Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Hugh McKenny '20 MAT '21, a mathematics and cognitive linguistics double major, studies in the basement of Merritt Hall. McKenny is conducting research in computational discrete mathematical modeling with Professor of Education Paul Kehle.

Lauren Mercier '19, a biology and environmental science double major, conducts research in the Finger Lakes Institute, where she monitored the water quality of Seneca Lake in the summer of 2018. Mercier is continuing her studies in biodiversity, conservation and policy as a graduate student at the University of Albany.

Linden Bascom '20, an Africana studies major, strikes a pose in front of his favorite place on campus, The Intercultural Affairs Center. After participating in the Summer Sandbox entrepreneurial program, Bascom founded Stu-Haul, a mobile recording studio for New Yorks inner-city students.

Kenza Kebdani Lahouir 21 overlooks Odell's Pond. Last summer, Kebdani Lahouir participated in the Summer Sandbox entrepreneurial program.

Media and society major Harrison DeMaira '19 sits on the steps leading to deCordova Hall. DeMaira now works as a sales and marketing associate for the Bozzuto Group.

Bethany Kharrazi '21 stands by the rock display in Lansing Hall. A geoscience major, Kharrazi has worked side by side with Professor of Environmental Science John Halfman on Finger Lakes water quality and blue green algae research.

Theatre major Austin Jennings '19 reads Designing for the Theatre: A Memoir and a Portfolio by Jo Mielziner in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Emma Wilber '21, an environmental studies major and member of the William Smith swimming and diving team, sits in front of the Environmental Studies building. She previously completed Finger Lakes water quality and blue green algae research with Professor of Environmental Studies John Halfman.

Ally Bryan '20, a biology major and former William Smith varsity soccer player, poses on Cozzens Field. Bryan previously completed genetics research alongside Associate Professor of Biology Bradley Cosentino.

Students create bivalve models. Bivalve populations include clams, oysters, scallops, mussels, etc.

Students pose in the Dinosaurs in Their Time exhibit, home to dozens of original fossils from throughout the Mesozoic Era.

Students examine Ediacarans. They are very strange and very old. They are probably animals, but not like any group that's around today, Associate Professor of Geoscience David Kendrick says.

Students in Paleontology with Associate Professor of Geoscience David Kendrick tour the Carnegie Museum of History with associate curator of vertebrate paleontology Matthew Lamanna '97 (left).

Paleontology meets via Zoom following the shift to a remote learning model due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

Sadie Mapstone '21 and Hannah Koppmann '23 lead an activity on arthropods.

Lamanna discusses his work with fossil preparations staff, curating museum collections and examining new acquisitions, including the snout of a Spinosaurus.