Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Professor of Biology James Ryan demonstrates how a fluorescence microscope can capture signals from neural tissue. Ryan and his collaborators designed a fluorescence microscope at an economic price point that has the potential to change high school and undergraduate curriculums and clinical practices in developing countries.

Adjunct professor of political science and Africana studies at the State University at Cortland and founder Hasan Stephens '00 is empowering at-risk youth through The Good Life Foundation, an organization using hip-hop culture to help marginalized youth understand financial literacy and entrepreneurship.

A map created in 1771 depicts Upstate New York. The PSS article, The Lay of the Land: The Seneca Nation, The Pulteney Estate and the Pre-history of Hobart and William Smith, by Andrew Wickenden '09, includes interviews with HWS faculty, and James Corwin, Ph.D., executive director of the Seneca Media and Communications Center and member of the Seneca Nation.

Recent donations to the Collections of Hobart and William Smith Colleges - from the Agah Collection and the Stephanopoulos Collection - include a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr (1964) photographed by Flip Schulke and and Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller (1956) photographed by Ken Heyman.

If it wasn't for Professor Woodworth as a mentor and supporter in who I am as a person, beyond the stage, I wouldn't have the work ethic and drive I do today, Nick Stewart '15 says. The feature Indelible Effects includes reflections from 8 other alums.

A student bikes by Gulick Hall.

HWS alums celebrate the marriage of Rafael Rodriguez '07 (center) and Jillene Johnson.

Sasha Borenstein '14 is a patrol officer with the Los Angeles Police Department. She is also a member of the LAPD women's basketball team, where she participates in a department-sponsored youth program.

Founder of Hempitecture Matthew Mead '13 was named to Forbes' 2020 30 Under 30 list for creating the products, methods and materials of tomorrow. Featured is the company's flagship design-build project The Highland Hemp House.

Executive Director of Bring Change to Mind (BC2M) Pamela Harrington '89 is changing the national conversation about mental health. The organization's efforts include work to provide young people with the skills and vocabulary they need to talk about mental illness.

Chairman of investment banking for Hong Kong at Goldman Sachs Stephen Wong '89 is also a life-long collector and one of the world's foremost authorities on baseball history and its artifacts.

Diana-Louise D-L Kenney Casson '70 served as the project director for the Public Health Management Corporation's Philadelphia Urban Food & Fitness Alliance. Casson coordinated nutrition and food preparation education for high schoolers, as well as empowered students to advocate for more nutritious school meals.

Kent Brown Jr. '65 helped shape the editorial direction of Highlights for Children, the quintessential children's magazine, for more than 30 years. He is also the founder of the Highlights Foundation, improving the quality of children's literature by helping authors and illustrators hone their craft.

Adam Farid '20, a media and society and studio art double major, flies his drone over Seneca Lake. As a student photographer in the Office of Communications, Farid creates the #flyoverfriday series.

Sarah Walters '19, a Genocide, Human Rights, and Peace Actions major, stands arm in arm with the William Smith statue on the Hill. She now serves as the Holocaust Education and Community Relations Program Director for the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester.

Anna Leffler '20, a biology major and member of the William Smith varsity swimming and diving team, swims in Bristol Pool. In the fall, Leffler will pursue a master's in occupational therapy at Tufts University.