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Carter Brown '15 is already applying what he's learning through his HWS education to his passion for the environment. This past winter break, he traveled to the Island School at Eleuthera in the Bahamas, helping to construct a window made of recycled bottles as part of a larger sustainable building project.
For Brown, who is a double major in environmental studies and biology, the winter break ex... More >>
For more than a decade, volunteers from around the country have been documenting frog and toad populations as part of the North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) facilitated by the U. S. Geological Survey (USGS). Collectively, they've amassed a wealth of data that's helping researchers to better understand the lives of amphibians and their habitats.
Using data from NAAMP as the founda... More >>
Ever since Peter Goff ‘89 decided to pursue a career in teaching science, he has understood the significance of exposing students to real world issues-a realization that has not only reshaped his career, but the academic focus of many aspiring college students.
As a high school science teacher and volleyball coach at the Vermont Commons School-a college preparatory school for grades 7-12 located... More >>
Dr. Robert Peter Gale '66 and medical writer Eric Lax '66 recently published a guest blog for the science section of The Huffington Post. Titled "Radiation: What it is and What You Need to Know About it," the piece shares some of the information the two present in their book, in question and answer format.
For example, they answer the question: "What do you mean by "We are all radioactive"? by at... More >>
Prompted by her own experience of studying for the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), Heli Shah '13 is leading sessions once a week for pre-med students who are studying for the MCAT.
Shah took the MCAT last year and says, "Looking back on my spring, I know I would have loved having someone that would have provided me with some structure to my studying. Therefore, I figured if I could provid... More >>
The William Smith Alumnae Association presented the Alumna Achievement Award to Dr. Roberta Barnes Carey '71, director, Laboratory Quality Management Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Thursday, April 4. The Alumna Achievement Award is the William Smith College Alumnae Association's highest honor, and is awarded to an alumna who, by reason of outstanding accomplishments... More >>
William Smith College senior Emily D’Addario was one of just 29 female fall sport student-athletes across all three NCAA divisions to receive an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. D’Addario is just the 10th Heron student-athlete to receive the prestigious scholarship.
She joins previous William Smith winners Cynthia Oyler ’93, Sarah Daniels ’95, Nancy Greenlaw ’97, Kim Rausch ’98, Wendi Schoff ’98, A... More >>
Adding to the clarity of the dialogue about radiation and its effects, Dr. Robert Peter Gale '66 and medical writer Eric Lax '66 have published "Radiation: What It Is, What You Need to Know," a nonfiction book that's been commended for its in-depth information on radiation and how it affects the earth.
Together, the authors demystify the science and dangers of radiation, and examine its myriad of... More >>
"I've had the greatest three months of my life," says Alexa Hill '14, speaking of her semester in the Australia/New Zealand program. "I did it all - from snorkeling in the Great Barrier Reef to surfing in Byron Bay." She was among the 32 students from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Union College who joined Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies Tom Drennen and Assistant Professo... More >>
Dr. Richard Cytryn '75 P'14, '16, a physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) in New Brunswick, N.J., will visit campus on Monday, Dec. 3. As an experienced medical professional, Cytryn will speak with students about the current changes to the health care system as well as dynamic requirements for admissions to medical school.
Cytryn's talk, "Medicine: Beyond the Science," will... More >>