Physics and astronomy double major Reilly Milburn ’19 used his thesis to investigate both an exciting kind of astronomical object and the tools used to detect these objects.
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This co-taught linguistics course, which explores five issues in which modality effects might be evidenced in Mandarin and American Sign Language, is experimental, as the professors and students form and test hypotheses against data together.
Computer science major Isabella Muno ’21, who recently attended the Forbes Under 30 Summit in Detroit to explore possibilities for her own campus-created startup, writes about what she learned there.
This biology course for non-majors explores how human activities impact Earth’s climate and, in turn, all living things on the planet.
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The physics major is learning more about our winged companions by examining the scientific intricacies of their feathers.
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File under:Political science major and Spanish minor Nico Kaplan ’19 is exploring the relationship between political and cultural projects by working with documentary distribution company Argot Pictures to reach Spanish-speaking audiences and organizations that stand committed to supporting immigrant communities in NYC.
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Whitehead Intern Cayley Montoya ’20 is using her love of travel and trip planning for her internship with the New York City-based travel agency Valerie Wilson Travel, where she works with the leisure department to design trips on a client-by-client basis.
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File under:The softball player and sociology major explored how trending boutique fitness studios impact contemporary notions of health, wellness, and femininity in an era defined by universalizing pushes for gender equality.
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The history major is deepening his knowledge of the field of museum studies at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
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File under:The chemistry major’s thesis involved innovative research that was published in a high-impact science journal.
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File under:The economics major will be joining IBM at their Burlington, VT., location as a data scientist.
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Anthropology major Jessica Lopez ’21 is doing her Whitehead Internship with real estate group Shift Capital to learn how a for-profit real estate group can emphasize positive social impact.
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File under:Classical languages major Paul Brucia Breitenfeld ’19 used the cultural allusions in a second-century North African Latin novel to understand the reach and oppression of the Roman empire.
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File under:In his thesis, the chemistry major explores potential cures for pancreatic cancer.
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The history major is revitalizing the past with a digital exhibit he’s producing for Tulsa’s Woody Guthrie Center.
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File under:The biology major’s thesis examined a non-toxic method of controlling the population of the Drosophila suzukii, which pose a threat to the agricultural industry by attacking fruit at a much earlier stage than their standard fruit fly counterparts.
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The writer based in Lagos, Nigeria, reports on topics as varied as women's health, trauma, and fashion aesthetics and freelances for publications such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New York Times.
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File under:For her thesis, the English major examined the politics of race and trauma in Octavia Butler’s science-fiction novel Kindred.
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