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Pascual Cortes-Edwards '17

’17 Alumnus Named Schwarzman Scholar

December 04, 2019 The political science major will join a program that aims to link future leaders of China with those from the rest of the world.
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A Whole New Español

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On College Radio, A Home for Student Voices

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Rocks, Bones and Other Mysterious Objects

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The Mead Generation

October 24, 2019 Curator David Little explains why contemporary art matters to today’s students—and talks up the museum’s new show of new art.

A Kaleidoscope of Talent

September 24, 2019 Amherst’s choral director taps into her talented peer network to show students how inclusive the classical music scene can and should be.

Family Weekend 2019 Highlights

November 09, 2019 Memorial Hill was one of many favorite gathering spots over Family Weekend.
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Amherst in the News

On the History of Leftovers, and Thanksgiving Without Politics

Amherst experts recently weighed in on two of the biggest topics that surround Thanksgiving: uncomfortable conversation and leftovers.

A Pirate's Life for Ben Cherington '96

“The amount of ties Amherst has to Major League Baseball is sort of strange, until you consider that it’s the opposite of a school for dummies,” the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette quipped recently, pondering the factors that resulted in the Pittsburgh Pirates hiring Ben Cherington ’96 as their new general manager.

They've Come Undone: Documenting Quantum Knots

A scientific team led by Amherst Physics Professor David S. Hall ’91 and Aalto University (Finland) Professor Mikko Möttönen is again making news in scientific journals and beyond, for its research in quantum mechanics.

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Dec 6

Cheminar with Professor Ephraim Woods, Colgate University: “The Initial Steps of Photosensitized SOA Formation”

3:15 PM - 4:30 PM

Dec 6

J-Sette Performance Workshop with Jumatatu Poe

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Dec 7

Saturday Close Looks

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Dec 7

VOICES 2019

5:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Dec 7

Amherst Symphony Orchestra Concert, Russian Season III: Rimsky-Korsakov’s "Scheherazade"

8:00 PM

Nov 18

Do Data Science for Social Good (NSF-funded opportunity)

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Amherst Magazine

In the Fall 2019 issue, Maida Ives talks climate change via the Book & Plow Farm, Peter Zheutlin introduces us to his travel companion Albie, a yellow Lab mix, and Professor of English Amelie Hastie introduces her students to Columbo, the classic ’70s TV detective show, and more.

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