Physics Professor and Team Observe Quantum-Mechanical Monopoles — David Hall's group's discovery, announced on April 30, gives scientists further insight into the elusive monopole magnet, an elementary particle that researchers believe exists but have not yet seen in nature.
Former Defense Secretary at Campus Conversation: U.S. Can't Be "World's Policeman" — The use of military force in the world has become "too easy" for American presidents, having become "the first option rather than the last resort," said Robert Gates during a talk at Johnson Chapel on April 28.
History Professor's Book Debunks Common Misconceptions About Nazi Germany — Dean of the Faculty Catherine Epstein has authored a thought-provoking new textbook titled Nazi Germany: Confronting the Myths (Wiley-Blackwell).
Buildings, Psyche, Buddhism, Gender: How Four Artists Find Inspiration — The students displaying work in this year's Studio Honors Exhibition at the Eli Marsh Gallery recently discussed the artistic processes they've developed while at Amherst.
Still Singing After All These Years: Glee Club Turns 150 — Founded by students in the spring of 1865, the group commemorated its sesquicentennial by producing the first new college songbook since 1940; creating memorabilia, including mugs and nylon backpacks; performing for alumni in Boston at Old South Church; holding a song competition; and sponsoring the two-day Amherst Today alumni program that culminated in a live performance.
'37 Doctor Celebrates 100th Birthday — Irving Waltman's centennial was featured in a story published by the Connecticut Jewish Ledger.
Eight People, One Place and a Book — Seven students in Professor Justin Kimball's advanced photography course spent the fall 2014 semester traveling to photograph the Village of Turners Falls, Mass., with the goal of building individual bodies of work and a collective limited-edition book.
Commencement Season Begins with Annual Awards Ceremony, Speeches — Senior Assembly took place on May 6 and featured the awarding of prizes and honorary class memberships; a speech by Professor Rhonda Cobham-Sander; and talks by Ricky Altieri '15 and Tony Russo '15.
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