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Knotty Problem

Knotty Discovery

by Rachel Rogol

A physics breakthrough in an Amherst lab represents a major step forward in understanding quantum fields. 


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Football stadium at Amherst College

How to Find a Mascot

by Emily Gold Boutilier

The first job of the new student-alumni mascot committee is to create a process that’s transparent, maximizes participation and builds community.


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Poisoned water graphic

The Economics of Poisoned Water

by Katherine Duke ’05

The lead crisis in Flint, Mich., has drawn new attention to a professor’s research.


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Angela Flournoy

Lessons from LitFest

Amherst’s inaugural literary festival celebrated new partnerships, great writers and the written word.


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Benjamin Walker

What is Home?

by Bill Sweet

Two students will travel around the world to witness the effects of political and ecological turmoil.


  

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Kevin Saltau ’01 painting the mural

History on the Wall

by Emily Gold Boutilier

In the Octagon, an alumnus added new faces to a mural that has inspired many.


 

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First Folio

On Very Old Pages, Hamlet Arrives

by Caroline Hanna

Amherst is the only location in Massachusetts to host the First Folio on its cross-country tour.


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Anna Deveare Smith

Speaking Their Minds

 

Spring semester brought several big-name speakers to campus.Here’s what some of them had to say.


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Newport House

Amos Newport's Amherst Legacy

by Katherine Duke ’05

When an Atlanta woman Googled the name of her ancestor, up came an article fromAmherst magazine.