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Assistant Professor of Physics Ramesh Adhikari has been developing a bio-based energy source from materials that are right under our feet: leaves.

Anna Sims Bartel has been appointed to serve as the Gretchen Hoadley Burke ’81 Endowed Chair for regional studies for the 2026–27 academic year.

In April, Lindsey Glass ’19 and Brooke Sweeney ’19 returned to campus to join Doug Johnson, dean of academic and curricular affairs and William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of psychological and brain sciences, for a conversation with students in his seminar, Attention: William James to TikTok, on psychology, the rise of artificial intelligence, and attention as both a psychological process and a professional resource.

More than 125 ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ faculty, staff, and students cast votes for their preferred piece in the inaugural Art Tank event, the culmination of Professor Elizabeth Marlowe’s new, experiential learning course ARTH/MUSE 254: How (and Why) To Buy a Work of Art.

Graduates received their degrees under blue skies and sunshine Sunday morning as the ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ community celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2026, May 15–17.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ has long been known for the exceptional quality of its academic faculty and Division I coaching, but rarely do the two come together to learn from one another — until now.

Hadley Johnson ’25 has been selected for the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, a transatlantic partnership between the National Institutes of Health, the University of Oxford, and the University of Cambridge.

Professor Elizabeth Marlowe’s ARTH/MUSE 254: How (and Why) To Buy a Work of Art introduces students to the many considerations that shape museum decisions about which works of art to acquire.

ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ is leading a conversation on how to modernize and reinvigorate language education with its recent Conference on Innovative Approaches to Language Education.

Jeff Bary, Sweet Family Chair and professor of physics and astronomy, has made preserving dark skies a personal mission. It has led him to partner with Professor of Geography Mike Loranty as well as students and regional institutions to measure light pollution and identify areas for improvement.