Science & Tech

Science Writing Award

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-19T12:42:24-0500

Journalist Lois Parshley ’11 has been recognized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for her reporting on the intersection of science, politics, and community in Alaska.

Treasure in Trash

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:53-0500

Tik Root ’12 reports on Grist.org on a new study that found that the U.S. discards critical minerals in mine waste every year, including enough lithium to power 10 million electric vehicles.

Psychology of Voter Preferences

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T14:26:41-0500

A new research paper by Mohamed A. Hussein ’17 looks at the psychological factors behind voters’ overall preferences for more extreme political candidates.

To Face a Melting Glacier

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-11-12T12:54:46-0500

In the shadow of shrinking glaciers, Adina Racoviteanu ’00 works with local scientists and communities to build understanding and strengthen their ability to manage growing risks, such as water shortages and sudden floods.

STEM Growth

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-08-14T12:41:06-0400

As cofounder of Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAfG), Courtenay Carr Heuer ’99 has spent more than a decade building hands-on, out-of-school STEM programs for girls and underserved youth in California’s Bay Area.

Loneliness vs. Solitude

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-04-24T12:09:35-0400

Americans are spending more of their time alone, but that doesn’t mean an impending national epidemic of loneliness.

AI in the Classroom

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-04-23T11:48:27-0400

After experimenting with generative AI in the classroom, McGill professor Xander Manshel ’09, MA English ’14 concluded that the quality of AI-assisted student work was not as high as what the students produced themselves.

Drone’s Eye View

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-03-26T15:36:55-0400

Jon Roth ’85 took inspiration from several decades of experience as a software engineer to write his debut novel, Birch, Mind of the Dragonflies.

150 Years Revisited

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-03-26T15:19:38-0400

The New York Times followed geology professor Jeff Munroe on a backpacking research trip into the Uinta Mountains of Utah to recreate a series of photographs made in 1870 by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Show Some Love to Sharks

yanderson@middlebury.edu — 2025-03-05T12:11:45-0500

The new Monterey Bay White Sharks website is part of a larger mission to demystify, conserve, and spotlight how majestic—and central to the ocean ecosystem—white sharks are.