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natalie ferris

Dickinson College Alumna Wins National Physics Honor

National physics associations honors Natalie Ferris ’18 for work she did as a Dickinson senior.

David Jackson

David Jackson Awarded for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching

The associate professor of physics & astronomy will receive the award from the American Association of Physics Teachers.

students doing research

What We Talk About When We Talk About Research

An exploration of the countless and endlessly surprising forms of research that exist in every classroom, every academic major, every intellectual discipline at Dickinson.

The mentor/mentee relationship between Vice President Brenda Bretz and Jackie Joyce ’19 was highlighted in The Chronicle of Higher Education story “For Mentorships to Work, Colleges Have to Commit.”

Kudos: Winter 2019

Discover what our renowned faculty and dedicated staff have been up to, including publications, grants and awards.

FYS Writing and Research Awards

First-Year Seminar Awards Showcase Excellent Student Writing and Research

Dickinson honors three first-year students with writing and research awards.

Public Health

Dickinson College Announces Graduate Partnership With Columbia University

New Mailman School of Public Health partnership program offers two tracks toward a master of public health degree.

Dickinson Choir

Dickinson College Choir Paints a Musical Portrait of the College's Global Campuses

At the choir’s annual fall concert, students performed musical works in 10 different languages representing several of the college’s study-abroad programs.

Newberry Consort, artists in residence, music, arts

Students in Diverse Disciplines Work With World-renowned Newberry Consort

The internationally acclaimed music ensemble visits Dickinson as part of an artistic residency that included a choir workshop, classroom discussions and individual instruction with students.

A flooded street

Dickinson College Research Examines How Natural Disasters Affect Poverty

Student-faculty research looks at the economic wake of nature’s path.

Collaborative Calligraphy Project

Dickinson College Research Team Explores ‘Stay-Behinds’ in Rural China

Student-faculty research team travels to China to examine what happens to Chinese villages in the wake of mass out-migration to urban centers.

Students work together in front of a computer in a biology lab.

Uncharted Territory

Grant-funded program provides Dickinson students rare opportunities to explore cancer and prepare for careers in research and medicine.

classroom shot of students

Dickinson College Partnership Programs Offer Distinctive Opportunities

Dickinson partners with RPI, Johns Hopkins, Thunderbird School of Global Management and others to launch careers in engineering, business, law and more.

Numbers

Dickinson College Launches Quantitative Economics Major

New STEM-classified major has far-reaching benefits for both domestic and international students.

David O'Connell at Commencement 2018

Political Science Professor Awarded Dickinson College Prize for Inspirational Teaching

David O’Connell, assistant professor of political science, has been named the 2018 recipient of Dickinson’s Constance & Rose Ganoe Memorial Award for Inspirational Teaching.

vials of testing substances

Dickinson College Chemistry Class Explores the Presence of Drug Residue on U.S. Currency

Chemistry students master chemical-measurement techniques by testing money for traces of illicit substances.

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