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New Grant for the Loeb for Important Painting Conservation

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center has secured a grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation for the conservation of “Lyric,” a 1951 oil on canvas by the late American artist Joan Mitchell (1925–1992).

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Local Grantmaker Supports Wimpfheimer Playground Fundraiser

The Dyson Foundation awarded a grant to the Wimpfheimer’s playground equipment fund drive, which in summer 2025 raised more than $40,000 from Wimpfheimer families and friends.

Joshua de Leeuw, Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, Receives Grant from the Center for Open Science

Joshua de Leeuw, Associate Professor of Cognitive Science, received a grant from the Center for Open Science (COS) to enhance behavioral researchers’ accessibility to COS’s Open Science Framework (OSF). Josh and his team are creating an add-on for his existing DataPipe service to validate and send data directly to an OSF component, saving researchers money and time.

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Vassar President Elizabeth H. Bradley Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Elizabeth Bradley , President and Professor of Political Science and Science, Technology and Society, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . This tremendous honor recognizes Betsy’s pioneering public health efforts, extensive publications, higher education research, and innovative international partnerships.

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Vassar Women Founders Redefine Entrepreneurship—“It’s a Mindset,” They Say

Three women founders—all alums—redefine entrepreneurship as a mindset. Learn their secrets to questioning conventional wisdom, cultivating fearlessness, and navigating the path to success.

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At Signature Program, Students Working at College Museums Discuss Ways to Attract Wider Audiences

At this Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts Signature Program, students and top museum administrators from 10 colleges gathered to discuss innovative strategies for attracting a wider, more diverse audience to college museums.

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Speaker Illuminates AI’s Increasing Role in War and Government Surveillance

During a campus lecture, Steve Feldstein, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, warned that AI surveillance and affordable technology are rapidly changing modern warfare and enabling more efficient means of government surveillance and control.

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From The Onion to AI

Vassar students, faculty members and other storytellers in the media and entertainment took part in a two-day Signature Program at Vassar’s Institute for the Liberal Arts.

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Film Screening and Panel Discussion on Domestic Violence Law Showcase the Power of Grassroots Advocacy

Members of the Vassar community and people from the local community attended a screening of Beyond Survival, a documentary about the struggle for the adoption of a law that enables judges to consider imposing lower sentences on survivors of domestic abuse who can establish that their offenses were tied to such abuse.