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29 November 2023Eradicating Invasive Giant Hogweed with USDA Grant
HWS' Finger Lakes Institute Awarded $400K Grant from USDA.
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29 November 2023Senior Celebration on Friday!
Members of the Class of 2024 will have the opportunity to forge new memories and take part in traditions they missed during their initial year due to the pandemic.
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27 November 2023Albinati '24 Lands Position With Citigroup
Previous internship provides experience and knowledge for a career in finance.
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17 November 2023Longo Family Scholarship Honors Coaches
In honor of William Smith Soccer Head Coach Aliceann Wilber P’12, L.H.D. ’22 and Hobart Hockey Head Coach Mark Taylor, Joseph and Pam Sherman Longo P’15, P’21 have established the Longo Family Scholarship.
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17 November 2023Earning a Bachelor's and Master's in Just Four Years
Nicholas Gullace ’23, MSM’24 and Emilyn Reed ’23, MSM’24 will graduate in May with a Master of Science in Management.
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17 November 2023Anderton Economic Symposium Welcomes Kocherlakota
Former Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota to address HWS during the inaugural event of the Anderton Economic Policy Symposium.
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17 November 2023Waller Discusses the Gilded Age on the BBC
Professor of Economics William Waller joins the BBC podcast “In Our Time” to examine the work of economist Thorstein Veblen, “new money,” and the American Gilded Age.
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16 November 2023Therien ’26, Team USA Win World Ringette Championship
Laura Therien ’26 and Team USA win gold in the World Ringette Championships in Calgary.
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Amestoy ’11 Recent Appointment Featured on NBC News
Christina Amestoy ’11 was recently hired as communications director for Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Think Big America campaign.
Fact-Checking Social Media Posts Amid Israel-Hamas War
Assistant Professor of Media and Society Harry Gu discusses disinformation on social media with Eriketa Cost on News10 NBC in Rochester.
Sutton Shares Stats on Domestic Violence
The Buffalo News published an editorial by Professor of Sociology James Sutton titled “Another Voice: Domestic Violence Month is a symbolic campaign, but it does raise awareness.”
Gayle Lends Historical Perspective to New Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial
In an interview in New York Amsterdam News following the dedication of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Memorial, honoring 146 victims of the 1911 fire, Assistant Professor of History Janette Gayle reflects on the media’s response to the tragedy, the slow implementation of safety regulations following the fire and the experiences of Black women in the garment workforce.
Zhou Authors Article on China’s Economy
Published by The Diplomat on Sept. 9, Associate Professor of Asian Studies Jinghao Zhou discusses China’s economy and Xi Jinping’s presidency.
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Finalist for the $25K Prize at Haydenfilms Institute 5.0
Director and screenwriter Rachel Thomas-Medwid’s ’91’s film In the Company of Crows is a finalist in Haydenfilms Institute 5.0 and could win a 25K prize.
Frank ’23 Enters Environmental Studies Grad Program
With aspirations for a career in habitat management, Benjamin Frank ’23 is working in the Environmental Studies Graduate Program at the University of Akron.
Research Published in Scientific Journal Helps Shaw '22
As a student, JoAnna Shaw ’22 researched harmful algal blooms, work that has since been published in the science journal Water.
Knoll ’06 Authors New Thriller
Author Jessica Knoll’s ’06 new novel earned a spot on the New York Times’ list of New Fiction to Read This Fall. She was also recently profiled in Time magazine.
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Meet the AIC Graduate Student Assistants
Two students in the Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership program have graduate assistantships in the Adams Intercultural Center.
Students Explore Scientific Research Working at Cornell Lab
Professional experience prepares students for science careers.
Tissaaratchy ’26 Shares Sri Lankan Unheard Voices
NGO internship focused on rewriting the narrative of Black July, a period of rioting and massacres in 1983 that triggered Sri Lanka’s civil war.
Students Catalogue Public Art at HWS
Two students explored the history of the Colleges’ public art this summer.
