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Part of a series edited by historian Carol Berkin called “The Lives of American Women,” history professor Miriam Cohen’s new biography Julia Lathrop: Social Service and Progressive Government focuses on the aspects of Lathrop’s life that make her a pivotal figure in the Progressive Era.

Feature Article Posted 3/1/2017 Read article

How Accurately Do We Judge Others’ Intentions?

Andrew Willett ’17 worked with Dr. Warren Mansell, a leading Perceptual Control Theory researcher at Manchester University, on a study that showed how inept we are at gauging other people’s intentions.

Feature Article Posted 2/27/2017 Read article

A Semester at Sea

Clare McClellan ’18, an environmental studies major from Portland, OR, spent the fall semester of her junior year aboard the SSV Robert C. Seamons sailing from Samoa to New Zealand to study climate change in the South Pacific.

Feature Article Posted 2/10/2017 Read article

One Year Out: Nature and Nurture…for Robots

Now living on opposite coasts, Aaron Hill ’16 and Jake Brawer ’16 recently had a nice surprise—news that a paper they coauthored based on their research at Vassar has been published in Frontiers in Robotics and AI, a top-ranking open-access journal.

Feature Article Posted 2/10/2017 Read article

A New Way of Doing Philosophy

In his podcast series Hi-Phi Nation, Vassar Associate Professor of Philosophy Barry Lam uses storytelling and contemporary ethical dilemmas to bring philosophy to a wide audience.

Feature Article Posted 2/3/2017 Read article

Vassar Community Welcomes President-Elect Bradley

President-elect Elizabeth Howe Bradley addressed students, faculty members, and administrators during her first official visit to campus on January 31. Watch a video of Vassar’s “welcome” event and hear what Vassar’s new president had to say.

Feature Article Posted 2/2/2017

Edna St. Vincent Millay: Treasures from Steepletop

Acclaimed poet Edna St. Vincent Millay, class of 1917, came to represent the modern, liberated woman of the Jazz Age, free of the restrictions of the past. A special Vassar exhibition honoring the 100th anniversary of Millay’s graduation and the 125th anniversary of her birth offers intimate glimpses into her life. Edna St. Vincent Millay: Treasures From Steepletop is on view through June 11 in the Thompson Memorial Library and the Art Library.

Feature Article Posted 2/2/2017 Read article

Vassar Stories and Events During Black History Month, February 2017

View a listing of stories and events related to Black History Month at Vassar.

Feature Article Posted 2/1/2017

ars PARADOXICA

If you’re a sci fi aficionado, or even if you aren’t, you might want to check out ars Paradoxica, now in its second year and one of the best sci fi podcasts in the country, according to Popular Science. Julian Mundy, a Vassar class of 2013 film major, is one of the writers.

Feature Article Posted 1/30/2017 Read article

Olaf Carlson-Wee ’12: Betting on Blockchain

Olaf Carlson-Wee ’12 recently established his own hedge fund and brought in $5 million from investors who are betting the future will bring success to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin that use encryption techniques to verify and transfer funds, while operating independent of a central bank. The founder of Polychain Capital, Carlson-Wee believes the cryptocurrencies and the blockchain—the technology that enables them to work—will be a continuously growing part of people’s lives.

Feature Article Posted 1/27/2017

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