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Social Sciences

  • A person riding their bike on the trails
    Geography major Jenna Lilly ’17, of Miami Shores, Fla., has created a new map and signage system for the Harry Lang Cross Country, Fitness, and Hiking Trails, in an effort to help ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø and the surrounding community to utilize the trails to their fullest potential.
    May 15, 2017
  • Jackson Patterson '17
    The day Jackson Patterson ’17 committed to play lacrosse at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø was the same day doctors diagnosed him with cancer. This year, cancer free, he was captain of the team. Watch his story.
    May 11, 2017
  • An older photo of four African-American college presidents who graduated from ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø
    As Black History Month came to a close, former ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø history professor Jason Petrulis took to Twitter with an important fact from ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s past.
    February 28, 2017
  • Editor’s note: Wondering what’s happening in the classroom at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø? Here’s a real-time glimpse into academic life on campus — a syllabus from a course underway this semester. ECON 436 Sports Economics Benjamin Anderson, Assistant Professor in Economics T 7:00–9:30 p.m., W 6:00–8:30 p.m., Persson 226 Course Description This seminar is an advanced study of the […]
    February 24, 2017
  • Illustration of trees in front of a cityscape
    After researching topics from farming to fracking, students in ENST 232: Environmental Justice presented their findings at a poster session in the Ho Atrium on December 8. The class, taught by Professor April Baptiste, explores how social justice and environmental issues intersect. Athena Bender ’17 and Shana Shapiro ’19 analyzed the effects of urban agriculture […]
    December 21, 2016
  • 3D scan of a cuneiform tablet
    Call it modern Mesopotamian claymation. With the help of the latest Artec3D equipment, archivists and instructional technologists have teamed up to produce 3D scans and models of the university’s collection of 4,000-year-old Sumerian cuneiform tablets. Cuneiform, one of the earliest systems of writing, was developed by the ancient Sumerian people of Mesopotamia. Recognizable for its […]
    November 18, 2016
  • Socrates’ suicide, reenacted on the Ho Tung Visualization Lab’s domed screen.
    Some say that the death of a great philosopher in ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s Ho Tung Visualization Lab on October 27 was a miscarriage of justice and a stain on Athenian democracy. Socrates’ suicide, reenacted on the Vis Lab’s domed screen by actor H.C. Selkirk, didn’t require the response of law enforcement, but it did draw a crowd […]
    November 10, 2016
  • Three candidates for the 22nd Congressional District seat standing at podiums at the debate in the Memorial Chapel at ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø
    National and state issues, ranging from gun control to refugee resettlement and the future of job creation in New York State, were front and center at a live debate for the 22nd Congressional District hosted by Time Warner Cable News in the ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Memorial Chapel. If you missed the live hour-long broadcast, with co-moderators […]
    October 21, 2016
  • ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø Memorial Chapel
    ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø’s historic Memorial Chapel will be the site of a live televised debate for the hotly-contested 22nd Congressional District seat, October 20, from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. The hour-long debate with co-moderators Liz Benjamin and Nick Reisman of Capital Tonight will feature Independent Martin Babinec, Democrat Kim Myers, and Republican Claudia Tenney in a […]
    October 14, 2016