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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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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.

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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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Kudos (Fall 2025)

Check out the latest media mentions, research news and accolades for our expert faculty and staff.

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Bite-Sized Breakthroughs: Data Analytics Plays Poker

Learn more about a student-faculty data analytics project that studies poker as a way to observe human decision making.

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Data-Driven Learning in Action

Students take data analysis into the Dickinson community and beyond.

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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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Shape the Future of Computing

Assistant Professor of Computer Science Farhan Siddiqui explains why the field is the perfect environment for training innovators ready to build the future.

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Dickinson Showcases Microscope Legacy With State-of-the-Art Upgrade, Research Project

Students connect centuries of science education by pairing historical instruments with the college’s new confocal microscope.

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Turning Raw Data Into Meaningful Stories

Assistant Professor of Data Analytics Lulu Wang explains why data science is often less about numbers and more about stories.

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An Out-of-This-World Way to Think

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Olivia Harper Wilkins '15 looks to the chemistry of space to help explain what we're all doing here.

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