Middlebury College, Arts, Language, Culture, Experience, Science & Tech, Staff
Killer Reads
Jody Smith and Joseph Watson found four poisonous books in the College Special Collections that contain arsenic.
Science & Tech
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2010s, Middlebury College, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Alumni, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
Dangerous Games
Far-right extremists are a growing presence in gaming, researchers have found. Alex Newhouse ’17, MANPTS ’18 comments in this Axios article on the “growing threat” of extremist recruitment gaming platforms.
2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Arts, Language, Culture, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
The New York Times Presents
Stephanie Preiss ’11 is an executive producer on The New York Times Presents docuseries, which presents in-depth reporting on such matters as Britney Spears’s conservatorship, the killing of Breonna Taylor, and coronavirus frontline workers.
2010s, Middlebury College, Alumni, Environment, Science & Tech
Electric Snowmobiles
Tik Root ’12 reports on the future of electric snowmobiles.
2020s, Middlebury College, Faculty, Science & Tech
Learning to Love Solitude
Research from assistant psychology professor Virginia Thomas shows that healthy solitude practices can restore and refresh, as outlined by the New York Times.
Middlebury College, Faculty, Science & Tech
Tracking Cell Phone Movements
Geography professor Pete Nelson is using cellphone data to track movement to Vermont.
Middlebury College, Arts, Language, Culture, Environment, Faculty, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
‘Don’t Look Up’ and Science Denial Myths
Psychology professor Barbara Hofer uses the film Don’t Look Up to illustrate several myths that feed science denial
Middlebury College, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Academic Excellence, Experience, Politics & Government, Science & Tech
A Game to Fight Radicalization
Middlebury’s Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC) and the educational game designer iThrive will collaborate on a new simulation game and curriculum designed to build resilience among adolescents and give them the tools to recognize and reject overtures from violent extremist recruiters.
Middlebury College, Academic Excellence, Faculty, Science & Tech
Midd.data Presents: Liberal Arts for an Information Age with Eric Schmidt
Explore how liberal arts colleges might adapt to a rapidly changing world marked by the rise of big data.
Middlebury College, Environment, Science & Tech, Staff
The Difficulties of Fossil Fuel Divestment
In this University World News article weighing the pros and cons of university divestment from fossil fuels, Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration David Provost reflects on the complexities of the process as it happened at Middlebury.