Established nearly 80 years ago by the Campus Club, the 2.2-mile Nature Trail encircling Haverford College’s campus provides a shady path for dog walkers, joggers and runners.
Short sections of Haverford's Nature Trail are being resurfaced for enhanced safety. The material is made from recycled truck tires, and looks similar to wood chips. Photo: Patrick Montero.
Haverford attracts intellectually curious, independent learners who value honesty, collaboration, and above all, new ways of seeing and improving the world.
As you perform real-world research and immerse yourself in hands-on learning, you'll work side-by-side with professors who are at the top of their fields.
Our mascot—the Black Squirrel—has a genetic adaptation that gives it a bold, black coat. Join our distinctive community and stand out from the pack with your fellow Haverfordians.
Students from the economics department have been involved in related initiatives via the Microfinance and Impact Investing Initiative (Mi3), including the Mapping Microfinance Project (MMP) for Philadelphia, which was created this summer by Ian McGroarty '17, Shan Shan '17, and Noah Weinstein '18.
This map is a geographical plot of business development organizations that serve regions within the Greater Philadelphia area.
In a new paper for Nature Assistant Professor of Astronomy Desika Narayanan and his collaborators unveiled the first viable model for how submillimetre galaxies form.
Video: Simulations from Narayanan et al. (2015, Nature), visualization from co-author Robert Thompson (NCSA). Photo: Robert Thompson (NCSA).
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