Articles

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The Macalester College Theatre and Dance Department presents Dirk (and others still with us)

There are only two performances, Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24, both at 7:30 p.m. Performance is off campus at: Dreamland Arts LLC, 677 Hamline Ave. No., St. Paul, Minn.

March 17 2018

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Macalester Professor Discovers Parasites Plagued Dinosaur-Dominated Ecosystems

Fossils collected from the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument in Montana provided a rare opportunity to track parasite infestation.

March 1 2018

Long-term Research into Immune Response

Rohit Kamath is part of a long-term immunology project in Professor Devavani Chatterjea's lab. His summer research was supported by a Professor Jan Serie Research Fellowship.

March 1 2018

Public Health Hero

As a Johns Hopkins- and Yale-educated future surgeon, Cheryl Zogg '11 has always been a high achiever. Now she's on the Forbes 30 Under 30 as well.

February 27 2018

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The Inaugural Lecture of Sarah West as the G. Theodore Mitau Professor of Economics

An award-winning teacher, West has supervised many prize-winning honors theses and has co-authored publications with Macalester undergraduates.

February 26 2018

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Macalester College Among Peace Corps’ 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges & Universities

Since 1961, 381 alumni from Macalester have traveled abroad to serve as volunteers.

February 21 2018

Fish, Crocodiles, and Dinosaurs

Max Deckman '19 went to Montana to collect microfossils--but that wasn't all he found.

February 20 2018

A Burst of Creativity

Over the course of 24 hours, 11 teams strove to create original artistic performances for a chance at a $1,000 prize in the first-ever MacroBurst contest.

February 20 2018

Danai Gurira ’01 Is Leading Armies in ‘Black Panther’

Alumna Danai Gurira '01 has been traversing the press circuit to discuss her role as Okoye in Marvel Studio's Black Panther.

February 14 2018

Modern Dickinson Concert Thursday, February 22

This concert is free and open to the public.

February 12 2018

Investigating Autism Spectrum Disorder

As a Data Science Fellow, Tasneem Issa ’18 was part of a team investigating autism spectrum disorder in the Somali community.

February 8 2018

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Macalester alumnus Kofi Annan returns to Macalester for Institute renaming in his honor

Annan, a member of the Macalester class of 1961, will be visiting the campus in May.

February 7 2018

Postcards from Seoul

Rachel Wong '19 learned far more than coursework required during her semester in Seoul.

February 5 2018

Mac Sweethearts

Six decades’ worth of couples share how they fell in love at 1600 Grand—and what they’ve learned since.

February 2 2018

Moments of Macathon

Mac’s annual innovation contest challenges students to devise solutions to real-world problems.

February 2 2018

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Perspective on Pluto

Richard Binzel ’80 helped send a spacecraft to Pluto—and the discoveries amazed him.

February 2 2018

Eliza Rasheed '06

Change Agents

Alumni illustrate why Mac is a top-ranked school for students who plan to transform the world.

February 2 2018

International Investigative Journalist

Celia Heudebourg '18 shares the highlights of her student journalism career––from the Mac Weekly to the New York Times.

February 2 2018

Austin Rogers '00

Jeopardy! Sensation

During a remarkable Jeopardy! run, Austin Rogers ’00 won fans in the studio and across the country.

February 2 2018

Ariel Dumas '05

Comic Timing

With late-night comedy ratings soaring, Ariel Dumas ’05 has found the perfect time to succeed in show business.

February 2 2018

Brian Bull '91

Storyteller

Native American journalist Brian Bull ’91 reports on the stories others might miss.

February 2 2018

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