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18 October 2023Higher Education Legal Trends Explored by HWS General Counsel
Litigation, costs and changing views of colleges and universities among topics in new article.
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16 October 2023Colleges Launch New Public Health Program
New program explores health, wellness and care from multiple angles.
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15 October 2023Stern Family Forum Welcomes Bruni and Carter
This fall, New York Times opinion writer Frank Bruni and Lee Carter, communications strategist and Fox and MSNBC contributor, will join 60 Minutes correspondent and HWS Trustee Bill Whitaker ’73, L.H.D. ’97 for a conversation on campus.
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13 October 2023Giving Back: Fall 2023 Day of Service
HWS students and staff will participate in a day of volunteerism, giving back to the Geneva community.
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13 October 2023HWS Theatre Presents “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong”
Associate Professor of Theatre Chris Hatch will direct the HWS Theatre 2023-2024 season debut during Homecoming and Family Weekend.
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13 October 2023Psychology Students Attend NAMI Conference and Mental Health Symposium
Conference offers an eye-opening and enriching experience that allowed students to listen and learn from people combating and from those suffering from mental illness.
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10 October 2023HWS Awarded NSF Innovation Grant
Supported by a $400K grant, HWS faculty will lead a six-institution partnership to address the rapidly growing demand for a skilled STEM workforce.
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9 October 2023Partial Solar Eclipse Watch Party
Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb will host a viewing party for the partial solar eclipse that will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14.
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8 October 2023Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse T-minus 6 months: Geometry of Eclipses
Today is almost exactly 6 months until the total solar eclipse in Geneva! Let’s warm up with a partial eclipse on October 14 and get oriented with the geometry of eclipses.
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6 October 2023Heron Society Celebrates 40 Years
Funding celebrates four decades of athletic society.
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6 October 2023Opportunities for Learning
Magee takes leave from HWS to explore new opportunities.
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5 October 2023Hobart Soccer at 70
A radio interview looks back on seven decades of Statesmen soccer — and the program’s future.
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3 October 2023Holch ’70 Honored by Artists Association of Nantucket
Alumnus Eric Holch ’70 Recognized for New England inspired paintings at annual Wet Paint Auction in Nantucket.
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29 September 2023Presenting Passion Fruit Dance Company
A NYC dance troupe that is a passionate advocate for Hip-Hop, House and Club dance movement styles to lead performances and workshops at HWS from Oct. 6-14.
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29 September 2023HWS Awarded NIH Anticancer Research Grant
A $386K grant from the National Institutes of Health drives interdisciplinary research to develop molecules with anticancer properties.
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29 September 2023President’s Forum: Congressman Faso and U.S. Secretary Glickman
The President’s Forum Series, in partnership with HWS Votes, will host former Congressional representatives for a discussion on voting, service and democratic engagement.
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29 September 2023Fundraising Tops $35 Million in 2022-23
New gifts and commitments to Hobart and William Smith totaled nearly $36 million during the 2022-23 fiscal year, the second best fundraising year in the Colleges’ history.
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28 September 2023Malhotra '26 Gains Legal Research Experience
Work this summer investigated environmental law under the Clean Water Act.
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28 September 2023Finalist 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.
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27 September 2023Finger Lakes Youth Climate Summit - Open for Registration
High school students are invited to participate in the 2023 Finger Lakes Youth Climate Summit, a conference focused on climate solutions. The event is hosted by HWS’ Finger Lakes Institute.
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26 September 2023New Leadership in Admissions and Financial Aid
Michael J. Quinn welcomed as new Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid.
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25 September 2023Automation and the Future of Work
Sociologist and economic historian Aaron Benanav kicks off the 2023-24 Fisher Center speaker series.
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22 September 2023Announcing the Carver DeLaney Suite
Renovations to Heron Soccer Suite made possible thanks to the generosity of Trustee Calvin R. “Chip” Carver Jr. ’81 and his wife, Anne DeLaney.
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21 September 2023Best-Seller from Seneca Review Books
Published by Seneca Review Books, Katherine Indermaur’s full-length lyric essay recently appeared at no. 10 on SPD’s nonfiction bestseller list.
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20 September 2023Frank ’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.
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20 September 2023Research 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.
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20 September 2023HWS Debate Sets Sights on Fall and Winter Championships
After ending the 2022-2023 academic year with record-breaking performances, HWS Debate gears up for another competitive semester.
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20 September 2023HWS Awarded $1M in NFS Astrophysics Grants
Grants from the National Science Foundation support the astrophysics work of Associate Professor of Physics Steve Penn, who contributed to the Nobel-winning research that confirmed the existence of gravitational waves.
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20 September 2023Learning About Science Over Lunch
Four biologists will present their work this fall in a series presented by the HWS Department of Biology.
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