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Sarah Ruschak

'No Small Detail is Unimportant'

Sarah Ruschak ’27, a history and English major, combines archival research, study abroad and community engagement while mentoring students and contributing to the Clarke Forum.

An artist's rendering of the proposed renovations, transforming a century-old barn into a hub for year-round learning, research and connection at Dickinson's College Farm.

Where Learning is Always in Season: A New Era for Dickinson's College Farm

What if learning at Dickinson's College Farm had no off-season? The BarnLab project aims to transform this distinctive resource into a year-round hub for learning, research and connection.

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Where Art Meets Stewardship

Dickinson students are gaining hands-on experience in conservation, public horticulture and nonprofit leadership through internships at The Bower, a public sculpture garden in Perry County.

Emily Kelahan poses in a stairwell

Question and See Beyond the Current Paradigm

"So much of what we experience in our daily lives is difficult to understand and express." And then philosophy enters the chat.

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Show Your Work: Dickinson Students Bring Math to Universal Orlando

There's a lot of math at work behind the scenes in amusement parks, and students recently explored it for three straight weeks.

Students gather to do research at a stream

Over 50 Years of Environmental Discovery: Tracking a Stream’s Evolution

Dickinson students map environmental change with ground-penetrating radar

A student and staff member lead an educational tour of the Dickinson College Farm in July 2023. Students in any major can get involved in hands-on learning, research, internships and activities on the 87-acre property. Photo by Dan Loh.

The 87-Acre Classroom: Hands-on Lessons, Research Reap Big Rewards at Dickinson College Farm

Bucolic fields and barns are powerful learning spaces at the Dickinson College Farm. Students in any major can do hands-on lessons, research and internships, building skills for impactful careers.

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Is It Possible to Hear Light?

Professor of Physics David Jackson answers a question that might seem unanswerable with his project "How to Hear Light."

a student hosts a tour of the biology lab

Inside the Lab: Summer Cancer Research at Dickinson

With Associate Professor of Biology Mike Roberts, students study a challenging form of cancer.

Marie Helweg-Larsen in front of a red Denmark flag

Making the Decision to Do Something Is Not the Same as Doing It

Professor of Psychology Marie Helweg-Larsen discusses free-range parenting, optimistic bias and why people act (often inexplicably) the way they do.

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Dickinson Launches Lab Focused on AI Research

Dickinson launches a research initiative that gives students hands-on opportunities to investigate large language models and deep neural networks.

A timber rattlesnake lays in a coil next to a rock on a bed of fallen leaves.

Dickinson Researchers Bring Timber Rattlesnakes to a Screen Near You

A new livestream camera is giving the public an unprecedented look at one of Pennsylvania's most misunderstood residents, the timber rattlesnake.

A portrait of Professor of Computer Science John MacCormick

Can a Computer Program Appear to Think Like a Human? (Note the Word 'Appear')

When it comes to examining the question of the day, Professor of Computer Science John MacCormick is in much deeper than most.

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Innovation Competition 2026: What Matters to Students Today?

Dickinson's Innovation Competition returned this spring with eight finalist teams competing across two tracks—Build It and Change It.

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Our Resilient Republic

Professor of History Matt Pinsker discusses his new book and his new Substack and how the lessons of Lincoln's era translate to our own.

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