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22 December 2022New Streams of Thought
A look at our innovative graduate program and three new academic minors, and examine the exciting possibilities for classroom learning, student research and future careers.
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22 December 20222022: A Remarkable Year
As our historic Bicentennial year comes to a close, we pause to look back on the many successes of the past year.
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15 December 2022Stein Family Commits $5 Million to Integrated Science Center Project
A generous gift from Kevin Stein ’88 and his family provides the financial foundation for a state-of-the-art building that will be the hub of scientific education at Hobart and William Smith.
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8 December 2022Physics: The Most Mind Blowing Discipline
Associate Professor Steven Penn teaches “PHYSX: Knowing the World,” instructing and advising first-year students on the Physics track.
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8 December 2022Dooley Presents on Spectroscopy Imaging in Artwork
Dr. Kathryn Dooley, a research scientist at the National Gallery of Art, presented on the use of multimodal imaging spectroscopy as the 2022 Hill-Franks Speaker in Chemistry.
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7 December 2022An International Perspective of Veterinary Medicine
During the spring, Natalie McCarthy ’22 spent three months in Thailand learning up-close what life as a veterinarian is like as part of the selective Thailand Veterinary Seminar Abroad.
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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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10 November 2022Do Dogs "See" Smell?
In his latest blog on Psychology Today, Associate Professor of Psychological Science Daniel Graham details new research from Cornell University Veterinary College that explores differences in how dog brains process smells.
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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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11 October 2022Tapper Fund Advances Student-Faculty STEM Research
Over the past year, Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus and her research group have made significant headway in identifying molecular wire candidates, which may one day replace silicon chips in small electronic devices. Meanwhile, students across STEM disciplines pursued collaborative research projects through the Colleges’ summer science programs.
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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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22 September 2022Cohen ’67 Donates to Colleges, Creates Endowed Fund
Psychology Research, Internships, Leadership and Athletics will benefit from gift from Dr. Stephen L. Cohen ’67.
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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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10 August 2022Finding Autonomy: Layne ’25 Reflects on First Year at HWS
During his first year at the Colleges, Jadon Layne ’25 jumped right in to preparing for medical school. He declared a major in biochemistry, joined the HWS EMS squad and started a position with sports medicine on campus.
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16 July 2022Dwyer ’23 Earns Goldwater Scholarship
Alex Dwyer ’23 has been selected for the Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent undergraduate award of its type in natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
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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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17 June 2022Rundlett ’22 Accepted to University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
Emily Rundlett ’22, who graduated cum laude with a B.S. in chemistry, will attend the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine in the fall.
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22 May 2022Commencement 2022: “Your Education Matters More than Ever”
During his Commencement address to graduates, Dr. Christopher Beyrer ’81, Sc.D. ’22 emphasized the vital role of education and critical thinking in fostering democracy, validating truth and combatting disinformation.
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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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6 May 2022Lewis '23 Conducts Research in Stockholm
While studying abroad, Ethan Lewis ’23 is serving as a research assistant with Science for Life Laboratory.
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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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27 April 2022Downs ’22 Headed to Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
Building on his bachelor of science in biology, Garrett Downs ’22 will attend Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in the fall to earn a master of science in nursing, a prerequisite for the doctoral program.
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1 April 2022Supporting Tomorrow's Doctors
A new endowed scholarship supports pre-med students and honors family bonds.
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1 April 2022Student Scholarship the Focus of Senior Symposium 2022
The Center for Teaching Learning will host the 13th annual Senior Symposium on April 15, a daylong conference where seniors and graduate students present their intellectual passions to the HWS community.
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1 April 2022Latimer ’85 Named President of Chestnut Hill College
Dr. William W. Latimer ’85, an infectious disease epidemiologist, has been named president of Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia becoming the first man and first lay president in the college’s nearly 100-year-old history.
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22 January 2022Sustainability in Freiburg
David Pessin ’23 is a 2021 recipient of the Julius G. Blocker ’53 Fellowship, which enables students to study abroad in Germany while researching a cultural studies project of their interest.
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20 December 2021From HWS to Med School
Jerlin Garo ’17, a first-year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, reflects on the research projects and internships she had at HWS.
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10 December 2021Mathematics Research Students Win Awards
The Department of Mathematics summer Research Experience for Undergraduates provided students with close faculty mentorship, research opportunities and insight about graduate study in the field.
