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11/10/09 - Professor emeritus honored as outstanding educator

Scott Warren, the Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor Emeritus of Botany at Connecticut College, has received »

10/28/09 - Glowing creatures create a buzz about science

Chemistry professor Marc Zimmer calls them colleagues. Others call them salamanders, or, more specifically, »

9/25/09 - College awarded more than $1.6 million in faculty research grants

Connecticut College has been awarded more than $1.6 million in faculty research grants since the beginning »

9/1/09 - $1 million gift will support the sciences

Connecticut College has received a $1 million gift to support science education. The gift, from an anonymous »

7/28/09 - Ethnobotany walk Aug. 8 at Connecticut College Arboretum

Manuel Lizarralde, associate professor of anthropology at Connecticut College, will lead an ethnobotany »

7/6/09 - Slideshow: Science students conduct summer research

Don´t know what "preparation of manganese oxide nanoparticles" means? Sometimes a picture really »

6/9/09 - Student studies rat recess

On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in early June, rising junior Liz FineSmith is on the second floor of Bill »

5/21/09 - Student mixes theater with virtual reality to create designer tool

Laura Schuman ´09 was working on costumes for a main stage campus production during her sophomore »

5/13/09 - Connecticut College honored as environmental leader

Connecticut College is one of eight organizations and individuals across the state recognized as Climate »

5/4/09 - Students look to wind for energy production

Six students are completing an independent study to determine the feasibility of a wind turbine on campus. »

5/1/09 - Junior mixes tough science course load with study abroad

Before she arrived at Connecticut College, Rita Holak ´10, a double major in behavioral neuroscience »

4/3/09 - Connecticut College Professor: ´Global Warming could drastically change earth´s ecology´

Forty-eight million years ago, during a period of intense global warming, the world´s tiniest warmth-seeking »

4/2/09 - 2009 Goldwater Scholar: ´Faculty develop students into scientists´

Two Connecticut College students have received national recognition by The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship »

3/26/09 - ´Celebration Earth: 2009´ packs April with Earth Day events at Connecticut College

This April, Connecticut College is cranking Earth Day up a notch with a month´s worth of events »

3/18/09 - Edible insects! Students taste creepy crawly delicacies

If you really are what you eat, Botany Professor Manuel Lizarralde is an insect. The tasty kind - lightly »

2/26/09 - Arboretum hosts discussion about global warming

Registration is open for a two-part book discussion of "Six Degrees: Our Future on a Hotter Planet" »

2/25/09 - Connecticut College continues to offset energy usage

Connecticut College has purchased wind renewable energy certificates (RECs) to offset an estimated 100 »

2/13/09 - Students head to D.C. for green ´Power Shift´

A total of 120 Connecticut College students will attend Power Shift ´09, a four-day climate and »

1/28/09 - Connecticut College presents spring seminars in Chemistry

The Connecticut College Department of Chemistry will host a series of six spring seminars that will culminate »

12/8/08 - Professor´s discoveries solve crimes, offer clues about climate change

If the long-forgotten remains of an undiscovered dinosaur were found hidden in the Poconos Mountains, »

11/26/08 - Connecticut College to host 4th annual ´Kids Judge´ neuroscience fair

Behavioral Neuroscience students at Connecticut College are inviting elementary school students to judge »

10/24/08 - Students bring a global perspective to environmental issues

Whether studying eco-tourism in Costa Rica, "demon starfish" in Japan or sustainable architecture in »

10/16/08 - Seven new government grants support science research

Connecticut College has been awarded seven grants totaling $584,387 to support science research. The »

9/26/08 - Mud, rats and brains: Bronx students get a taste of science at Connecticut College

This month, 40 DeWitt Clinton students came to campus to see what studying science at Connecticut College »

9/24/08 - Connecticut College to host fall seminars in chemistry

The Connecticut College department of chemistry is hosting a series of six fall seminars. »

8/18/08 - Connecticut College awarded $50,000 to establish science scholarship

The Maximillian E. and Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc. has awarded a $50,000 grant to establish the »

7/22/08 - Students - and robots - learn in professor´s robotics lab

Not every robot goes on to explore Mars. Some of them end up in Director of Computer Science Gary Parker´s »

