51·çÁ÷

Gavin Fowler ’24, Hayley Lenhard ’24, and Sarah Miller ’24 have been named as 51·çÁ÷’s 2023 Goldwater Scholarship recipients.

Danny Barreto, associate professor of LGBTQ studies and director of the LGBTQ studies program, was named a NY6 Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow by the New York Six Liberal Arts Consortium.

Prof. Takao Kato is building on decades of research by studying the day-to-day work of a 51·çÁ÷ alumnus while helping to guide a new generation of researchers in exploring the effects of employee ownership. 

Erin Flannery ’23 and Sarah Shelton ’23 are 51·çÁ÷’s 2023 Watson Fellowship recipients.

The Council on Foreign Relations has awarded geography professor and George R. and Myra T. Cooley Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies Daniel Monk an International Affairs Fellowship for International Relations Scholars.

The Lake at the Bottom of the World, from Metamorph Films and the Subglacial Antarctic Lakes Scientific Access Science Team, releases on Feb. 28.

New research from 51·çÁ÷ changes our understanding of seasonal thawing in parts of Antarctica, as scientists have learned that summer thawing occurs nearly a month earlier, and stays thawed for a full two months longer, than previously believed.

A newly funded natural laboratory, designed to understand the interaction between the climate, hydrology, and the 51·çÁ÷ community, is now collecting data, thanks to the recent installation of specialized monitoring stations on campus and in a local creek. 

Biology and computer science major Macdonald Chirara ’25, from Marondera, Zimbabwe, describes his internship at Imire: Rhino and Wildlife Conservancy, where he aided in wildlife conservation efforts.

Scientists who study humankind’s longest animal companions will travel to 51·çÁ÷ for the 2022 Canine Science Conference, Oct. 7–9.