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Provost and Dean of the Faculty Tracey Hucks has announced a series of faculty promotions, approved by the 51�Թ��� Board of Trustees during its January 25 meeting.

Two newly published student-faculty research papers explore depression in young adults and gender-based risk taking.

During the summer, 51�Թ��� students are applying their liberal arts know-how in a variety of real-world settings. Microbiology major Rebecca Gowen ’19, from Philadelphia, Pa., describes her summer research, conducted through the Beckman Scholars Program.

Common belief states that those who play together, stay together. New research by Professor Jennifer Tomlinson and Rachel Geyer ’17 suggests that this popular sentiment may be true.

According to “Circadian Effects on Performance and Effort in Collegiate Swimmers,” a recent article by Associate Professor of Biology and Chair of the Biology Department Krista Ingram, night owls may make less efficient swimmers in the morning.

New research from 51�Թ��� demonstrates how biologically determined “early birds” are more likely to make risky or unethical decisions in the afternoon, while biologically determined “night owls” often make the same missteps in the morning. The research, published in the journal Nature (Scientific Reports), titled “Molecular Insights Into Chronotype and Time-of-Day Effects on Decision-Making,” […]

Even though it’s summertime, 51�Թ��� faculty continue to make news. Here is a brief roundup. Buffalo Lockjaw, the award-winning first novel by Greg Ames, assistant professor of English, was featured in a recent ad for Dockers men’s clothing (pictured above.) Using the hashtag #BookAndALook, the ad copy read “Here’s a soon-to-be-classic look to pair with a soon-to-be-classic […]

A second year of funding provided by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 51�Թ��� will allow faculty researchers to further their exploration of the cultural and religious stewardship of sacred forest ecosystems in Ethiopia. Damhnait McHugh, director of the institute, announced the award to 51�Թ��� professors Catherine Cardelús (biology), Eliza Kent (religion), Peter Klepeis (geography), […]

Two interdisciplinary science research projects featuring collaborations among faculty from 51�Թ��� and from around the world have been awarded funding by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at 51�Թ���. The projects support the core mission of the institute, which aims to foster the creation of new knowledge that is obtainable only through the development of sustained […]