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7 October 2025How Gorczynski '26 Found Her Place at HWS
Three years after nearly bailing at Orientation, Emily Gorczynski ’26 is president of HWS Student Government, a biochemistry researcher and future UNC pharmacy doctoral student.
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24 September 2025A Deep Dive into Finger Lakes Aquatic Research
Students investigate how pollutants travel, accumulate and influence the Finger Lakes.
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22 September 2025Cosentino Featured in Audubon Magazine on the Importance of Squirrels
Audubon Magazine shares Cosentino’s insights on squirrel evolution and adaptability.
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15 September 2025On the Frontlines of Science and Medicine
The career-spanning insights of Dr. Joy H. Glaser '62, P’89, P’97, GP’19 will be highlighted with a campus lecture.
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21 August 2025From Statesmen to Educator: Inspiring the Next Generation
Jamie Anderson ’06 Named Ontario County Youth Bureau School Employee of the Year.
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12 August 2025Investigating Gene Connections
Under Professor of Biology Kristy Kenyon, three students have spent the summer conducting experiments to better understand molecular partnerships in the development of fruit flies.
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1 August 2025Discovery of an Enzyme
Under Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade, three students have explored the effects of altering conditions for an enzyme in the metabolic system.
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13 June 2025Igniting Global Futures: Five Students Awarded with Salisbury International Internship Stipend
Funded by the Charles H. Salisbury Summer International Internship Stipend, students get on-the-ground experience abroad.
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22 May 2025Howes '27 Awarded Prestigious Hollings Scholarship
HWS sophomore joins an elite group of U.S. undergraduates recognized for academic excellence with sought after research scholarship.
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24 April 2025National Research Recognition: HWS Receives “Research College” Designation from Carnegie Classification of Colleges and Universities
Carnegie recognizes HWS as one of the most committed institutions among colleges and universities across the country for research and development, highlighting opportunities for faculty mentored study and impact of cutting-edge research.
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16 April 2025From Squirrels to Symptoms: How Research Prepared Bryan '20 for Medicine
As a medical student at Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine, Alessandra Bryan ’20 applies her undergrad skills researching urban ecology to understand underlying patient conditions.
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14 April 2025President's Forum Series Welcomed Dr. Chris Beyrer '81, D.Sc. '22
Internationally recognized epidemiologist and public health expert, Dr. Chris Beyrer joined the President’s Forum Series to discuss his career in public health, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing work to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS.
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8 April 2025Layne '25 Shadows Chief Medical Officer at Geneva General Hospital
Experiential learning and interdisciplinary coursework propel the way for pre-medicine student.
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14 March 2025Pike '25 Explores New Approaches to Alzheimer's Research
Independent study leads to career at Back Bay Life Science Advisors in Boston as an investment banking analyst.
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12 February 2025Stump Supports STEM Students’ Career Journeys
Introducing Emily Stump, the Salisbury Center’s new STEM Career Coordinator.
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30 January 2025Cushman to Speak on Fish Ecology
Insight from research will guide panel during the New York Seafood Summit at Cornell AgriTech.
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29 January 2025Protecting Historic Bird Colonies
For decades, HWS has been sending students to Maine through Project Puffin, continuing the work to preserve historic tern colonies.
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14 January 2025Casting Connections
HWS Fishing Club brings the excitement and interest of fishing to campus while emphasizing conservation and a love for the outdoors.
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7 January 2025Exploring Marine and Urban Ecology
A faculty-led study abroad program brought students to Queensland, Australia, one of the most biologically diverse regions in the world.
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19 November 2024Cooperative Teaching and Learning
Campus classrooms and labs receive renovations to boost collaboration and accessibility.
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21 October 2024Students Explore Scientific Work at Cornell AgriTech
Experience in field and lab provides insight into scientific careers.
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16 October 2024Invasive Species, AI and Climate Solutions
A new study coauthored by Professor of Biology Brad Cosentino highlights how the eradication of invasive species supports biodiversity and carbon sequestration in island ecosystems.
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23 September 2024Psyched Up for Post-Grad Opportunities
Recent psychological science graduates reflect on the ways that research, coursework and faculty mentorship shaped their experiences on campus.
