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Faculty Focus, Features, News and Features

Professor studies interdisciplinary topics in health and society

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

Professor Charlene Galarneau brings a whole new meaning to the word interdisciplinary. Broadly labeled as public health research, her work…

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Geosciences professor inspired by history of rocks

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

Not many people can identify the exact moment that they found their passion; Professor David Hawkins, chair of the geosciences department at…

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Sohie Lee: Inspiring advances in computer science

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

Sohie Lee, senior instructor in the computer science (CS) laboratory, is a beloved member of the computer science faculty. Her…

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Nurturing leaders to fight inequality

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

With increasing unemployment and unrest in the European Union and  the rise of sensational books such as Thomas Picketty’s “Capital…

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Reinstating a philosophy queen: Conversations on women and ancient philosophy

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

What do you envision when you think of a philosopher? Maybe you imagine a stuffy old man in a messy…

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Wellesley computer science department hosts 2^5 Cirque du CS

By Danni Ondraskova, Dierderique Van Der Knaap

Students and faculty educate community about department history Last Sunday, the students and faculty of the computer science (CS) department…

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One ring to rule them all: adventures in pure mathematics

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

What exactly does a mathematician do? According to associate professor of mathematics Alexander Diesl, it involves a lot of scratch…

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Faculty Focus: For peace and justice, ‘keep on keepin’ on’

By Dierderique Van Der Knaap

A pacifist and literary scholar, Lawrence A. Rosenwald is probably the only phone-tax resister on the faculty at Wellesley. He…

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