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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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15 November 2021Masses in the Stellar Graveyard
More than 30 new black hole events are detailed in a new report from the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA international scientific collaboration, which includes Associate Professor of Physics Steve Penn.
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22 October 2021Medical Careers Start Here
Why HWS is an ideal place to prepare for a career in the health professions.
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22 October 2021Nature's Remedy
A labyrinth will offer the HWS community a new site for spiritual restoration.
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13 August 2021Slippery Duck Theorem Wins National Mathematical Writing Award
A paper coauthored by Assistant Professor Jocelyn Bell won the 2021 award for best expository mathematical writing.
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30 June 2021Wagner '21 Accepts Position with Liberty Mutual Insurance
Peggy Wagner '21 Lands Post at Liberty Mutual Insurance Economics major and mathematics minor Peggy Wagner '21 accepted a position with Liberty Mutual Insurance.
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18 June 2021Cultures, Aesthetics and Politics Collide in Global Video Games
In a new Media & Society course, HWS students explore the cultural contexts of video games and produce games of their own.
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10 June 2021HWS Awarded Nearly $50K for Finger Lakes Research
Two new grants support HWS researchers in their exploration of harmful algal blooms, both historical and contemporary, in the Finger Lakes.
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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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8 June 2021Beckley '20 Earns Graduate Award from Wisconsin
A graduate student in atmospheric and oceanic sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ian Beckley '20 was recognized with the Schwerdtfeger Award for academic achievement.
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30 April 2021Foisy '22 Interns at MathWorks
Isabelle Foisy '22 begins a finance internship at the mathematics computing software company in May.
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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 December 2020Announcing the HWS STEM Scholars Program
A new program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges is designed to support more inclusion of racially and ethnically underrepresented scholars in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
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3 November 2020The Substance (and Science) Behind the Art
From painting and literature to comedy and country music, first-year students at HWS probed the making and meaning of a wide range of artistic media.
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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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3 June 2020Konradi '24 Interns with Dallas Mavs, Competes in Euro Lax Championship
As an intern for the Dallas Mavericks in 2019, Alexander Konradi '24 gained professional experience in both information technology and community relations.
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9 January 2020Tate '23 Coaches Robotics Team
With seven years of experience as a member and leader of FIRST LEGO League (FLL) teams, Joseph Tate '23 was a natural candidate when FLL Coach Sandra Chu decided to start a team for Geneva school children.
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28 August 2019H.I.V., Justice and the Law: Beyrer '81 in NYT
Dr. Christopher C. Beyrer ’81, a past president of the International AIDS Society and an internationally renowned epidemiologist, co-authored a New York Times op-ed this month, decrying the gap between scientific understanding of H.I.V. and the attitude of the legal and criminal justice system toward people living with the disease.
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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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16 May 2019Schrader '21 Wins Holland Prize
Andrew Schrader ’21 was recently named the winner of the Physics Department’s 2019 Albert Holland Physics Lecture Competition, after the delivery of his presentation, “Archimedes’ Principle: What Else Will Float Your Boat?”
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11 June 2018Tapper '64 Funds Scientific Research
Working closely with the HWS science faculty, fellow alums and supporters of the Colleges programs in science, Dr. Edward Tapper '64 is making dreams and opportunities for student research in the
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31 May 2018Defying the Laws of Physics and Dance
As Hobart Colleges' first dance major, Drew Scammell '18 took to the Deming Theatre stage for the final performance of his college career in April.
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27 July 2017DeLuccia '15 Pursues Career in Robotics
Luke DeLuccia '15, who got his start in robotics at HWS, is poised to play a central role in shaping the robots of the future since graduating from the University of Pennsylvania this spring with an engineering masters degree in robotics.
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17 April 2017HWS Presents at National Physics Conference
Bringing the Finger Lakes to Atlanta, Assistant Professor of Physics Ileana Dumitriu, physics lab technician Peter Spacher Ph.D. and Christopher Demas ’17 recently presented their respective research at the winter conference for the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), the largest conference for physics teachers across the globe.
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3 February 2017Discovery Receives Breakthrough Prize
Associate Professor of Physics Steven Penn is among the international team of scientists being recognized this month for their pioneering discovery of gravitational waves.
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