Outside of athletics, Strayer, a psychology major, helped start an after-school program for children living near campus who have autism. Photo: Thom Carroll.
Cricketer Alisa Strayer ’13—who picked up the sport her freshman year—surprises with her “flighty ball.” Read “Bowling Them Over on the Cricket Field” in the Spring/Summer 2013 issue of Haverford magazine »
Professor of Physics Walter Smith sings and plays the baritone ukelele for a class. Read all about it on philly.com. Photo: Clem Murray.
Virtually all our Physics & 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.
A beautiful view of the city of Siena from the Duomo (city's cathedral). Photo: Diane Rojas '14.
“Looking out on this gorgeous vista, I could not help but be thankful to go to a school that offers me opportunities like the very one I am experiencing now. And while I miss Haverford, I am having the time … Continue reading
Professor of Physics Walter Smith, pictured here in the lab with a student, is also known for his Physics Sing-Along.
Virtually all our Physics & 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.
A beautiful view of the city of Siena from the Duomo (city's cathedral). Photo: Diane Rojas '14.
“Looking out on this gorgeous vista, I could not help but be thankful to go to a school that offers me opportunities like the very one I am experiencing now. And while I miss Haverford, I am having the time … Continue reading
Glenn Kaino, Graft (Ostrich), 2006. Python skin, ostrich, feathers, plastic, thread and paint, lifesize. Installation photo by Andy Kim '10.
In a unique student-faculty collaboration, Professor Carol Solomon and Janet Yoon ’10 co-curated Mapping Identity, an exhibition featuring internationally-recognized artists whose works deal with issues of transnational identity, and the effects of displacement, exile, hybridity cosmopolitanism and the state of … Continue reading
The KINSC is named in honor of Marian E. Koshland. Several generations of Koshland family members have graduated from Haverford, including current Board Chair Catherine Koshland '72.
The Departments of astronomy, biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics, and psychology are housed in the state-of-the-art Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center (KINSC).
Asst. Professor of Chemistry Helen White (right) with Katie Sheline '13 aboard a research vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Through funding from the KINSC’s travel stipend program, Katie Sheline ’13 was able to join Environmental chemist Helen White as part of a team of scientists on a research cruise that studied the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf … Continue reading
Sarah Brown '12 in the chemistry lab within the KINSC. Her senior thesis, in Psychology, is about evolutionary developmental psychology.
Academic departments maintain state-of-the-art research instrumentation for both research and teaching. The equipment that students learn to use in introductory courses plays a major role in both their research and in classes such as Superlab.
Meaghan Ryan '11 wrote her senior thesis on gender, art and power in 16th-century Italy.
“I cannot imagine writing a senior thesis of the same quality without my CPGC experience in Venice. …I felt it was essential to experience the urban environment first hand.” – Meaghan Ryan ’11 The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship … Continue reading
Glenn Kaino, Graft (Ostrich), 2006. Python skin, ostrich, feathers, plastic, thread and paint, lifesize. Installation photo by Andy Kim '10.
In a unique student-faculty collaboration, Professor Carol Solomon and Janet Yoon ’10 co-curated Mapping Identity, a group exhibition featuring internationally-recognized artists whose works deal with issues of transnational identity, and the effects of displacement, exile, hybridity cosmopolitanism and the state … Continue reading
Jacob Lowy '14 chronicled his week abroad, which included sampling a true Belgian waffle.
Visiting Professor of Economics Biswajit Banerjee and 17 students spent fall break visiting the European Commission in Brussels and the Central European Bank in Germany.