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The Lab Visit That Inspired a Legacy

Judy Guss-Nelson was an NIH scientist in an era when far fewer women entered the field. Inspired by her daughter’s lab, she quietly made a gift to support hands-on science education at Dickinson.

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Dickinson Faculty Awards Professor of Italian and Film Studies Highest Teaching Honor

Dickinson’s faculty recently recognized Professor of Italian and Film Studies Nicoletta Marini Maio with the Dickinson Award for Distinguished Teaching.

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5 Things to Think About

Big ideas from Dickinson faculty that might just change how you see the world.

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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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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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Kudos (Winter 2026)

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

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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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Dickinson Awarded $1 Million Grant to Advance Health Humanities

Dickinson receives a significant grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to add to its groundbreaking work in literary disability studies.

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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.

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The Consequences of Assumptions

Professor of Mathematics Lorelei Koss looks at math and literature and film and music and dance and visual design and ...

While spending her junior year abroad, Olivia Ammon '26 took classes, in the German language, in her major and conducted original research.
Learning Across Continents

Meet Olivia Ammon '26 (psychology, German), an aspiring forensic psychologist. While studying abroad, she took psychology classes in the German language and conducted original research.

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From the Beginning to the End of Civilizations

No stone is left unturned in classical studies, as the discipline and Associate Professor of Classical Studies Scott Farrington examine how the ancient past often colors the ever-shifting present.

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A Culture’s Living DNA

Dance touches everything from science and culture to politics and history, and Associate Professor of Dance Sarah Skaggs brings it all to her students.

Amy Farrell's new book about the Girl Scouts is part lively social history, part personal reflection. Photo by Dan Loh.
Intrepid Girls: Inside the Girl Scouts’ Complicated History

Amy Farrell's new book traces the complicated history of the Girl Scouts from a local organization to an international powerhouse that’s served roughly 50 million girls since its founding in 1912.

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Breaking Down the Universe: David Jackson’s 'All Things Physics' Brings Complex Science to Life

Dickinson physics & astronomy professor makes advanced concepts accessible—and fun—through his fast-growing YouTube channel.

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