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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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Taking the Stage at the National ACS Meeting

Chemistry students present original research at one of the discipline’s largest national gatherings.

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Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Philosophy & Micromanagement

Dickinson philosophy research looks at the moral harms of micromanagement.

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Kudos (Winter 2026)

Check out the latest publications and media mentions from Dickinson faculty and staff.

Cotten Seiler

Surfacing Usually Imperceptible Infrastructures

Professor of American Studies Cotten Seiler talks race, infrastructure and the troubling historical connection between the two.

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Into the Dark: Students Experience the Arctic Through Art and Science

An 11-day journey to Norway's High Arctic through Dickinson's Global Mosaic program offers lessons no classroom could.

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Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Access to Affordable Clean Energy

Student-faculty environmental studies project looks at making climate programs affordable for all.

During Dickinson’s first AI Symposium last spring, Eren Bilen, assistant professor of data analytics, presented research exploring how critical thinking impacts human-AI collaborations.

A Future-Proof Education: How Dickinson College Teaches Students to Thrive in the AI Age

How do you future-proof your career for the AI age? Hint: It's about more than just tech literacy. Here's how Dickinson prepares students to thrive and lead in a fast-changing world.

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Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Sociology & the Teacher Shortage

A Dickinson sociology project looks at the teacher-shortage crisis through the lens of a Virginia school.

Prof Lars English and two students

Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Physics Looks at Nontrivial Excitations

Learn more about a student-faculty physics project that studies lattices of special geometries that support topologically interesting oscillatory modes.

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