The assistant professor of biology was awarded $356,028 as part of a larger collaborative grant to fund her work exploring why certain "infochemicals" in the ocean cause phytoplankton death. This summer, Whalen is in Norway conducting field work with her student Anna Schrecengost '18 at the Norwegian National Mesocosm Centre at the Espegrend Marine Biological Station to understand how a bacterial molecule, or "infochemical," she identified—known as HHQ—influences the dynamics of natural communities of bacteria and phytoplankton.

With his Summer Research Assistantship funded by the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities, the rising senior is bridging disciplines as he prepares to write his sociology thesis about unconscionability in contract law.

The biology major is conducting research in Bergen, Norway, with scientists from the U.S. and Europe. To help fund the journey, Schrecengost earned a Frances Velay Womens' Science Research Fellowship, which encourages women’s leadership in the sciences, through the Koshland Integrated National Science Center (KINSC).

The intended astrophysics major is using funding from the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center to study the magnetic fields of gaseous clouds that provide matter for our galaxy’s stars.

Astronomy and the Telescope

Through July 28, 2017
Sharpless Gallery, Magill Library

Curated by Victor Medina Del Toro '17, Expanding the Universe problematizes the conventional wisdom of rapid scientific progress in astronomy after the creation of the telescope. Details »

Congratulations, Class of 2017!

Commencement is Saturday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. in the Alumni Field House. Tickets are not required.

Commencement 2017 will take place on Saturday, May 13, at 10:00 a.m. Honorary degrees will be awarded to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Yvon Chouinard.

May 5, 2017—May 12, 2017
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

The Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition will represent the culmination of studies at Haverford College for the eight seniors graduating in 2017. Details »

Opening Talk & Reception
Friday, May 5, 2017
5:30—7:30 p.m. 
Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery

The Fine Arts Senior Thesis Exhibition will represent the culmination of studies at Haverford College for the eight seniors graduating in 2017. Details »

Open Campus Day gave admitted students a chance to interact with their possible future professors, fellow classmates, and other Fords. The day’s program included campus tours, fairs highlighting student activities and academic disciplines, student agency, and more.