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11 September 2024Thinking About the Future: Brad Spring '88 Gives Back to HWS Sciences
In recognition of the lasting impact of his education, Brad Spring ’88 establishes an endowed scholarship and summer science support for future generations of HWS students.
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23 July 2024Dr. Friedman ’67 Endows Scholarship
Harold Friedman M.D., Ph.D. ’67 reaches back to support science education and opportunities.
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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.
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3 July 2024New Environmental Science Major
Program promotes interdisciplinary sciences to understand and address challenges surrounding the environment.
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1 July 2024Jackson '24 joins Rochester's Neurology Movement Disorders Division
Lauren Jackson ‘24 uses personal experiences with injury and disease to land a position as a human research specialist in the University of Rochester’s Neurology Movement Disorders Division.
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17 June 2024Introducing the Public Health Studies Major
Broad ranging major explores public health from a variety of angles.
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14 June 2024Old Colors, New Life
This summer, students are studying how ancient people were able to produce colored paints utilizing heat.
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10 June 2024Professors Honored with Annual Prizes
Hobart and William Smith faculty recognize their own with prizes for service, research, teaching, and diversity and inclusion.
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10 May 2024Aquatic Biology Students Take Local Approach
This semester, students in “Aquatic Biology” performed assessments of local freshwater systems taking a deep dive into stream ecology.
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5 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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14 March 2024Kliesch '25 Interns at Pfizer
An internship at Pfizer for Payton Kliesch ‘25 has grown her passion for immunology research.
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13 March 2024“Pushing the Boundaries of Knowledge”
Kate Feller '06, a neurobiologist and assistant professor at Union College, was the subject of a recent feature story exploring her research on animals’ visual systems, which began with her Honors work at HWS with Professor of Biology Kristy Kenyon.
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20 December 2023Creating Art to Capture the Wonder of Scientific Discovery
The artwork of Anya Davis ’24 fills two display cases in Rosenberg Hall.
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11 December 2023Risley '24 Accepts Position at Pfizer
Katherine Risley'24 will begin a career at pharmaceutical leader Pfizer, building off internship experiences.
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14 November 2023Asante '23 Thrives Through Immersive Experience in Georgia
Fulbright-Hays Group Projects provides an opportunity to learn Georgian culture.
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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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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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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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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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4 September 2023Graham Talks Brainpower on the BBC
On the BBC’s “More or Less,” Associate Professor of Psychological Science Daniel Graham discusses how much of the brain humans actually use. (Hint: it’s more than 10 percent).
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22 August 2023Students Explore Scientific Research Working at Cornell Lab
Professional experience prepares students for science careers.
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4 August 2023Mindfulness in Action
This summer, Jamachukwunma Atumonyogo ’26 explored the mental health benefits of meditation and mindfulness.
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26 July 2023Faculty Honored with Endowed Professorships
Four professors recognized for outstanding work as teachers and scholars.
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12 July 2023Deutschlander Receives Klamm Service Award
Professor of Biology Mark Deutschlander was honored for his service to the Wilson Ornithological Society and the birding community.
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22 June 2023Mathai '94 Named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People
TIME has selected Wanjira Mathai ’94, Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships at World Resources Institute (WRI), for inclusion on the magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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22 June 2023Horvath '24 Researching Water Flow in Alaska
MaryBridget Horvath ’24 is spending two weeks this summer tracking the effects of water flow from the melting of ice and snow to lakes and other bodies of water in Alaska through an internship with the Polaris Project.
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20 June 2023Lyon Doubles Down on Scholarship Support
A new gift from Dr. David Lyon ’67 adds $325,000 toward endowed scholarship funding for pre-med students, bringing his total bequest to more than $1 million.
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1 June 2023STEM Scholars Inducted
During a ceremony led by Provost and Dean of Faculty Sarah Kirk, Associate Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz and Associate Professor of Chemistry Kristin Slade, the Colleges inducted its newest cohort of 22 STEM scholars at a celebration in Bartlett Theatre this spring.
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24 May 2023Brachfeld '23 Joins Peace Corps
Emma Brachfeld ’23, an Environmental Studies major and a Biology and Spanish & Hispanic Studies minor, is the fifth Hobart and William Smith senior this year to be accepted into the Peace Corps.
