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Where Science Meets Law: Exploring a Future in Patent Law

Joshua Felker ’28 combines biology and law through Dickinson’s 3+3 program, researching antibiotic resistance and microplastics while preparing for a career in patent law.

Darian Crim

From Carlisle to Tanzania: Learning to Live Alongside Wildlife

Darian Crim ’28 is a biology major and athlete who studied wildlife conservation in Tanzania, researching carnivore-human interactions. He plans to attend medical school.

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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Where Data Meets Geoscience: Finding a Path Through Research

PJ Ruggiero ’28 combines data analytics and geoscience at Dickinson, conducting hands-on research with drone-based electromagnetic surveying and exploring how data can advance geophysical studies.

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'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.

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

Dickinson students map environmental change with ground-penetrating radar

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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."

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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.

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