Students had hands-on time with the telescope and its control systems while gathering data and taking images of star clusters.
Peter Ferguson ’13, an astrophysics major, regulates the temperature of the WIYN 0.9-meter telescope with liquid nitrogen during a four-day field trip to Kitt Peak National Observatory.
Here students celebrate handing in their exams by tossing them to the front of the room.
In the academic context, the Honor Code engenders an immediate sense of trust and colleagueship between students and faculty and creates a relaxed, personal atmosphere.
It's not unusual for classes to have fewer than five students; nearly 35% have fewer than ten.
The Fine Arts at Haverford emphasize the individual. Studio classes are small and all students—from beginners to declared majors—receive individual, focused instruction, and are encouraged to develop the physical and critical skills necessary to create art.
Environmental anthropologist Nikhil Anand lectures on the history of the global environmental movement.
The Tri-College Environmental Studies Program offers students across the three campuses an interdisciplinary approach to some of the crucial issues of our time.
Bamboo stem section stained with Toluidine Blue O (TBO).
Biology superlab is designed so that students get first hand experience using techniques and equipment commonly used in graduate labs and research facilities; however, what really makes superlab special is the independence the professors give.
Hank Glassman with a Jizō statue (center) in the College’s Japanese garden.
More than 25 years after first laying eyes on a cloth-draped stone statue in Japan, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies Hank Glassman publishes his book on Buddhist deity Jizō. Read the Spring/Summer 2012 Faculty Profile in HAVERFORD magazine »
Assistant Prof. Beth Willman and 5 students visited the Kitt Peak National Observatory (pictured here) over fall break. Read about it in the Astronoblog.
Virtually all Haverford Physics and Astronomy majors engage in cutting-edge research, working closely with faculty in fields such as biophysics, quantum computers, cosmology, quantum gravity, fluid dynamics, nanoscience, and extra-galactic astronomy.
Wendy Sternberg and Emily Alspector '08 observe a stained slice of mouse brain as part of the senior thesis experience.
Students interested in studying the nervous system can declare a concentration in Neural and Behavioral Sciences (NBS). Professor Wendy Sternberg’s behavioral neuroscience lab focuses on nervous system mechanisms of pain and pain inhibition in laboratory mice and Haverford athletes.
Leaf Walk, Red, 2009, Oil on canvas, 12.5” x 12.5”, © Ying Li. Courtesy of the artist and Lohin Geduld Gallery, New York.
Ying Li: No Middle Way Friday, September 7—Friday October 12, 2012 Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery Curated by Franklin Einspruch, this exhibit explores Haverford College professor of fine arts Ying Li’s visceral connection with place through landscapes. Details »
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Casey Londergan (yellow coat) is being honored for his dual role as a “scholar-educator” with $505,424 to fund his research.
Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.
Professor of biology Robert Fairman will receive $350,612 from the National Institutes of Health to use animal models to study protein aggregation in Huntington’s disease.
Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.
Anthropologist Jesse Weaver Shipley (pictured with camera during a recent visit to Kenya) has embarked on an initiative to showcase the rising phenomenon that is African hip-hop.
Haverford faculty model academic excellence through their scholarship and an ongoing commitment to compelling, effective instruction.