. Graduates ar... More >>
The 2009 Summer Science Research Program, just finishing its 21st year, placed more than 50 students from variety of majors in various research positions both on and off campus this summer. Students had the opportunity to show off their intensive projects on Friday, Oct. 23, sharing their work with classmates, professors, and visiting parents.
"Every human being thinks about the universe, and t... More >>
As a developmental biologist, Assistant Professor of Biology Kristy Kenyon has spent years studying life in its most nascent forms. Her research efforts have focused on understanding the cellular mechanisms that drive embryonic cells to grow, divide, migrate, organize and differentiate into a vast number of cell types and tissues.
Now, Kenyon continues those efforts, with a new emphasis: discover... More >>
Brittany Flaherty '10 recently took a truly interdisciplinary approach to research, combining her studies of the sciences with her background in English by helping Assistant Professors of Environmental Studies Darrin Magee and Beth Kinne work on a manuscript for a water resources textbook. Their work will help future students learn more about what is "arguably the most important natural resource ... More >>
WEOS, Hobart and William Smith Colleges' radio station, presented a national broadcast of National Public Radio's flagship call-in science program in front of a live audience in Cornell University's Bailey Hall.
This broadcast of "Talk of the Nation: Science Friday," hosted by Ira Flatow and made possible by Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Cornell University, was held from 2 to 4 p.m., Frid... More >>
The sun is out, not a cloud in the sky, and The William Scandling research vessel is cruising out to the center of Seneca Lake.
All in all, it's a beautiful day to pull up a few sediment traps-some of the scientific instruments purchased with a recent $418,430 grant from the National Science Foundation's Major Research Instrumentation Program.
Underscoring the groundbreaking interdisciplinary ap... More >>
The First-Year experience would not be complete without its quintessential Seminar. Without regard for future major or minor choices, seminars were constructed around different faculty interests - from peace movements to ancient warfare, Mozart and rock-and-roll. Each seminar is designed to hone writing, speaking, critical thinking and other academic skills that students will draw upon throughout... More >>
Over 10 weeks this summer, Katie Bus '11 is conducting intensive research at the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment. Her participation was made possible in part through support from Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU), a competitive program that allows undergraduates to conduct research in any area funded by the National Science Foundation.
Bus is growing ... More >>
Spores galore! Melissa Backus '10 is staying busy this summer, researching and analyzing plant pathogens-bacteria and fungi-that are destroying local crops.
A double major in classics and Ancient Greek and a double minor in biology and health care professions, Backus is juggling several different projects at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station (NYSAES), a Geneva division of Cornel... More >>
"Prolific." "A major force in the art world." "At the forefront of American art."
Jasper Johns has been hailed as one of the 20th century's most important American artists. His work appears in the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, and in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. From his early prodigious paintings, including "Flag," perhaps his be... More >>
