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  • The Russian Media Center, a website launched and staffed by Haverford graduates, offers English language translations of notable articles from the Russian press.
  • The assistant professor of political science writes for the paper's Monkey Cage blog about whether more minority police would have made a difference in Ferguson, Mo.

  • The independent curator is being celebrated for her on the commemorative exhibit at the Boston Public Library that honored the city of Boston and its citizens in the year following the Marathon bombing.

  • The policy counsel for Common Cause talks "voting in America" in advance of tomorrow's mid-term elections, including discussing changes in voter identification laws and election procedures, early voting, and dealing with uncertain outcomes. 

  • The Arthur Amos Noyes Professor in Chemistry at MIT will be recognized at a ceremony in April for his pioneering research on the role of metal atoms in biology and medicine, including the study of platinum anticancer drugs and of the structure and function of an enzyme that allows microbes to live on natural gas.

  • On Oct. 26, as part of the kickoff for the Lives That Speak Campaign, alumni in business, medicine, and public policy and service spoke on about how their time at the College helped shape their careers.
  • A new exhibit looks at how a collection of ancient Greek vases came to Special Collections via a notorious art dealer (and Haverford alumnus) and at broader issues around the illicit antiquities trade.

  • The most recent show by the sculptor and associate professor of fine art, <em>Wayside</em>, is reviewed. "The more eccentric his pieces," says Edith Newhall, "the greater their impact."

  • The gift—the largest in the College's history—will help fund a transformative renovation of the library.

  • The executive director of the Fels Institute of Government at the University of Pennsylvania will take the helm of the government watchdog organization in December.

  • The Haverford post-doctoral writing fellow is interviewed about the new exhibit he curated at the the Goethe-Institut Washington, <em>The Wall in Our Heads: American Artists and the Berlin Wall</em>, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

  • Health Services would like to update you about how the College is responding to Ebola.
  • Haverford College President Dan Weiss is co-teaching a class on higher education this semester with Bryn Mawr College President Kim Cassidy and his Chief of Staff Jesse Lytle.
  • The Momofuku beverage director appears in a video on the site teaching viewers about the proper glassware for different wines.

  • The associate professor of political science is interviewed about the relationship between al Qaeda and ISIS.

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