4/22/08 - Hearst Foundation´s $300k grant to support an innovative science curriculum at Connecticut College

Connecticut College has received a $300,000 grant from The Hearst Foundation Inc. to establish the William »

4/16/08 - Connecticut College finishes in top 10 in RecycleMania

Connecticut College recycled 44.83 pounds per person and 40.36 percent of the solid waste generated on »

4/11/08 - Connecticut College to celebrate Earth Day-Community Day with a variety of environment-themed events April 19

Connecticut College will host an Earth Day/Community Day celebration with a variety of events for children »

4/1/08 - Juniors Audrey Davis and Stephen Rossiter awarded Goldwater Honorable Mentions

Two Connecticut College juniors, Audrey Davis and Stephen Rossiter, have been awarded 2008 Barry M. Goldwater »

2/27/08 - Connecticut College Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics hosting spring lecture series

The Connecticut College Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics is hosting a series of three »

1/28/08 - Author and Native American Educator Greg Cajete to speak at Connecticut College Jan. 31

Native American educator and author Greg Cajete will give a talk titled, "Native Science: Implications »

12/18/07 - Connecticut College launches Science Leaders Program for underrepresented students

Connecticut College has launched a new program to increase the number of women and minority students »

11/19/07 - Connecticut College launches on-campus composting initiative

With one big grind, Connecticut College officially began composting earlier today, as the college community »

11/15/07 - Chemistry Professor Marc Zimmer named 2007 Professor of the Year

A Connecticut College chemistry professor known for recruiting and mentoring women and minorities in »

11/7/07 - Tyler Dunham makes a great "green" impact

Tyler Dunham ´09 has been a driving force behind Connecticut College´s efforts to go green, »

10/16/07 - Connecticut College professor to speak about the importance of large nature reserves

Robert Askins, the Karla Heurich Harrison ´28 Director of the Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation »

9/24/07 - Connecticut College Arboretum holding all day herb seminar Oct. 13

The Connecticut College Arboretum will hold an all day herb seminar, "At Home with Herbs: Living the »

9/14/07 - Connecticut College to commemorate the centennial of Rachel Carson´s birth on Sept. 21

Connecticut College is celebrating the centennial of the birth of Rachel Carson, the late biologist, »

9/14/07 - Connecticut College Arboretum hosting tree identification workshop Sept. 22

The Connecticut College Arboretum is hosting "Name that Tree," a tree identification workshop, on Saturday, »

9/10/07 - Award-winning author and environmentalist to talk about "Man, Nature and Climate Change" at Connecticut College on Sept. 20

She has traveled from Alaska to Greenland to research the scientific and political issues behind global »

7/6/07 - Richard H. Goodwin, early land preservationist and Connecticut College professor, dies at 96

Richard H. Goodwin, land preservationist, past president of the Nature Conservancy and Katharine Blunt »

5/23/07 - Connecticut College professor receives funding to continue research on bioluminescence in defense technology

Bruce Branchini, the Hans and Ella McCollum-Vahlteich ´21 Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut »

5/2/07 - Connecticut College alumna funds student initiative for composting on campus

An anonymous Connecticut College alumna has stepped up to fund a student-initiated environmental program »

4/18/07 - Connecticut College recognized for purchasing the most green power among its peer institutions

Connecticut College today was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the 2006-2007 »

4/18/07 - Conn recognized for purchasing more green power than peer institutions

Connecticut College has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as the 2006-2007 »

4/17/07 - Connecticut College students reduce energy use in residence halls by 12 percent

Connecticut College students decreased their energy usage in the campus residence halls by 12 percent »

4/3/07 - Seniors present research on genetic mutations that keep flies flightless

At a recent international conference for scientists who study the fruit fly, Connecticut College seniors »

3/27/07 - Professor awarded $205,500 to study cancer-related protein

Martha Grossel, associate professor of biology at Connecticut College, has been awarded a $205,500 grant »

3/8/07 - Conference to focus on saving biological diversity

Top conservation biologists, economists and political scientists from around the country will gather »

3/6/07 - Biology professor receives $205,500 grant to study cancer-related protein

