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Teacher studies Vietnam

Author Robert K. Brigham was mentioned in a Richfield Reaper story about a Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History seminar on the Vietnam Conflict.

Poughkeepsie updating Natural Resources Inventory

Mid Hudson News writes about a Poughkeepsie natural resources inventory compiled over three years by Vassar students, staff, and faculty.

Robot “Tongue” Tastes Whiskey in Another Step Towards Sci-Fi Future

John Long, Professor of Biology and Cognitive Science on the John Guy Chair and Cognitive Science Department Chair, was quoted in a Great Courses Daily story.

Bryan W. Van Norden won the American Philosophical Association’s 2019 Public Philosophy Op-Ed Contest for his New York Times essay “The Ignorant Do Not Have a Right to an Audience.”

The Ruse of Fiction: An Interview with Amitava Kumar

Amitava Kumar and his latest book, Immigrant, Montana, were the subjects of a Public Books story.

A Treasure Trove of Ancient Massive Galaxies

Professor Elmegreen discusses the significance of recent discoveries of very distant massive galaxies in the early Universe.

Hindu College Awarded its Illustrious Alumni at the 17th edition of Distinguished Alumni Awards-2019

Amitava Kumar received a Distinguished Alumni Award from Hindu College, University of Delhi.

A new 3D map of the Milky Way flaunts our galaxy’s warped shape

Professor of Astronomy Debra Elmegreen discusses new findings about the spiral structure of the Milky Way and its warped disk.

5 Questions with Adedoyin Teriba

Joe Waters, the CEO of Capita interviewed Adedoyin Teriba, Assistant Professor of Art and Urban Studies about how architecture, Early Childhood education, the Civil Rights Movement and urbanism in Africa intertwine.