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8 December 2022Dooley Presents on Spectroscopy Imaging in Artwork
Dr. Kathryn Dooley, a research scientist at the National Gallery of Art, presented on the use of multimodal imaging spectroscopy as the 2022 Hill-Franks Speaker in Chemistry.
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8 December 2022Meet the 2023 Pitch Semifinalists
Ten student ventures have advanced to the semifinals in the Todd Feldman ’89 and Family Pitch Contest.
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7 December 2022Carving a Path
Every department starts somewhere and with the HWS Art and Architecture Department, it began with Norman Kent.
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7 December 2022An International Perspective of Veterinary Medicine
During the spring, Natalie McCarthy ’22 spent three months in Thailand learning up-close what life as a veterinarian is like as part of the selective Thailand Veterinary Seminar Abroad.
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7 December 2022HWS Wins Six CASE Awards
For work on writing, marketing and social media, Hobart and William Smith won six awards from the Council of Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in the Best of District II Awards.
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7 December 2022Alternative Spring Break Applications Open
The 2023 programs include service-learning trips to tutor in North Carolina, learning about life of migrant workers in New York and performing service work in Virginia.
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6 December 2022Alexander nets 2, #1 Hobart blanks #15 Skidmore 4-0
The top-ranked Hobart College hockey team erupted for three goals in the second period as it knocked off 15th-ranked Skidmore 4-0 in a New England Hockey Conference contest at The Cooler this afternoon.
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6 December 2022William Smith Soccer Berg Named All-American
William Smith College senior midfielder Julia Berg was named a 2022 United Soccer Coaches All-American today. She was selected to the first team.
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5 December 2022Drosdowich '72 Reflects on College Experience
George Drosdowich ’72 explores coming of age amid the tumultuous cultural and societal changes of the late 1960s and early 1970s in his new book Bad to Me, published by Nine Mile Books.
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2 December 2022Vicious is My Middle Name
Professor of International Relations Kevin Dunn’s debut novel is “a must-read for anyone who has ever felt like a misfit and found solace in books and music.”
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2 December 2022Revitalizing Australia’s Ecology
While studying abroad this fall, students planted 250 native trees in Queensland, Australia to aid habitat restoration.
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1 December 2022Alums on Oprah’s “Favorite Things” List
Two companies helmed by HWS alums appear on Oprah Winfrey’s 2022 Favorite Things list.
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30 November 2022Increasing the Vote
Hobart and William Smith Colleges have been named one of nearly 400 colleges and universities across the country for increasing student voter participation in the 2022 midterm elections as part of ALL IN’s Campus Democracy Challenge.
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30 November 2022Award-winning Serial Lyric Essay
Author Katherine Indermaur will deliver the final Trias Reading of the fall semester.
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30 November 2022Goldman brings Colorado-Style to HWS Sailing
From Colorado to Seneca Lake, Elijah Goldman ’26 shares his journey to HWS sailing.
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29 November 2022Statesmen remain #1 in USCHO.com poll
For the third straight week, the Hobart College hockey team claimed the top spot in the DCU/USCHO.com poll. In addition, the Statesmen received all 20 first place votes for the second consecutive poll.
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29 November 2022Teaching Young Readers
As an AmeriCorps tutor, Isabelle Jeppsen ’21 says she is eager to help students in kindergarten to third grade with their reading through intervention activities at Literacy Lab in Washington, D.C.
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22 November 2022Mead '13 Wins at Grow-NY
Matthew “Mattie” Mead ’13, a co-founder of the hemp-based material business Hempitecture, won $500,000 in this year’s Grow-NY Food and Agriculture competition in Syracuse, New York, with the finalists pitching their businesses on Nov. 15-16.
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21 November 2022Blogging from Kenya
This semester, environmental studies major Mary Baillos ’24 is studying abroad in Kenya through a Center for Global Education partnership with St. Lawrence University.
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17 November 2022New Art by Ruth Featured in NYC Gallery
Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth will attend the opening reception of into this world, an exhibition at Planthouse art gallery in New York City that showcases his work. Ruth’s 2022 screenprint and colored pencil This Place X (pictured here) is featured on the exhibit announcement card.
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16 November 2022An Abundant Life
Coming from careers spanning the fields of law, government, human services, education and health care, five William Smith alums returned to campus to share their stories with students, faculty and staff that filled the Vandervort Room on Thursday night.
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15 November 2022Immersion Through Language
As part of the Colleges’ exchange program with Technos International College, two students from Tokyo recently visited campus.
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15 November 2022Biggest HWS Club-hosted Event of the Year
This semester, more than 100 students took center stage for the Kinetic Dance Collective’s annual fall showcase.
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15 November 2022Commit to the Future with the Anderton Impact Challenge
Former Trustee James F. Anderton IV ’65 hopes to inspire HWS alums and friends — and leverage his $1 million gift into even more support for student scholarships and financial aid.
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10 November 2022Remembering Professor Grant Holly
A successful screenwriter, scholar of literary theory, and member of English faculty for 52 years, Professor Holly passed away on campus on Tuesday.
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10 November 2022No. 17 Herons Soar Past Hawks in NCAA First Round
The nationally ranked William Smith College field hockey team defeated Hartwick 4-0 in the first round of the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championships on McCooey Field.
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10 November 2022Do Dogs "See" Smell?
In his latest blog on Psychology Today, Associate Professor of Psychological Science Daniel Graham details new research from Cornell University Veterinary College that explores differences in how dog brains process smells.
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9 November 2022Biomedical Research
The National Institutes of Health selected Maegan Manning ’22 for a highly competitive Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award.
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9 November 2022Statesmen Move Up to No. 2
The Hobart College hockey team moved up one spot to No. 2 in the USCHO.com poll, receiving one first place vote.
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4 November 2022Davis Reflects on a Career of Investing
This fall, Robert “Mal” Davis ’62, GP’18, GP’23 published a retrospective of his 56-year career as a wealth manager. With “I Made House Calls,” Davis details for readers some of the key ideas and experiences that shaped his success, examining his business and investing philosophy, important historical context and illuminating personal anecdotes.
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