Students, Undergraduate Research
Researching the History of Egyptian Bread—Per Alexander '24.5
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CTLR staffer Nitya Kaul ‘27 spoke with Per Alexander ‘24.5 about researching the history of Egyptian bread and presenting the project at the .
Undergraduate Research
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Maia Sauer '22 on Senior Thesis Funding in Dance Magazine
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Maia Sauer ‘22 was recently quoted in in Dance Magazine. Talking about professional skills and planning for her senior thesis she said, “I remember being in the thick of it and feeling like, Really? You’re going to make me do a mock budget for my thesis? I felt resistant to it then, but now I realize how helpful that was.” See more info about senior work funding.
Faculty, STEM and Quantitative, Undergraduate Research
Clinton Cave (Neuroscience) and the Value of Undergraduate Research
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Clinton Cave (Neuroscience) was recently featured in where he talks about the value of undergraduate research. “Middlebury’s undergraduate focus…is a real strength because it gives students early access to sophisticated labs, setting them up to succeed in STEM careers. It’s especially important that he help first-generation students, students of color, and women see a path forward, he says. ‘And it’s very rewarding to be able to pay for the mentorship that I’ve received over the years.’” Read more of .
Faculty, STEM and Quantitative, Undergraduate Research
Perkins Teaching Award Winner Greg Pask (Biology) Researches Fireflies with Students
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recently featured Biology Professor Greg Pask, the 2022 recipient of the Perkins Award for Excellence in Teaching. Student research assistants funded through the CTLR’s Undergraduate Research Summer Program spent the summer researching insect pheromones with Pask. .
Faculty, Undergraduate Research
Winter Term Course Chronicles the Pandemic in Vermont
| by Amy Morsman
Middlebury History Professor Amy Morsman shares how her Winter Term course on chronicling the pandemic in Vermont impacted students. Partnering with the the course resulted in a series of stories published in the . The P course was also supported by the Academic Outreach Endowment through the Center for Community Engagement. Read more
Faculty, Undergraduate Research
Librarians as a Teaching Resource for Undergraduate Research in the Classroom
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Director of Research and Instruction Carrie Macfarlane interviews Michelle McCauley, Professor of Psychology, about collaborating with a librarian to teach a research methods class. Read more.
Faculty, Undergraduate Research
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The recently featured professor Mario Higa’s course “The School of Bossa Nova.” Students spent the semester studying Brazilian music through movies, reading, lectures and discussion, which culminated in a live performance. The course was supported by through the CTLR. .
Faculty, Students, Undergraduate Research
Labs Energizing the Humanities and Attracting Grant Support
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A November Newsroom article highlights the Axinn Center Public Humanities Labs Initiative and the push to incorporate more humanities skills and research options through a lab setting. Professors Febe Armanios and Marion Wells have received a three-year grant from the Davis Educational Foundation to support the project. Read the full article.
Faculty, Undergraduate Research
Call for 2022 Clifford Symposium Proposals
| by Jim Ralph
Proposals for Middlebury’s intellectual kick-off event for the academic year, the 2022 , are being accepted until Friday, January 14. Read the call for proposals.
Faculty, Students, Undergraduate Research
Watch the 2021 Clifford Symposium—Radical Implications: Facing a Planetary Emergency
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The Clifford Symposium organizers have made the sessions and resources available online for Radical Implications: Facing a Planetary Emergency. Many of the speakers are open to doing class visits this semester. Contact Dan Suarez or Minna Brown if you would be interested in hosting one of them.