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A Universe of Research

Science & Technology From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Assistant Professor of Physics Madeline Wade endeavors to explore some of the universe’s most cataclysmic occurrences through her work with a system called the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory, or LIGO. This year, she’s been rewarded for her scholarly work and for helping to bring others into her universe of research with a prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Wade is a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, a global group of over 1,000 scientists…

A Ringing Success

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Kenyon’s fourth annual Bell-A-Thon on April 2 showed off the best of Kenyon, including stellar performances by campus singing groups, meaningful student-faculty partnerships and special appearances by star sports teams, professors and staff. Inspired by this 12-hour livestreamed showcase of the best Gambier has to offer, nearly 1,300 alumni and parent donors were inspired to “chime in” with a gift to the Kenyon Fund and Kenyon Parents Fund. Combined with matching funds from the College’s Board of…

Smartphone Generation

Society & Politics From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

How have smartphones shaped today’s young adults? Psychologist Jean M. Twenge will share her expert insight in an address titled “iGen: Understanding the Smartphone Generation,” Wednesday, April 24, at 8 p.m. in the Bolton Theater. Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State University, is the author of “iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy — and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood.” Twenge’s work often addresses social differences…

Esteemed Company

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Kenyon President Sean Decatur has been elected to the 239th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and independent research centers. He joins more than 200 individuals with compelling achievements in academia, business, government and public affairs who were elected this year. “With the election of these members, the Academy upholds the ideals of research and scholarship, creativity and imagination, intellectual…

Gotta Get Down To It

Arts & Culture From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Jonathan Tazewell ’84 P’15, the Thomas S. Turgeon Professor of Drama at Kenyon, will debut his feature film “Gotta Get Down To It” in a series of special screenings April 18–20 at 8 p.m. in the Hill Theater. The film is the product of a yearlong effort led by Tazewell in collaboration with students, staff, alumni and members of the Knox County theater community. It is the first original feature film to be produced by Kenyon’s film department, which established its film major in 2011. “Making this…

Writing My Own Tales

By Raul Romero ’22

Student Life From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

In Spanish, I write. It was a Sunday morning when I got my first novel. I was wandering in the bookstore with my parents, looking for styrofoam for a first-grade project, when something caught my attention: a stack of books with illustrations on the front. I immediately pulled my mother’s hand, refusing to move on. I had watched “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” a month before — suddenly my eyes sparkled; all the Narnia books were there on the shelf. “The Magician’s Nephew” fell into my hands…

Wild Side

That's So Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Embrace nature’s wild side at this year’s Earth Day Festival, hosted by Kenyon’s Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC), to be held Saturday, April 20, from noon – 4 p.m.   The free “Keep It Wild” festival will feature live animals from the Ohio Wildlife Center, Ohio Nature Education, Bugman Education, Our Zoo to You and the Ohio Bird Sanctuary. In addition to interacting with those visiting animals, guests also can create and take home bluebird boxes, bat houses and bee hotels. Festivalgoers…

Celebrating Excellence

General Kenyon From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Each spring, Kenyon celebrates the extraordinary contributions and accomplishments of its students, faculty and alumni through its Honors Day ceremony, held this year on Tuesday, April 9. In addition to prizes recognizing academic, artistic, athletic and community achievement, the College awards honorary doctorates to distinguished alumni and other members of the Kenyon community. This year’s event included the inaugural Leopoldo López Student Award, presented to a student who has shown a commitment…

Invested in Success

Student Life From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Emma Hood ’19 found herself on the precipice of a burgeoning career in finance after spending a summer with Girls Who Invest, a non-profit dedicated to increasing the number of women entering asset management and executive leadership positions. The math major from Nashville, Tennessee, credits that experience with opening the door to an internship at the insurance company New York Life. That led to another competitive internship at the global asset firm AllianceBernstein, where she worked on the…

Climate Creativity

Student Life From Kenyon News - 5 years ago

Daniel Olivieri ’19 had never heard of SXSW Interactive, the Austin-based annual tech festival directed by Hugh Forrest ’84, until he entered an essay contest on a whim. When Olivieri learned he was a runner-up for the festival’s David Carr Prize, “it felt like I had won a golden ticket in ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’,” he said. Despite knowing little about climate science, the English major from Narberth, Pennsylvania, responded to the prompt: “In 2050, warmer global temperatures will…

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