Martha Grossel, associate professor of biology at Connecticut College, has been awarded a $205,500 grant »

3/2/07 - College to sponsor Earth Day-Community Day celebration

Connecticut College and the Connecticut College Arboretum will celebrate Earth Day-Community Day with »

3/1/07 - College continues commitment to renewable energy

For five years, Connecticut College has purchased renewable energy certificates (RECs) that provide a »

3/1/07 - College implements cage-free egg policy in dining halls

Connecticut College has announced that it will exclusively use cage-free shell eggs in its student dining »

3/1/07 - Conference on endangered species protection and biological diversity April 6-7

Top conservation biologists, economists and political scientists from around the country will gather »

2/26/07 - Higdon signs Presidents Climate Commitment

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. has pledged that Connecticut College will make plans »

2/23/07 - Connecticut College president pledges to plan for campus carbon neutrality

Connecticut College President Leo I. Higdon, Jr. has pledged that Connecticut College will make plans »

2/19/07 - Environmental advocate Chafee to deliver keynote

Lincoln Chafee, former Republican senator from Rhode Island, will be the keynote speaker at the Connecticut »

2/15/07 - Lincoln Chafee, former U.S. senator and environmental advocate, to speak Feb. 22

Lincoln Chafee, former Republican senator from Rhode Island, will be the keynote speaker at the Connecticut »

2/9/07 - Symposium impresses student researchers

Four Connecticut College students took a detour on their way back to campus from winter break and headed »

2/2/07 - Arboretum Director to give lecture on invasive exotic plants Feb. 7

Glenn Dreyer, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Director of the Connecticut College Arboretum, will »

2/2/07 - Department of chemistry hosting series of spring seminars

Connecticut College department of chemistry hosting series of spring seminars »

1/19/07 - College named finalist in contest for $25,000 grant to realize ´green dream´

Connecticut College has been named one of ten finalists in the "Ecomagination Challenge," sponsored »

1/17/07 - Help CC students win Ecomagination challenge

Connecticut College has been selected as one of ten finalists in the "Ecomagination Challenge," »

1/9/07 - Redesign, revitalizing in the Arboretum

Unhealthy hemlock removal and Arboretum pond dredging are parts of two major projects slated for this »

1/4/07 - Pond dredging, re-landscaping at Arboretum to be undertaken this year

Two major projects to increase habitat diversity, redesign public space and improve forest health at »

12/15/06 - Energy savings may be music to their ears

Students have launched an initiative for conserving fuel and electricity use this winter. The incentive? »

12/12/06 - Student-directed "Concert from Conservation" competition to raise funds for concert by saving energy

Students at Connecticut College have initiated a "Concert from Conservation" competition between »

12/7/06 - Under the microscope: student research

Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Connecticut College student Zumara De La Cruz '07 says she was »

12/5/06 - The brain is fair game for kids

Candy brains, smashed bicycle helmets and optical illusions filled the 1941 Room on Saturday, Dec. 1, »

11/29/06 - Media Advisory: Local elementary students to judge Connecticut College science projects at Neuroscience Fair Dec. 2

Neuroscience Fair on Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Media Advisory: Local elementary students to judge »

11/28/06 - Environmental awards for College, Arbo director

Connecticut College´s environmental focus was recognized recently as the college's Arboretum and »

11/22/06 - Screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," featuring Al Gore, Dec. 1

Connecticut College will host a screening of "An Inconvenient Truth," featuring former Vice »

11/16/06 - Arboretum workshop "Creating Holiday Ornaments from Nature" Dec. 1

The Connecticut College Arboretum is offering a workshop on "Creating Holiday Ornaments From Nature" »

11/15/06 - Connecticut College, arboretum director receive awards from Connecticut Urban Forest Council

Connecticut College's environmental focus was recognized recently as the college and its staff received »

11/14/06 - Deep sea fluorescence subject of talk Nov. 16

Charles Mazel, a principal research scientist at Physical Sciences Inc. and founder of Nightsea, a company »

11/10/06 - Arboretum offers "Say it with Herbs" workshop for making holiday gifts

The Connecticut College Arboretum is still accepting registrations for "Say It with Herbs," »

