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Patrick Montero
KINSC Scientific Imaging Contest
Thursday, July 7, 2016

KINSC Scientific Imaging Contest

The KINSC Scientific Imaging Contest is an annual competition for student-submitted images from experiments or simulations that are scientifically intriguing as well as aesthetically pleasing. Judging is based on both the quality of the image and the explanation of the underlying science.

Caleb Eckert '17, Painted agar plates with colorful strains of Streptomyces bacteria to produce living biological artwork. 2015-16 Third Place Winner.
Suzanne Amador Kane with Peacock feather
Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Faculty Research: Suzanne Amador Kane

Haverford faculty members are internationally recognized thought-leaders dedicated to working closely with undergraduates. Sixty-one percent of our faculty live on campus, allowing them to develop strong, supportive ties and undertake in-depth research with their students.

Professor of Physics Suzanne Amador Kane recently co-authored a study of peacock courtship displays and feather biomechanics and participated in a Reddit AMA about the research.  Photo: Patrick Montero.

Letter from Joseph Hewes Letter (July 8, 1776)
Monday, July 4, 2016

Joseph Hewes Letter (July 8, 1776)

At Magill Library’s Special Collections, the focus is on making the Library’s extraordinary holdings—and the up-close glimpses of history they offer—widely available to faculty, students, and scholars.

A letter from Declaration of Independence signer Joseph Hewes about military maneuvers sent July 8, 1776, the day the Declaration was first read to the public. 

Beehives
Friday, July 1, 2016

Beehives on Campus

The campus has four honeybee hives near the retention pond behind HaverFarm. The Haverford BeeKeeping Club, formed by Alanna Matteson '15 and Dana Ducombe '17 in 2015, proposed the hives as part of a larger national effort to restore the U.S. honeybee population.

Beekeeper Eli St. Amour, Annika Salzberg '19, and Darian Guenther '18 examine a beehive frame. Photo: Caleb Eckert '17.
Two students climbing a snow-covered mountain and mugging for the camera
Monday, June 27, 2016

Study Abroad Photo Contest

Studying abroad enriched my academic experience by exposing me to new perspectives and encouraging me to critically reevaluate my existing intellectual assumptions.” – Ben Wohl '14

Each year more than 130 Haverford students take advantage of the opportunity to study abroad.

2016 Study Abroad photo contest 1st place winner Pia Chakraverti-Wuerthwein ‘16, "Estefania and Pia Conquer The Mountain", Ford Faces category.
Vince Warren '86
Friday, June 24, 2016

Office of Multicultural Affairs

The Office of Multicultural Affairs sustains and carries out Haverford College’s commitment to diversity by supporting student programs, faculty initiatives, and curricular innovations that cultivate a vibrant and multifaceted intellectual community.

Vince Warren '86, a veteran civil and human rights attorney and executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, gave a talk about the broad emerging vision of the BlackLivesMatter movement. The event was co-hosted by the Multicultural Alumni Action Group. Photo: Will Herzog '19.

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