Watch: Robot Races Spur Good-Natured Competition Among Engineering Students
January 15th, 2013
The students in Assistant Professor of Engineering Matt Zucker's mobile robotics class got into the competitive spirit as their robots faced off.
McCabe's Lower Level Reveals a Renowned Resource
January 15th, 2013
Established over 80 years ago, the Swarthmore College Peace Collection is one of the world's most preeminent archives that focuses solely on movements for peace.
Watch: Students Reproduce Picasso's Guernica
December 20th, 2012
Created by students in Logan Grider's first-year Making Art seminar, the full-size, 3D replica is on display through Jan. 3, 2013, in the Lang Performing Arts Center lobby.
Six New Lang Opportunity Scholars Named
December 18th, 2012
Cortnie Belser '15 is one of six new Lang Opportunity Scholars whose social action projects will take them around the world.
Medievalist Craig Williamson Conjures Riddles for Hollywood's The Hobbit
December 13th, 2012
The Tolkien scholar crafted 16 riddles for Warner Brothers' promotion of The Hobbit, which opens Dec. 14.
Historian Diego Armus Honored by Argentina's Science Ministry
December 11th, 2012
Armus, whose research focuses largely on the history of disease, is the first person to be recognized by the ministry for work in the humanities and social sciences.
Goalkeeper Peter Maxted '14 Honored for Performance on Field, in Classroom
December 5th, 2012
Maxted is the eighth Academic All-American Division III first team selection in College history and the men's soccer team's first All-American goalkeeper since Roger Pott '51.
Learning Beyond Borders in New "Mexican Pennsylvania" Course
November 27th, 2012
Students in a new class led by Professor Aurora Camacho de Schmidt explore the complexities of Mexican immigration and are involved with local immigrant communities through service internships in area non-profits.
Statistician Steve Wang Explores the Intersection of Statistics and Paleontology, Among Other Areas
November 20th, 2012
Wang wants his students to "see how powerful statistics is," he says. "It can be useful in almost any subject. Anyone can benefit from being statistically literate."
Engineering Faculty, Students Participate in Federal Robotics Challenge for Disaster Relief
November 15th, 2012
"It's an honor to be a member of one of just seven DARPA Robotics Challenge teams funded nationwide to develop both hardware and software for this endeavor," says Assistant Professor of Engineering Matt Zucker, here with Keliang He '13.
Religion Professor Steven Hopkins Talks Love of South India's Carnatic Music
November 8th, 2012
Hopkins' discussion of this "refined" and "elegant" musical style offers a preview of a performance by acclaimed Carnatic music artist S. Sowmya and others that will take place on campus this afternoon.
Panel: The Moral Differences Between Liberals and Conservatives
November 2nd, 2012
Panelists, including anthropologist Farha Ghannam, will discuss Jonathan Haidt's The Righteous Mind in the second of four events this academic year that will culminate in a campus talk by the author in April 2013.
New Swarthmore Institute for the Liberal Arts Awarded Grant for Pilot Launch
October 25th, 2012
"We are deeply grateful for this award by The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and are excited by the support of our work going forward," says President Rebecca Chopp.
Zequn Li '16 Wins Top Prize of National Science Competition
October 24th, 2012
Li, whose essay "Speaking of Stars" won a $25,000 prize, presented his work this month as part of the New Frontiers in Astronomy & Cosmology Conference.
