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Hopkins Forest Announces Fall Festival
Local residents are invited to the annual Fall Festival at the Hopkins Forest in Williamstown, Saturday, Sept. 30, from noon to 3 p.m. Continue reading »
Roderick Ferguson to Discuss Interdisciplinarity at Williams College
Roderick Ferguson, professor of African American Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), will speak at Williams College on Monday, Sept. 25. Continue reading »
Hopkins Observatory Announces Fall Planetarium Schedule, “The Zeiss Planetarium Sky”
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory at Williams College. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on the following Friday evenings at 8 p.m.: September 15, 22, 29; October 6, 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17; and December 1. Continue reading »
Williams College Astronomer’s Photo Left the Solar System
NASA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, that were launched toward Jupiter and Saturn, which they reached in 1979 and 1980, respectively. Voyager 2 went on to Uranus and Neptune, passing Neptune in 1989. Since then, they have continued outward, one even leaving the solar system. Each of the Voyagers contains a golden record that contains 115 photographs, greetings in many languages, and samples of music from Bach to Chuck Berry. The images are encoded in analog form. One of the photographs was taken by Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff. Continue reading »
Williams College to Award Bicentennial Medals at Convocation
Williams College Bicentennial Medals will be presented at Fall Convocation on Saturday, Sept. 16, to Convocation Speaker Wendy Young ’83 and four other accomplished alumni. Continue reading »
Bookstore Plans Grand Opening Labor Day Weekend
A grand opening event will take place Friday, Sept. 1, and Saturday, Sept. 2, for the new Williams College Bookstore, located on the corner of Walden and Spring streets (81 Spring St.) in Williamstown. Continue reading »
Bryan Stevenson to Kick off “Williams Reads” Sept. 14
Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, will speak at Williams College about his book Just Mercy on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall. Continue reading »
Williams College Expedition Success at Solar Eclipse
"We had complete and total success under exceptionally clear sky," says Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff. "All our experiments, with dozens of telescopes and electronic cameras, collected data during the rare two minutes at which we could see and study the sun's outer atmosphere, the corona." Continue reading »
Williams College Class of 2021 to Arrive; First Days Begin Aug. 28
The 550 students who make up the Williams College Class of 2021 will arrive on campus on Aug. 28 for First Days, their official orientation to the college. Continue reading »
Congressman Richard Neal to Discuss Tax Reform on Sept. 15
Congressman Richard Neal (D-MA) will be at Williams College on Friday, Sept. 15, to discuss the politics and policy considerations around changing the U.S. tax structure under President Trump. Continue reading »
What Scientists Are Learning from the Solar Eclipse
"This summer's total solar eclipse is a bonanza for finding out more about how the sun shines," says Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff. Pasachoff is heading one of the largest organized scientific expeditions to study the sun, and the sun's effects on Earth, at the eclipse. Continue reading »
Professor Luana Maroja Receives Two NSF Grants to Support Evolutionary Genetics Research
Two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will support ongoing research by Luana Maroja, associate professor of biology at Williams College, into evolutionary genetics. Continue reading »
Williams College Awards Three Faculty Members with Nelson Bushnell ’20 Prize
Three faculty members at Williams College have been recognized for excellence in teaching and writing. Lois Banta, Glenn Gordinier, and Li Yu are the recipients of the Nelson Bushnell '20 Prize. Continue reading »
Professor’s Research Shows Thank-you Gifts Undercut Charitable Giving
Research recently published by Williams College assistant professor of economics Matthew Chao in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) shows that offering thank-you gifts during fundraising campaigns may actually reduce the number of contributions made. Continue reading »
Williams President Adam Falk Named President of Sloan Foundation
Williams College President Adam Falk and Williams College Board of Trustees Chair Michael R. Eisenson ’77 today announced that Falk is stepping down as president on December 31, after eight years of service. Continue reading »
Phoebe Cohen’s Research Published in Two Journals
Phoebe Cohen, assistant professor of geosciences at Williams College, has published her most recent research that dates shell-making in fossils to a time 200 million years earlier than originally thought. Continue reading »
Williams College Chapin Library Hosting July 4 Reading of Declaration of Independence
The Chapin Library of rare books at Williams College will host the annual July 4 reading of the Declaration of Independence by actors from the Williamstown Theatre Festival at 1:30 p.m. Continue reading »
Hopkins Observatory Announces Summer Planetarium Schedule, “The Zeiss Planetarium Sky”
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium. Astronomy students will host free shows for the public on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 8 p.m. beginning on June 27 and running through August 3. Continue reading »
Williams College Students Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
The Williams College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) held its induction ceremony for the Class of 2017 on Saturday, June 3. Continue reading »
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