11/9/06 - Aquarium trainer to talk about Beluga Whale artificial insemination Nov. 30

Justin Richard, a 2003 graduate of Connecticut College and a trainer at Mystic Aquarium, will give a »

11/8/06 - The chemistry of compost in Arboretum lecture, workshop Nov. 18

The Connecticut College Arboretum is offering a lecture/workshop "A Chemist Takes A Closer Look »

11/1/06 - Ethnic gardens are topic of author Patricia Klindienst´s talk Nov. 3

Author Patricia Klindienst will speak about her most recent book, "The Earth Knows My Name: Food, »

10/30/06 - Naturalistic landscaping how-to

A daylong seminar sponsored by the Connecticut College Arboretum on Saturday, Nov. 4, will offer homeowners »

10/23/06 - Annual fall star gazing event on Oct. 28

Connecticut College will host the annual Halloween family star gazing event at the F.W. Olin Science »

10/23/06 - Cartographer to receive environmental award

National Geographic Society's chief cartographer, alumnus Allen Carroll '73 will be the fifth to receive »

10/6/06 - Arboretum plans Pumpkin Circle for children Oct. 21

Registration is still open for the "Pumpkin Circle" storytelling and craft gathering for children »

10/6/06 - Arboretum mum and pumpkin sale Oct. 23

The Connecticut College Arboretum is setting up a "Mum and Pumpkin Patch" on Friday, October »

10/2/06 - Conn College to host skeptic´s discussion of intelligent design Oct. 10

Michael Shermer, editor-in-chief of "Skeptic Magazine," best-selling author and co-host and »

9/27/06 - Wind feasibility study under way

Connecticut College has partnered with Global Energy Concepts (GEC) to take the first step in determining »

9/25/06 - Conn College studying feasibility of wind turbine on campus

Connecticut College has partnered with Global Energy Concepts (GEC) to take the first step in determining »

9/14/06 - Botany professor gets $90K state grant to monitor water quality

Peter A. Siver, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Professor of Botany and director of the environmental »

9/13/06 - CC sets biology, botany and environmental science lectures for Fall 2006

Connecticut College will present a series of lectures this fall sponsored by the biology and botany departments »

9/6/06 - Tidelands research buoyed by grants

Scott Warren, Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Botany at Connecticut College, has received a total »

8/4/06 - CC Arboretum offers family-oriented marine mammal stranding program presentation Aug. 12

The Connecticut College Arboretum will present "Protecting Long Island Sound´s Marine Mammals »

8/2/06 - Every failure brings them closer to success

Chemistry professor Timo Ovaska and four CC students are working this summer to create molecules, similar »

7/25/06 - FRESH veggies, environmental ed for kids

For New London youth, the long, hot summer will stay as fresh as hand-picked veggies from the garden, »

7/25/06 - Chemistry professor gets $205,500 NIH grant to create molecules in fight against disease

A Connecticut College professor and his undergraduate students are hoping that their failures lead to »

7/12/06 - The buzz: jellyfish protein a tool vs mosquitoes

As summer heats up, it's a great time to ponder: What if you could sterilize male mosquitoes so that »

7/10/06 - CC Arboretum children´s workshop "Journey of a Potato" July 15

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6/27/06 - Internship delivers a daily dolphin dose

You know it's going to be a good summer when your internship co-workers are named Alvin, Casique, Dazzle »

6/20/06 - Exploring science with Nobel laureates

Eben Cross '03 admits that one of his goals in life is "to save the planet" - and he's doing »

6/19/06 - CC Arboretum trip to Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum July 10

The Connecticut College Arboretum is offering a bus trip to the Green Animals topiary garden and Blithewold »

6/7/06 - Arboretum to celebrate 75th anniversary

The public is invited to join in the Connecticut College Arboretum Members´ and Friends´ »

6/6/06 - 75th anniversary celebration for Connecticut College Arboretum, June 9

There will be an evening of celebration on June 9th from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Connecticut College Arboretum »

5/21/06 - Grads called on to help save environment

Nobel Peace prize laureate Wangari Maathai, an internationally renowned environmentalist and peace activist »

