Behavioral Economist Syon Bhanot Explains Opposition to Mask Wearing, How to Encourage Pro-Social Behavior
August 10th, 2020
Over the past several weeks, Assistant Professor of Economics Syon Bhanot has appeared on podcasts and in other media outlets to help explain why some Americans are so adamantly opposed to wearing masks in public and what can be done to encourage more pro-social behavior in the fight against the coronavirus.
The Front Lines of Change: Bringing Computer Science Education to Chester and Beyond
July 21st, 2020
Kaidan Fullerton '23 and Nader Almadbooh '23 are using the limitations of the pandemic as an opportunity to make their project, which connects Chester residents to computer science education resources, even more accessible, impactful, and durable.
The Front Lines of Change: Helping Low-Income Students Translate Their Experiences
July 21st, 2020
Rebecca Castillo ’20, Ariana Hoshino ’20, and Isabelle Titcomb ’22 are using Storyboard to help 30 seventh-graders in underserved areas of New York and Los Angeles turn their life experiences into film and photo essays.
Sa’ed Atshan ’06 Explores Communities, Conflict, and Responsibility
July 21st, 2020
Atshan’s book The Moral Triangle: Germans, Israelis, Palestinians was co-authored by German-Israeli scholar Katharina Galor and focuses on the moral responsibility that the German state and society have toward Israelis and Palestinians in Germany today.
In Honor of Retired Physics Professor Mark Heald
July 28th, 2020
Heald is remembered as a teacher who, in the words of one alum, "distilled each problem to its essentials and provided elegant, concise solutions. He made the physics enjoyable.”
The Front Lines of Change: Making the Black Experience Visible
July 21st, 2020
Energized by the wave of protests following the death of George Floyd, Joel Paulson ’22 is stepping up as an advocate for social and racial justice in his hometown of Hellertown, Pa.
Professor William Gardner Analyzes Postwar Japan Through Architecture and Science Fiction
July 21st, 2020
In his new book, The Metabolist Imagination: Visions of the City in Postwar Japanese Architecture and Science Fiction, Professor and Section Head of Japanese William Gardner explores the Metabolism movement, which along with science fiction writers foresaw the global cities that would emerge in the postwar era.
Physicist Amy Graves and Students Examine the Physics of Structured Randomness
July 16th, 2020
Under the guidance of Graves, the students conducted research on jamming, a phenomenon studied as part of soft and granular matter physics. Their paper, “Structured Randomness: Jamming of Soft Discs and Pins,” is the culmination of three years of research and was recently published in the journal Soft Matter.
Economist Jennifer Peck ’06 Examines How COVID-19 Will Affect Colleges and Universities this Fall
June 26th, 2020
"If people are social distancing, mask-wearing, and not meeting in large groups, all these things together can keep the reproduction of the disease pretty low," Peck says.
Four Points of View: Alumni Making Art
June 25th, 2020
The new and virtual List Gallery exhibit, part of the College's year of Celebrating Black Excellence, features the work of Shameika Black '11, Harold Buchanan '69, Leandre Jackson '75, and May Thomas '76.
Shay Downey ’22 Receives Udall Scholarship for Tribal Public Policy
June 17th, 2020
The scholarship recognizes commitment to Native American nations and the environment and will allow Downey to build on her Lang Opportunity Scholar project, which advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and aims to expand resources for survivors.
Five Seniors Receive Special Awards
January 14th, 2020
As determined by the faculty, Emma Morgan-Bennett (left), Terrell Dale, Jack Rubien, Shira Samuels-Shragg, and Daniel Wallick each received one of the awards typically announced during Commencement.
College Community Bids Farewell to Six Retiring Faculty Members
May 21st, 2020
These teacher-scholars, including art historian Connie Hungerford, represent the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, and have a combined 213 years of service to the College.
NASA Names Space Telescope for Nancy Grace Roman ’46, H’76
June 10th, 2020
“It is because of Nancy Grace Roman’s leadership and vision that NASA became a pioneer in astrophysics and launched Hubble, the world’s most powerful and productive space telescope,” says Jim Bridenstine, NASA’s administrator. The newly christened telescope will investigate the mysterious dark energy speeding up the expansion of the universe.
Jacob Springer ’21 Receives Goldwater Scholarship
May 15th, 2020
Springer joins this year’s class of 396 Goldwater Scholars from across the U.S., chosen from a pool of nearly 5,000 applicants. Considered the preeminent award of its kind in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics, it provides funding to college sophomores and juniors interested in these fields.
