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Summers on campus are not just about student research. For some, they can also be time for sleep-away camp, retiree-style.

When it comes to innovative research, it's never a surprise to find an Amherst student at the center of it! #AmherstProud of the work Nicole Vandal '21 has been doing to study microplastic pollution on Cape Cod this summer.

Can you guess which Amherst football game made the Sports Illustrated list the best photos of all time? Hint: It took place in 1958.

The featured speaker for this year's Demott Lecture is author Min Jin Lee. Lee will speak to the new first-year class on Sept. 1; her book, Pachinko, is the assigned summer reading for the class of 2023. The talk will serve as a welcome to Lee, who arrives at Amherst this fall for a three-year stint as writer-in-residence.

The Mead Art Museum today announced an astounding new acquisition of more than 170 contemporary artworks, including those by well-known artists such as David Hockney, Mona Hatoum, Cindy Sherman, Mark Bradford, and Christian Marclay.

Mackenzie Stein ’19 and Quinten McElhiney ’22 have spent the summer studying computer systems and how to make them less vulnerable to attacks. How did they do this? As Stein says, “It requires some complicated math.”

We were saddened to hear of the passing of author Toni Morrison, who has been so influential when it comes to academic discourse on campus that no fewer than six fall English courses will reference her work this year.

What does a picture sound like? Inspired by her first-year seminar, Christianna Mariano ’21 decided to find out. It was a decision that would eventually lead Mariano, a neuroscience major, to Italy, where this year she was the youngest artist to present in the prestigious Diffrazioni Multimedia Festival.

A warm welcome to Letitia Johnson, who was named Amherst's new chief investment officer today. Johnson, who was formerly at Cambridge Associates in Boston, will be responsible for the management and oversight of the College’s $2.9 billion long-term investment pool. “I am delighted that Letitia will be taking over the management of the endowment,” said President Biddy Martin in a statement. "In Letitia, we have found an experienced investor with excellent leadership skills, high EQ, humility and vision," agreed Trustee Simon Krinsky ’96, who chairs the College's investment committee. "In short, we have found the person we need to steward our endowment for many years to come.”

What's the best way to kill a character? Amherst alumni Harlan Coben '84 and Chris Bohjalian '82 respond to this delightfully morbid The New York Times question for thriller writers.