5/15/06 - Environmental activist to be Commencement speaker

Wangari Maathai, the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, will be the 88th Commencement »

5/3/06 - Researching frontiers of molecular biology

What's the latest in genomics research? Proteomics? Which areas are most promising for graduate study? The »

5/2/06 - Connecticut College Arboretum guided tour schedules set

The Connecticut College Arboretum, New London, Connecticut, offers free public guided tours every Sunday »

4/24/06 - College emerges a leader in RecycleMania

In its first foray into the national RecycleMania contest, Connecticut College emerged No. 1 among participating »

4/24/06 - Connecticut College Arboretum free annual wildflower walk May 5

The public is invited to join Glenn Dreyer, Connecticut College Arboretum Director, and Jeff Smith, Arboretum »

4/20/06 - College´s energy initiatives featured on CPTV

Connecticut College's environmental initiatives - including solar panel installation, compact fluorescent »

4/14/06 - Conn College ranks No. 1 in Connecticut in RecycleMania 2006

In its first foray into the national RecycleMania contest, Connecticut College emerged No. 1 in the state, »

4/12/06 - Lecture on ´Evolution and Intelligent Design´ April 20

Phillip Barnes, associate professor of biology at Connecticut College, will explore the nature of science »

4/12/06 - Conn College Earth Day celebration includes vendors, events and music, April 22

Connecticut College will celebrate Earth Day with earth-friendly events, music and vendors on Saturday, »

4/11/06 - College to observe, celebrate Earth Week

Connecticut College, whose tradition of environmental awareness and caretaking precedes the dawn of Earth »

4/7/06 - CC continues commitment to renewable energy

In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of its energy usage, Connecticut College's Environmental »

4/7/06 - CC to mark ´Earth Week´ with lectures and a celebration of Earth Day

Connecticut College, whose tradition of environmental awareness and caretaking precedes the dawn of Earth »

4/6/06 - "Security, Sustainability, and Spirituality and Wind Power" April 17

The Connecticut College Renewable Energy Club will sponsor a special Earth Week presentation and lecture »

4/5/06 - Wind energy potential panel discussion April 19

Is the answer to the world's energy issues blowing in the wind? Representatives of three energy groups »

3/9/06 - Symposium links art, science, media, technology

"Connectivity," the 10th biennial Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology Symposium at Connecticut »

2/22/06 - Alumna gives to environmental center

The matriarch of a multigenerational Connecticut College family has recently given the college $1 million »

2/22/06 - Biology professor/journal editor on ´writing science´ March 2

Stephen T. Threlkeld, professor of biology at the University of Mississippi and managing editor of a »

2/21/06 - CC alumna donates $1 million to support Goodwin-Niering Center for Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies

The matriarch of a multigenerational Connecticut College family has recently given the college $1 million »

1/18/06 - Chemistry professor to receive ACS Burlew Award

Marc Zimmer, the Barbara Zaccheo Kohn '72 Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut College, has been chosen »

11/18/05 - Geomorphologist´s Dec. 7 lecture on human battle to control Mississippi River

Geomorphologist Doug Thompson, associate professor of physics, astronomy and geophysics at Connecticut »

11/17/05 - Lighting the way to save energy

If all goes according to plan, more than three quarters of the Connecticut College student body will »

11/10/05 - Pre-med in a lab down under

XuanThao (Kathleen) Nguyen, a Connecticut College junior, spent much of her time in the laboratory conducting »

11/8/05 - UN Millennium Goals, world poverty forum Nov. 9

Connecticut College professors will join a retired United Nations official and a political scientist »

11/4/05 - "Greener" technique for printmaking

Timothy McDowell, professor of art, is on his way to transforming the printmaking studios at Connecticut »

10/27/05 - Panel to probe stem cells, cloning issues Nov. 9

New developments in stem cell and cloning research provide great potential for treating human diseases »

10/20/05 - Free family star gazing Nov. 5

The observatory at Connecticut College will be open to the public the night of Saturday, Nov. 5, when »

10/10/05 - Physics department´s nanotechnology lecture series

The Connecticut College Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geophysics presents a fall colloquium series »

9/22/05 - Elusive marine microbe researched

Anne Bernhard, Connecticut College assistant professor of biology, has co-authored research on an elusive »

