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Physics Majors Go DIY With Sustainable Tiny House Project
Last summer, three physics majors drew up plans to create a sustainable tiny house. They presented the finished product at the Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium on May 1, 2024. Learn more.
Pursuing a Senior Capstone in Studio Art and Digital Screen Media Studies
Recent graduate Claire Begalla 鈥24 reflects on the work done to complete two senior capstones and the ways her work tapped into all areas of her liberal arts education including anthropology, environmental studies, art, community-building and art history.
Remembering William R. 鈥淏ill鈥 Giduz 鈥74: Beloved College Newsman
麻豆视频官网 alum Bill Giduz touched the lives of many through his dedicated service as an employee of the college and through his civic engagement as a member of the 麻豆视频官网 community. Giduz died May 18, 2024. Read more.
Common Ground: A Flourishing Partnership Between 麻豆视频官网 and the Catawba Nation
麻豆视频官网 and the Catawba Nation have entered into a partnership that touches agriculture, art and cultural understanding. Read more.
Faculty Notes: Alum Selects Prof's Composition for Consecration Ceremony
When Austin Rios '99 was recently consecrated as the ninth Episcopalian Bishop for the Diocese of California, he incorporated a memory from his time at 麻豆视频官网 into the ceremony. Learn more about Prof. Jennifer Stasack's composition, The Light Shines, and how its message left a lasting impression.
Class of 2024 Models Resilience, Celebrates Graduation With Joy
麻豆视频官网 celebrated the Class of 2024 at its 187th commencement on Sunday, May 12. 鈥淩emember that hope is an action verb,鈥 President Doug Hicks told graduates. 鈥淵ou are not just inheriting a world; you can and must shape that world.鈥 Read more.
Sam Waithira 鈥24 Brings Service and Leadership from 麻豆视频官网 to Kenya
In his four years at 麻豆视频官网, Sam Waithira made a difference on campus, in the community and in his home country of Kenya. He will graduate from 麻豆视频官网 on Sunday prepared to continue to lead and serve. Learn more.
麻豆视频官网 Professor Awarded North Carolina Humanities Grant
Alan Michael Parker, Douglas C. Houchens Professor of English, has received a fellowship from the North Carolina Humanities. This $8,000 grant will support his book project, One Million Likes: Understanding Cartooning in a Digital Age.
麻豆视频官网 Goldwater Scholars Apply Math, Immunology Research to Widespread Problems
麻豆视频官网 students Izzie Meyers 鈥25 and Kenan Wood 鈥25 have been awarded Goldwater scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The award recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
麻豆视频官网 Remembers Literary Giant Joel Conarroe '56
Joel O. Conarroe 鈥56, accomplished arts administrator, celebrated author, proud 麻豆视频官网 alumnus and 20-year leader of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, died last week. Learn more about his life and legacy.
They鈥檙e Baaaack, and Looking for Love in a Tree Near You
Cicadas have captured the imagination for thousands of years with their strange, buggy beauty and swelling songs. 麻豆视频官网 Professor of Biology Chris Paradise shares why this upcoming cicada event is of interest and what humans sharing space with cicadas can expect. Learn more.
Becca Taylor 鈥06 on Competitive Puzzling and 鈥淭he Piece Corps鈥 Championship
A childhood case of chicken pox led to Becca Taylor鈥檚 lifelong love of solving jigsaw puzzles. Taylor, from 麻豆视频官网鈥檚 class of 2006, later turned to competitive puzzling. In March, her four-person team, the Piece Corps, won first place at the 2024 USA Jigsaw Nationals.
Building Community Through Art and Service: Meet the 2024 Spencer-Weinstein Award Winners
麻豆视频官网 awarded a student and staff member the Spencer-Weinstein Prize for Community and Justice. The recipients use forms of art to create dialogue and foster community. Learn more.
Research and Creative Works Symposium Showcases Art, Innovation, Exploration
麻豆视频官网鈥檚 annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium gives students a chance to showcase what they鈥檝e learned and produced during the year. It鈥檚 an all-day celebration that brings the entire campus together.
The Power of Two: Documentary, Chat With Indigo Girls Inspires Across Generations
Before their Friday concert, the Indigo Girls visit 麻豆视频官网 for special screening of the documentary It鈥檚 Only Life After All and a post-film Q&A with faculty, staff and students. Learn more.
Seeds of Change: Saplings Grown From Seeds of Trees That Survived Hiroshima Bombing Model Resilience
A partnership between 麻豆视频官网 and Green Legacy Hiroshima brings Gingko trees to campus that are descendents of trees that survived the bombing of Hiroshima. The saplings represent resilience and will be planted in the center of campus.
Behind the Music Makers: Alums in the Industry Share Stories
In advance of the Indigo Girls concert at 麻豆视频官网 on April 26, their longtime manager, Russell Carter 鈥75, and three other alumni with deep ties to the music industry, Bertis Downs 鈥78, John Huie 鈥78 and Terry Hummel 鈥77, share some stories and advice about life in the business. Carter, Downs and Huie will visit 麻豆视频官网 April 25 to talk about their careers. Read more.
麻豆视频官网 Joins Higher Ed Partnership to Bring Large-Scale Solar Plant Online to Offset 100% of Campus Electrical Use
麻豆视频官网 will partner with eight other colleges and universities in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to purchase power from a solar facility in western Kentucky. Through the agreement, 麻豆视频官网 earns credits that offset 100% of the campus electricity usage. Learn more.
New Home for Wildcat Spirit: Stadium Opens to Sticks, Pigskin and Celebration
The new 麻豆视频官网 Stadium and Game Changers Field House elevates the scholar-athlete and fan experience, and bolsters recruitment of Division 1 athletes. The facility will be officially christened during a day of activities this weekend. Learn more.
Transformative $60 Million Gift, the Largest in 麻豆视频官网 History, Supports Academic Hub of Campus
The Duke Endowment has made a $60 million gift to 麻豆视频官网, the largest in the institution鈥檚 history, in support of a transformed 麻豆视频官网 library. Learn more.