Research News
9 July 2024Student Researchers Investigate Fish Habitat and Diet in the Finger Lakes
Student researchers examine changes in aquatic communities in Seneca Lake and its watershed.
Read More14 June 2024Old Colors, New Life
This summer, students are studying how ancient people were able to produce colored paints utilizing heat.
Read More12 June 2024An Interdisciplinary Look at Modern Southeast Asia
Professor of History and Asian Studies Lisa Yoshikawa and Assistant Professor of Media & Society Jiangtao Harry Gu ’13 are participating in a summer institute in Hawai’i exploring Southeast Asia and ways to enrich the HWS curriculum.
Read More7 June 2024Reconstructing the Climate of the Eocene
Alongside Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens, students are using fossils to model the Earth’s climate 55 million years ago.
Read More5 June 2024Exploring Rock-Cut Architecture and Art in Ethiopia
A member of the HWS Anthropology Department, Brian Clark presented his work on the archaeology of post-Aksumite Ethiopia at Debre Berhan University.
Read More16 April 2024Gillespie '24 Debuts "Four Million of Our Brethren" Display
In a senior capstone project, Lucas Gillespie ’24 details the history of enslavement and emancipation in Ontario County.
Read More5 April 2024Animal Behavior During the Eclipse
During the total solar eclipse on April 8, HWS faculty and students will be studying how the change in light impacts animals on land and in the water.
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