Home News Academics Category: Academics New research offers roadmap for wildlife conservation and human development to coexist A new research paper published in the journal Nature Sustainability and co-authored by Dr. Stotra Chakrabarti, a visiting assistant professor of animal behavior, offers new ways to reimagine conservation that incorporate both human needs and the delicate efforts required to preserve biodiversity. Not Set in Stone Anthropology students work to enrich a fossil collection at the Science Museum of Minnesota Reflections on MacConnect 2022 Six economics students reflect on the experiences, inspirations, and connections they cultivated on this fall's MacConnect trip to New York City. New edited collection aims to fill gaps in Minnesota’s environmental history Environmental historian Professor Chris Wells co-authored Nature’s Crossroads: The Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. A new Window on the Universe A telescope allows Macalester students to peer into the universe Digging Up History A collaboration with the renowned 106 Group exposes archaeology students to field work and careers in cultural resource management Publishing to health care A recent grad shares how she landed a job in New York. Class in the Cities We talked to four professors who incorporated off-campus learning in the Twin Cities into their curriculum this fall. Four Macalester professors awarded tenure The professors are Matt Burgess, English; Gabriel Lade, Economics; Getiria Onsongo, Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science; and Felix Friedt, Economics. December Graduation Ceremony 2022 Congratulations to our December graduates! Analyzing Urban Redesign Projects in Barcelona and Berlin For Milosz Fernandez-Kepka ’23, this past summer's fieldwork added a new dimension to his research on public urban space. Exploring US Campaigns and Elections A peak into contemporary poli-sci curriculum 2022 Davis United World Colleges Dinner Indigenous historian explains how Supreme Court case could threaten tribal sovereignty Dr. Jacob Jurss, visiting assistant professor of Indigenous history, breaks down Brackeen vs. Haaland and how it poses a threat not just to ICWA and Indigenous children, but to tribal sovereignty itself. On MacExplore trip, students get up-close look at legal careers Over fall break, 15 Mac students got a taste of what it would be like to practice law in a MacExplore Law trip organized by Career Exploration. Fifteen weeks away Students take a full semester to study in another country. The Power of Storytelling in Mental Health Spaces How one alum’s creative advocacy took her from Mac to the White House to Pinterest Lecture Notes: How College Works Visiting sociology professor Alisha Kirchoff explores how college shapes who students are and who they become. Hello from Oxford! Julian Applebaum ’23 (Wellesley Hills, Mass.), a political science major, spent spring semester studying at Oxford University in England. Shelf Conscious: Coral Lumbley Ever wonder about all those books lining professors’ offices? We’re with you. Art history professor’s book illuminates curators of Tate Modern exhibit Dr. Joanna Inglot, an expert on 20th century Polish artist Magdalena Abakanowicz, is a special guest at a Tate Modern opening about an exhibit of her work. Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 44 Next