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12 May 2023Glover, Mertens Honored with Distinguished Faculty Award
The Hobart Alumni Association and William Smith Alumnae Association will honor Professor Emeritus of Biology Thomas J. Glover and Associate Professor Emeritus of Economics Jo Beth Mertens with Distinguished Faculty Awards during Reunion 2023.
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27 April 2023A Moment of Science: Lab Work, Cancer Research and STEM Careers
Professor of Biology Patricia Mowery and Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey discuss their collaborative research.
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17 March 2023Brook Trout and Lake Trout Research Showcased
Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories Susan Cushman took three students to the New York Chapter of American Fisheries Society research conference at Stony Brook University in February.
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23 February 2023Devil’s Tongue Flower Blooms in the HWS Greenhouse
A unique flower is blooming on campus.
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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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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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12 October 2022Veterinarian Mentor
Matt Brown ’24 found a role model in Veterinarian Jonathan Wilkerson ’95, P'26 while completing an internship in Philadelphia this summer.
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23 September 2022Simons-Barrientos ’21 Heads to The University of Southern California for Public Health
This fall, Ferdy Simons-Barrientos ’21 is pursuing a master’s in public health at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
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23 September 2022HWS Aquatic Science Joins Geneva High School
Geneva High School students will dive into aquatic science under a new program based at Hobart and William Smith.
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1 September 2022Student Research at Cornell AgriTech
Several Hobart and William Smith students took to the laboratory and the field to carry out diverse experiments at the Cornell AgriTech New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva this summer.
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7 July 2022Introducing the New Aquatic Science Minor
A new minor in aquatic science capitalizes on the campus’ long history of limnologic research and leverages the Colleges’ location on Seneca Lake.
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24 June 2022Sipos '23 Honored by Botanical Society of America
Biology major Erika Sipos ’23 is one of only six students nationwide to earn a 2022 Undergraduate Student Research Award from the Botanical Society of America.
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23 May 2022Presenting Finger Lakes Fieldwork
A conference in April showcased students’ scientific research on salamanders, leaf litter and lake levels, including fieldwork conducted in the Colleges’ backyard.
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6 May 2022Aquatic Science Students Present Their Research
Seniors showcase their lake research at New York State Federation of Lake Associations Conference in April.
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4 May 2022HWS Alum and Parent Trip to Cuba
Hobart and William Smith professors will be leading a week-long trip to Cuba, designed for HWS parents and alums.
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9 December 2021Donors Step Up to Fund Repairs to The William Scandling
Thanks to the generosity of the Fred L. Emerson Foundation and other benefactors who value the work HWS performs both on campus and in the community, the Colleges’ floating laboratory will continue its educational voyage.
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23 November 2021Plant Evolution and Water Quality
Students present at the annual Rochester area science conference.
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24 June 2021Szatko '21 Begins Graduate Studies in Adolescence Education
Biology major Taylor Szatko '21 accepted into Master of Science focusing on Adolescence Education.
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8 June 2021Smith '21 Lands Policy Internship on Capitol Hill
Graduating magna cum laude in biology with a minor in economics, Amelia Smith '21 has landed an internship with the House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources.
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27 April 2021New STEM Research Stipends for HWS Students
HWS research students are not laboratory assistants; they are co-investigators into our unknown world.
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12 March 2021Pirate Plants of the Caribbean
A new study led by Professor of Biology Meghan Brown documents that Cuba is home to hundreds fewer invasive plant species than expected.
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9 October 2020HWS Awarded NSF Grant on Evolution in Cities
A new grant from the National Science Foundation will support a collaborative research project that, through a study on eastern gray squirrels, will explore the ways cities shape animal evolution.
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25 June 2020Honors Students Demonstrate Academic Rigor
Twenty-eight students in the Classes of 2020 have graduated with Honors, demonstrating academic rigor and excellence in written and oral communication.
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13 August 2019Polentes '21 Named NOAA Hollings Scholar
Jack Polentes '21 has been awarded the prestigious Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship, giving the geoscience major a paid 10-week internship with researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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1 February 2019Spelling Bee Fundraiser for Literacy
Members of the Hobart and William Smith community are preparing for the 17th annual Literacy Volunteers of Ontario-Yates (LVOY) Spelling Bee, which will take place on Sunday, Feb. 10 at Geneva High School. Proceeds from the event will fund important literacy initiatives in the region.
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