Home News Academics Page 29 Category: Academics Captivated by Chemistry Much to his surprise, Andrew Olinger ’15 found his intellectual passion in chemistry. Tweeting from Libya Ellen Noble ’13 analyzed tweets (over 7,000 of them) to explore the ways in which social media was used by Libyans to challenge the dominant hero-victim narrative of humanitarian crises. Math and the Real World Sara Staszak used math to address the detection of structural defects. Becoming a Scientist Alyssa Ashbaugh ’14 did research at the Mayo Clinic, a large research university, and a campus lab. Passions and Requiems A course cross-listed in Music and Religious Studies teaches unforgettable lessons of power and prayer. When Majors Collide Issa Ali ’15 found his computer science skills were highly applicable to biology research. Death, Devastation & Math Three years after taking an applied math class, two Mac students have their research published in a peer-reviewed journal. The Year That Was Macalester professors share perspectives on some of the top news stories of 2013. The Ovenbird Mystery Karina Li did research at Macalester's Ordway Field Station to understand why Ovenbirds, a ground-nesting species, were largely absent from the property. Closing the Math Gender Gap After Amy Janett ’14 attended the selective Summer Program for Women in Mathematics in Washington, D.C., she returned eager to pursue a math career. Ethics and the Internet A Mac philosophy class tackles the ethics of dataveillance, social networking, and intellectual property. Knights and Jihad Political Science Professor Andrew Latham is a teacher, academic, collaborator—and now a novelist. Partial to Baby Animals Does this photo make you more sympathetic to climate change? For most, the answer is yes, according to Rowena Foo '16 and Professor Christie Manning. The Future of Computing The Art of Physics For Qingyang Liu ’14, creating art is the perfect complement to majors in psychology and physics/astronomy. Colorful Chemistry Mentored by her professor, an inexperienced student was soon synthesizing colorful molecules. Computer Science Aids WHO Computer science students design website to support research on Neglected Tropical Diseases. Forest Fieldwork Hannah Wiesner ’14 spent the summer doing research in the Harvard Forest. Virginity from Mary to Miley Kicking off with Madonna’s “Like a Virgin,” this course explored sexual renunciation from early Christianity to today. Steroid stats ESPN The Magazine cited Jeremy Roth’s groundbreaking research on steroids in baseball. Joining Team Chatterjea Once this biology student saw what was happening in immunology lab, she signed up on the spot. Prev 1 … 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 … 46 Next