Home News Academics Page 23 Category: Academics Crafts of Writing: Poetry Field Trip Students camped with Professor Wang Ping for their poetry writing course. Top Prize for PTSD App Tyler Skluzacek’s team took top prize at HackDC, a 36-hour coding competition dedicated to addressing PTSD. Educational Equity Ruthanne Kurth-Schai explains the difficulties of creating educational equity — the topic of this year's 22nd Annual International Roundtable When Fireflies Flash Together Esha Datta and her team employed a new field of applied mathematics to explore how similar oscillators—like fireflies—synchronize. Regenerative Medicine Zahrah Abdul-Shakur and Samia Habli stretched their previous research skills and developed new ones through Minnesota’s Regenerative Medicine Internship Program. Seeing What’s Never Been Seen Alex Gordon observed and analyzed dwarf galaxies with the help of the Hubble and other powerful telescopes. Homelessness & Health Chidyaonga Shalita found community-based research with the homeless to be a powerful complement to laboratory research. What Mussels Tell Geology major Molly Guiney snorkeled in Minnesota rivers in pursuit of Plain Pocketbooks and White Heelsplitters—mussels that are indicators of river health. Smoking-Related Tumors Working under Macalester alumna Lisa Peterson, Tia Eskridge investigated the chemicals involved in smoking. Learning with Lasers Bradley Pearlman ’16, with colleague Ian Wyse ’16 and Professor Tom Varberg, used laser spectroscopy to study the molecule gold sulfide. From Classroom to Lab As part of the HHMI Young Researchers group, Jonathan Amezquita took to the lab, where he gained valuable research skills and new friends. Summer Internships Macalester students went far and wide this summer during their internships, from Amman, Jordan to Washington, D.C. Climate Change & the City This summer, Macalester environmental studies professors and students worked on climate-adaptation projects with community members across St. Paul. Capitol Course A popular political science class blends a traditional syllabus with an internship at the state capitol. Narrative Journalism Public radio host and editor Stephen Smith ’82 shares his 30+ years of journalism experience by teaching Macalester students. Goats and Garlic Mustard Macalester biology students lived and worked at Ordway Field Station this summer, conducting research on plant nutrition, trees, ovenbirds, and garlic mustard. Alum returns to give lecture-recital From Chopin to Chromactics Along with the usual concerts and a capella performances, Macalester’s Music Department hosted many special guests and witnessed the inaugural performances of new student groups. Fat Mussels A team, made of faculty and students, researches the health of Minnesota's rivers by looking at an unglamorous organism: mussels. Internship Portfolio Zeyi Shen ’16 explored a path in finance through a yearlong internship at UBS Wealth Management. Skype Connections Students in one Mac classroom connect with experts around the Middle East—through Skype. Prev 1 … 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 … 46 Next