Category: Academics

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.

Investigating Historical Memory

Cameron Kesinger '15 reflects on conducting research during his semester abroad in Nicaragua.

Transitional Justice

Professor Nadya Nedelsky publishes a book on post-Cold War Central and Eastern Europe.

GIS for Public Health

Students used GIS to investigate critical public health problems including lead poisoning; vaccine refusal; and health care in the West Bank, Palestine.