9/22/05 - Sept. 29 seminar to focus on alpine paleolimnology

Christian Kamenik of Bigelow Laboratories will present a seminar on "Alpine paleolimnology and its importance »

9/21/05 - Biology professor co-authors study on microbe that yields clues to ocean nitrogen cycle

Anne Bernhard, Connecticut College assistant professor of biology, has co-authored research on an elusive »

9/19/05 - Organic garden´s first harvest

This fall, Connecticut College students are enjoying the fresh taste of organic foods grown in the college´s »

9/16/05 - CC professor gets NSF funding for student travel to Italy to research bioluminescence

Bruce Branchini, the Hans & Ella McCollum '21 Vahlteich Professor of Organic Chemistry at Connecticut »

9/16/05 - Botany professor co-publishes book on Cape Cod organisms that provide oxygen

Peter Siver, the Charles and Sarah P. Becker '27 Professor of Botany at Connecticut College, has published »

8/16/05 - State funds professor study of Long Island Sound microorganisms, marsh restoration

Anne Bernhard, assistant professor of biology, has received state funding for a project that will study »

8/12/05 - Professor co-discovers 50 million-year-old fossil

In a recent co-discovery of 50 million-year-old fossils of a common freshwater group of algae, Peter »

8/10/05 - Professor´s essay in "Chronicle of Higher Education"

Marc Zimmer, Barbara Zaccheo Kohn ´72 Professor of Chemistry, has published an article, "How »

8/9/05 - Botanist awarded grant to monitor state´s lakes

Botanist awarded grant to monitor state's lakes »

8/1/05 - Fishing for a cure for "ich"

Saying the word "ich" - the common, contagious, and deadly tropical fish disease - to any aquarium fish »

7/12/05 - Environmental studies program gets $25,000 boost from foundation

Connecticut College has received a grant for $25,000 from The Jean Thomas Lambert Foundation to support »

7/5/05 - USAF backs CC professor´s international spectroscopy conference

A Connecticut College physics professor who is organizing the fifth annual International Conference on »

7/1/05 - $300K Mellon Foundation grant strengthens CC environmental program

Connecticut College has received a grant for $300,000 from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support »

5/13/05 - Garden party

A new student club has sprouted up and stolen that very action as its name. "Sprout" was created »

5/3/05 - Biology benefits from HP mobile technology grant

Connecticut College has received a $74,000 HP Technology for Teaching grant to install HP mobile technology »

5/2/05 - $74,000 grant from HP for mobile technology infusion into biology curriculum

Connecticut College has received a $74,000 HP Technology for Teaching grant to install HP mobile technology »

4/29/05 - Exploring environmental justice

A sociology major at CC, senior Lauren Richter just earned a prestigious membership in the American Sociological »

4/26/05 - A future in medical school

A biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology major, sophomore Hebist Berhane ´07 has a list of »

4/15/05 - $800K grant for computer science collaboration

Boosted by an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the computer science departments at »

4/14/05 - Panamanian sociologist and activist April 23

Ruben Gonzalez, co-founder of the Alliance for Conservation and Development (ACD) in Panama, will speak »

4/8/05 - Students help save Yellowstone´s buffalo

Spring break can bring out the adventurer in college students, but only a few have the bragging rights »

4/8/05 - Food for thought: sustainability, biodiversity, human rights

An organic meal prepared with native New England foods, a film festival, a panel discussion and a tree »

4/6/05 - Mellon Foundation grant supports computer science department collaboration

Boosted by an $800,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a unique collaboration has been initiated »

4/5/05 - Students, faculty present at ACS

Eleven Connecticut College students and four professors recently returned from San Diego where they presented »

4/4/05 - Earth Day Festival April 23

Connecticut College´s Students Against Violence to the Environment (SAVE) will sponsor the college´s »

4/4/05 - Endowed chair lecture on estuarine wetlands April 6

R. Scott Warren, Connecticut College´s Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Botany, will speak »

3/15/05 - Green building policy approved

New and renovated buildings at Connecticut College will feature recycled building materials, systems »

