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Navigating the skies of Dubai, from takeoff to landing, is no easy task. But members of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Aviation Club have been getting some practice thanks to a new flight simulator that lets users fly any plane in any weather condition in any city in the world. The new system is kept in room 446 in […]

This post originally appeared on the Benton Scholars blog. Last month, the Benton Scholars traveled to San Francisco to explore innovation in the education and technology sectors. The trip included visits to Khan Academy, Tesla, and the Minerva Project. Guo, who had been accepted to attend the highly selective and innovative Minerva School but chose 51³Ô¹ÏÍø instead, reflects on the trip and […]

51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s annual QueerFest kicks off tonight, with a keynote speech by Mia McKenzie, a writer, blogger, speaker, and performer whose work touches on intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. McKenzie’s blog, Black Girl Dangerous, has received national and international recognition. She takes the stage tonight at 7:00 p.m. in Love Auditorium.

During Entrepreneur Weekend, the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumni Council will give out this year’s Entrepreneur of the Year award to Ello Chief Operating Officer Pete Sheinbaum ’92 and Patagonia Sur Chief Executive Officer Warren Adams ’88.

Before Passover and Easter celebrations, here are some of the campus events you won’t want to miss this week.

Last Friday, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg appeared before 2,500 51³Ô¹ÏÍø community members in Cotterell Court. Her performance — a mix of comedy and grandmotherly advice — was a testament to the skills of a woman who has won countless awards for her work on screen, on stage, and in print. For an hour, she held her […]

The New York Times has called actor and comedian Whoopi Goldberg uncategorizable and compelling. Tomorrow, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø will call her an honored guest.

Some people look at the sunlight wandering across the bottom of a swimming pool and see only glare. Kiko Galvez, Charles A. Dana Professor of physics and astronomy, sees the fascinating effect of electromagnetic beams bouncing and sliding through watery matter. The innate curiosity that leads Galvez to look beyond the obvious has served him […]