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student winners of the research and writing awards

Dickinson Celebrates Outstanding Research & Writing

Dickinson honors the winners of its annual FYS Excellence in Writing Award, the Prize for Excellence in First Year Research and the Research Prize for Sophomores or Juniors.

Jordan Hayes in a lab

The Geosciences: Look No Further Than Everywhere

Assistant Professor of Geosciences Jorden Hayes wants to help the Earth write its autobiography, one eon at a time.

Students pose with Professor Shamma Alam

Student-Faculty Research Dives Into Local Businesses and Post-COVID Challenges

A Dickinson-Carlisle research project sends students into the community to learn about business issues and the people experiencing them.

Noah Lape '26

YouTube, Chatbots & Physics Research

“Nowhere else could I get as many opportunities as a freshman." Out of the gate, Noah Lape ’26 co-published a paper, contributed to a physics YouTube channel and coded chatbots.

Hailie Mitchell

Bridles and Bots

Hailie Mitchell ’24 is a computer science major and co-captain of the equestrian team who's conducted research in the exciting field of robotics.

Allyssa Decker outdoors

Technology Isn't Quite Going to Save Us All This Time

Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Allyssa Decker brings the natural environment into the classroom so her students can help save it one day.

Kirsten Guss

Who Doesn't Love a Good Origin Story?

Kirsten Guss, associate professor of biology and John R. & Inge Paul Stafford Chair in Bioinformatics, discusses genetics and the innovational nature of bioinformatics.

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Kudos (Fall 2023)

Check out the latest publications, media mentions and accolades by our faculty and administrators.

Lars English in a lab

Lars English Honored by the American Physical Society

Dickinson professor of physics earns 2024 Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution recognition.

Liam Alec Stenson Ortiz '19.

A Global Health Mission

At the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and across the globe, Liam Alec Stenson Ortiz ’19 helps prepare for future pandemics, with a focus on the world's underserved communities.

Sammy Garcia '23

On the Fast Track to Success

A scholarship made Sammy Garcia '23's Dickinson research project possible. That research led to a high-level internship and career at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT.

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Kudos (Summer 2023)

Faculty and staff had their work published in and promoted through international outlets this spring, including The Markaz Review, Nordic Asia Podcast and Dein Spiegel.

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Kudos (Spring 2023)

Faculty expertise continues to be awarded, published and celebrated, recently by the National Endowment for the Humanities and in The New York Times, Fast Company, The New Yorker and Quebec Science.

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Winter 2023 Kudos

The latest publications, grants and accolades for our accomplished faculty and staff.

Professors Mike Roberts and Jeff Forrester in a lab

Interdisciplinary Cancer Research Project Lands $100,000 Grant

With leukemia in the crosshairs, two Dickinson professors will spend two years training students for a future in medicine and biomedical research.

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