3/15/05 - Glowing research gets NSF grant

Bruce Branchini, the Hans & Ella McCollum ´21 Vahlteich Professor of Organic Chemistry at Connecticut »

3/11/05 - Scientists to discuss "acid rain" at Goodwin-Niering Conference

Top environmental, political and economic scientists from the U.S. and Canada will gather at Connecticut »

1/24/05 - Connecticut Technology Council names biology professor Martha J. Grossel "Woman of Innovation"

Martha J. Grossel, the Connecticut College George and Carol Milne Assistant Professor of Biology, has »

10/12/04 - ´Energy, Combustion and Air Pollution´ topic of next lecture in Pfizer Seminar Series

The Connecticut College chemistry department´s Pfizer Seminar Series is under way with five seminars »

9/24/04 - CC administrator joins panel on renewable energy at national conference

Connecticut College Vice President for Administration Ulysses Hammond will speak about the college´s »

9/14/04 - Award recognizes CC professors´ tidal marsh work

Scott Warren, Jean C. Tempel ´65 Professor of Botany, and Paul Fell, Katharine Blunt Professor »

6/11/04 - CC professor wins NSF grant to survey algae in freshwater lakes and ponds on East Coast

The National Science Foundation´s Biotic Survey and Inventory Program (BS&I) has a huge task: to »

5/11/04 - 5000th white pine sapling to leave campus when College graduates Class of 2004

Across the nation, millions of college seniors will leave Commencement ceremonies next month, diplomas »

5/10/04 - CC professor gets National Institutes of Health grant to study the biological basis of anxiety

NEW LONDON, Conn. - They´ve run them ragged through mazes with no walls, inducing panic attacks, »

2/24/04 - CC unwraps new TEM for interdisciplinary ultrastructural research

A new digital transmission electron microscope (TEM), which will advance research and research training »

2/2/04 - Kresge Challenge Grant raises $2 million for the sciences

On February 1, CC reached its goal for a Kresge Challenge grant that caps a $2 million fundraising drive »

12/22/03 - CC Arboretum to restore meadow habitat on 12 acres north of campus

Connecticut College Arboretum will undertake a multi-phased project to convert forest and thicket to »

12/8/03 - Student scientist is charting a course from Nepal to NASA

Amrata Gupta ´06 hopes to eventually pave her way to the labs of NASA through multi-year resea »

11/24/03 - Faculty and students explore capabilities of new GIS lab

You can use Geographic Information Systems to make detailed maps of, say, migration routes used by dark-eyed »

11/4/03 - CC invites public to view total lunar eclipse Nov. 8 at its Olin Observatory

CC invites public to view total lunar eclipse Nov. 8 at its Olin Observatory »

9/26/03 - National Science Foundation awards CC grant for digital transmission electron microscope

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Connecticut College $318,374 to purchase a digital »

9/23/03 - CC biology professor wins NIH grant for cancer cell research

Deborah Eastman, assistant professor of biology, who has extensive experience in supervising research »

9/4/03 - HHMI grant funds Summer Science at CC

This is Summer Science at Connecticut College, the start each year of a remarkable program, funded by »

8/20/03 - CC professor Chikako Mese gets National Science Foundation grant to further mathematical research

Research being conducted by a Connecticut College professor and fully funded by a recently awarded $71,625 »

5/27/03 - Professor, graduate to travel to Cuba for eco-convention

Jane Dawson, Virginia Eason Weinmann ´51 Associate Professor of Government, and Sarah Zisa, a 2003 »

3/31/03 - Olin observatory event April 5 to coincide with National Dark Sky Week

Connecticut College will have an open house at its Olin Observatory on Saturday, April 5, from 7 to 9:30 »

3/27/03 - NSF supports professor´s plan to develop Web-based guide to microscopic biodiversity

Peter A. Siver, Charles and Sarah P. Becker ´27 Professor of Botany, has been awarded a $75,000 »

3/5/03 - Goodwin-Niering Center conference on coastal development and conservation March 28 and 29

The conflict between coastal development and conservation will be the focus of a conference titled "Our »

12/18/02 - CC gets another donation toward its $2 million science equipment, maintenance goal

With two significant contributions made and a steering committee established, Connecticut College´s »

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