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Solar panels

Bulk Buying the Sun

April 19, 2018 By joining with four peer schools in a pioneering partnership, Amherst College will replace nearly half its energy use with solar power—and reduce its carbon footprint by 17.5 percent.
Two Microphones

A Thesis Quicker Than a Boiled Egg

April 16, 2018 The Three Minute Thesis competition aims to help students present their work in concise, entertaining and, hopefully, winning ways.
Amherst College seal, with a sunburst over an open book and the words Terras Irradient

Hikaru Kozuma is Named Chief Student Affairs Officer at Amherst College

April 10, 2018 Hikaru “Karu” Kozuma has been named Chief Student Affairs Officer at Amherst College, it was announced by Biddy Martin, President of the College. Kozuma most recently has been Associate Vice Provost for Student Affairs at the University of Pennsylvania, since 2012.
Campaign launch dinner

A Launch to Remember

April 10, 2018 A conversation with the president. A demonstration of ultracold atoms. A collaborative sing-along. The official start of Amherst’s new fundraising campaign featured all of these sessions and more.
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