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Four Questions for Astronaut Scholar Jordan Barrett
From an academic standpoint, 2017 has been a very good year for Jordan Barrett ’18. Barrett is a senior physics and mathematics major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a participant in the Renée Crown University Honors Program….
Search Underway for Director of Renée Crown University Honors Program
The College of Arts and Sciences has opened a national search for the next director of the Renée Crown University Honors Program. The college is actively seeking expressions of interest and nominations for this position. An all-University program administered by…
Finding Common Ground
The University is home to faculty-mentored, interdisciplinary research in the humanities.
Student Discovers Tuberculosis DNA in Dental Plaque of Smithsonian’s Anatomical Collection
In a collection of historic skeletal remains at the Smithsonian, microscopic signs of a serious contagion lurk in an intriguing place in a sample of individuals from 100 years ago. Student researcher Soleil Young ’17, a member of the Renée…
Student Research Involves Foraging and Urban Wild Edible Plants (Video)
Maizy Ludden ’19, a scholar in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, is conducting research that is literally taking her into the field (and on her bike) to gather information about food that’s growing in unlikely places.
Students Awarded Top Prizes for Honors Capstone Projects
For students in the Renée Crown University Honors Program, the honors capstone project can be a challenge to complete. The project typically requires intensive research, writing, professional or creative work over the course of already busy junior and senior years….
Marcus Lane Jr. Reflects on ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Experiences, Montgomery Fellowship
Marcus Lane Jr. of Hartford, Connecticut, is a rising junior studying policy studies in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He is also a member of the Renée Crown University Honors…
Students Inducted into Prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
Forty-one students in the College of Arts and Sciences were inducted into the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ chapter of the premier honor society Phi Beta Kappa May 12. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest honorary society for students in the liberal arts,…
Maggie at the Bat
Renée Crown University Honors Student Maggie Siciliano ’17 presents her research on the daughter-father bond created by America’s pastime, at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Her research is titled “A Passion That Lasts a Lifetime: The Father/Daughter Relationship in Baseball.”
Renée Crown University Honors Students to Present Capstone Projects May 3
One hundred and ten seniors in the Renée Crown University Honors Program will present their capstone projects on Wednesday, May 3, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Hall of Languages. The presentation panels will run concurrently in 10…