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Peter Groffman to give lecture, “When Yards Look Alike: Ecological Homogenization and Alternative Futures for Urban America” on May 2, 2018

Peter Groffman will give a lecture titled, “When Yards Look Alike: Ecological Homogenization and Alternative Futures for Urban America” on Wednesday, May 2 at 5:30pm in the Environmental Cooperative Barn. This event is free and open to the public.

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The Case for Extra Virgin Olive Oil: Vassar and Italian Scientists Prove Its Benefits

After four years of testing extra virgin olive oil from groves in Italy and California, Chemistry Prof. Miriam Rossi and an interdisciplinary team of Vassar researchers and Italian scientists have shown that this staple of Mediterranean cuisine has some remarkable health benefits.

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Vassar to host first Global Campus event March 28; presentations by two students and four faculty members, followed by discussion by the campus community.

On Wednesday, March 28, Vassar College will host, “Global Campus,” an event that will celebrate the student government’s Sesquicentennial by focusing on the college’s current and future status as a place for global learning and dialog, President Elizabeth Bradley announced.

Announcement Posted 3/23/2018

Professor Paul Farmer of Harvard University to speak on “Structural Violence and Public Health: Reflections on the West African Ebola Epidemic” on March 1, 2018

Paul Farmer, Harvard Professor, Medical Anthropologist and Physician, and Co-Founder of Partners in Health, will speak on his research and experiences during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa between 2004 and 2016, on Thursday, March 1, at 6:00pm in The Villard Room, Main Building. This event is free and open to the public.

Announcement Posted 3/1/2018

So You Want To Be an Engineer? The Vassar-Dartmouth Dual Degree Program

Twenty-three Vassar sophomores—a record number—are applying for admission to the dual degree program at Dartmouth’s Thayer School of Engineering. The successful candidates will spend their junior year at Thayer, return to Vassar to complete their bachelor’s, and then spend a fifth year at Thayer to earn a bachelor’s in engineering.

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