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His Research Is Just the Base of the Iceberg

October 27, 2021 Geology Professor Nick Holschuh and a group of scientists from across the nation are on the hunt for world’s oldest ice. What they find may shed light on the impact of climate change, and how humans might reshape the future of the planet.

The War Memorial: “A place of dignity and repose that stops you in your tracks.”

November 11, 2021 Learn about the memorial’s creation and what it means to the campus community today.

The Science Center: “Already exceeding expectations”

November 03, 2021 A Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic reflects on his alma mater's newest building.

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Could You Have Passed Amherst’s Entrance Exam from 136 Years Ago?

“Every generation congratulates itself on being wiser than the ones that came before. But are we?” asks an article in The Berkshire Edge. “This Amherst College entrance exam from 1885 may offer an answer.”

Trans History Is Defiant, Tender and Visible in Professor Jen Manion’s “Female Husbands”

Manion, professor of history and sexuality, women’s and gender studies, recently spoke with Rachel Garbus of IntoMore.com about their 2020 book Female Husbands: A Trans History, sharing “thoughts about these female husbands, the women who married them, and what these couples can tell us about queerness across the span of time.”

Former Amherst Faculty Member Sonia Sanchez Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

As part of an homage to the poet, educator and activist, who has won the 2021 Dorothy & Lillian Gish Prize, an article in The Miami Times cites Sanchez’s 2018 return to the Amherst campus, when she delivered the keynote address at the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Legacy Symposium.

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Dennis James Sweeney: A Reading and Conversation

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Dec 1

Forty Days in Hubei: A Conversation with Chinese Writer Deng Anqing

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Dec 3

"Direct Imaging of Newborn Worlds: How We Do It and Why You Should Care,” Presented by Kate Follette

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Dec 3

Performance Project

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Feb 11

"Phosphoinositide Feedback Loops and the Molecular Choreography of Directed Cellular Migration,” Presented by Marc Edwards

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Inside the Fall 2021 issue: nine alumni reflect on the College's influence on their lives; President Martin reflects on her tenure at the College; Nancy Pick reflects on life at Amherst over the past 200 years, and more.

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His Research Is Just the Base of the Iceberg

The War Memorial: “A place of dignity and repose that stops you in your tracks.”

The Science Center: “Already exceeding expectations”

Happening at Amherst

Dennis James Sweeney: A Reading and Conversation

Forty Days in Hubei: A Conversation with Chinese Writer Deng Anqing

"Direct Imaging of Newborn Worlds: How We Do It and Why You Should Care,” Presented by Kate Follette

Performance Project

Performance Project

"Phosphoinositide Feedback Loops and the Molecular Choreography of Directed Cellular Migration,” Presented by Marc Edwards