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Welcome, new students! 21 Aug 2013 | 06:19 pm
Welcome, Class of 2017! As you settle in, please share your experiences on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media using the hashtag #newephs. First Days is a chance to get to know your ...
The Scholar’s Rock 13 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
College librarian David Pilachowski has a lot to be excited about as construction on the library nears completion. One of the goals of the new building is to highlight art, which dovetails perfectly w...
Summer Science Research 9 Aug 2013 | 08:28 pm
“Experimental science research is like joining a moving train,” says chemistry professor Lee Park. “The student steps onto the train mid-journey and joins the trip for a while.” In what is arguably on...
Illuminating Eclipses 30 Jul 2013 | 08:30 pm
Solar physicists have known for more than a century that the surface temperature of the Sun is between 5,000 and 6,000 degrees K, but what they are less sure about is why the temperature of the Sun’s ...
Inside the Roberts Court 15 Jul 2013 | 11:19 pm
Poolitical science professor Justin Crowe '03 and Judge Jeff Sutton '83 explore the Supreme Court's role
Troubleshooting NSA Data Collection 2 Jul 2013 | 08:42 pm
Prof. Dick De Veaux puts Snowden in perspective
Inspiring Collaboration 4 Jun 2013 | 11:42 pm
“Light is a source of inspiration,” says Williams art major Nicolei Gupit ’13. “And I wanted this space to be inspirational.” The space to which she’s referring is a small room called Studio 1781 in W...
Guided Entry 29 May 2013 | 06:02 pm
Early last fall, a group of first-year students who didn’t know each other very well walked to the tennis courts carrying large posters and wearing as much purple and gold as they could find. They set...
Biographer Stacy Schiff ’82 to receive an honorary degree 24 May 2013 | 12:21 am
Acclaimed biographer Stacy Schiff ’82 says she was “tenderly taken care of” as a Williams undergraduate. In this C-SPAN interview, she recalls the college as a place where a “fabulous faculty” cultiva...
Award-Winning Student Research 13 May 2013 | 08:58 pm
In a corner of his office, Steven Swoap, professor and chair of biology, has a stool with two dancing mice drawn on it. While the pair more closely resemble Beatrix Potter characters than actual roden...
