Home News Academics Page 21 Category: Academics NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Ned Molter '15 puts his research and scientific writing skills to work at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Coderoni and Kingdom Roots Take First The student teams Coderoni and Kingdom Roots took first place at Macalester's two 24-hour competitions on Feb. 19-20. Excavating Community Knowledge An educational studies professor empowers young people of color by making them researchers. At the Movies First-year course Film Analysis is a compelling mixture of theory and viewing. When in Rome Textbooks came alive for students who spent two weeks in January exploring Rome’s art, architecture, and history. Research and Teaching Labs Students work in state-of-the art labs in the Oline Rice Science Center, with impressive equipment. Slave Trade History Students in Professor Linda Sturtz’s Transatlantic Slave Trade course read narratives written by former slaves and created annotated maps to tell their stories. Football Analytics Using analytics, a Macalester economics major is at the forefront of a major shift in how a football game unfolds. Music and Freedom A first-year class connects philosophy, politics, and history with music ranging from Mozart to Mingus. Back to the Classroom For the first time since becoming president of Macalester, Brian Rosenberg returned to the classroom to team-teach a seminar. Geologist Shaper Geology professor Ray Rogers has trained a nationwide network of colleagues. A Computer Science Sabbatical Computer science professor Shilad Sen’s sabbatical resulted in grant funding and knowledge that will benefit Mac students for years to come. Literary Publishing Manuscript to finished paperback, students in a hands-on English course work their way through the publishing process. Gates Grant for PhD Research Zoë Campbell ’09 is one of only 16 students worldwide selected for a special program where she’ll help Tanzanian farmers as she earns her PhD. On the Cancer Frontlines In his second summer at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Liang “Adrian” Chang continued cutting edge research into breast cancer metastasis. Learning in Israel Ben Shields ’17 explored once-in-a-lifetime opportunities in the Middle East thanks to Mac Classics connections. Temple Power Every fall, a couple dozen Macalester students get up well before dawn and drive an hour south to a Buddhist temple to feed hungry ghosts. Lung Cancer Research Through Macalester’s Academic Health Sciences Summer Research Program, Alexander Dash worked in lung cancer treatment and research. Greece, Ancient and Modern From translating Aristophanes to picking oranges, Kacie Reilly experienced Greece across the centuries. Asthma and Public Health Omar Mansour investigated factors related to asthma and received the public health award for Outstanding Poster Presentation at a national conference in Washington, D.C. Research at Mayo Lisa Levoir studied the relationship between inflammation and colon cancer as a Mayo Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow. Prev 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 … 46 Next