Illustration of wetland plants with birds in flight in the background

A Living World

Aug 08, 2024
Now on display on Burling's first floor is “A Living World,” a collection of fiction, poetry, film, cookbooks, history, and science centered on our relationships to and uses of the land.
Nichole Henning, Saniya Kelkar, Elizabeth Clarkson, and Nikki Ware, in casual clothes, stand together

Are You Paying Attention? Grinnellians Investigate Attention and Memory

Aug 07, 2024
This summer, four Grinnell College students are collaborating with Chris Conway, visiting associate professor of cognitive psychology, to investigate attention and learning —along with other variables that can affect them, such as personality, musical experience, and stress levels.
Peter-Michael Osera stands in front of a slide of equations with a thumbs up gesture

Peter-Michael Osera Receives Prestigious NSF Award

Aug 01, 2024
Associate Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department Peter-Michael Osera  has received a significant grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Keanu with Dr. Hall in front of NN4Y summit banner.

Student Growth Through Professional Travel

Jul 23, 2024
Wilson Center funds allow students to explore professional interests related to leadership and innovation in various fields.
Summer flowers bloom in front of the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts

Harrison Receives $20K Grant to Host Workshop on French Theatre

Jul 23, 2024
Professor of French David Harrison has received a grant from the Alliance for the Advancement of Liberal Arts Colleges to host a workshop on early modern French theatre.
Ryuta smiles in foreground with sky full of kites behind

Ryuta’s Journey

Jul 22, 2024
Ryuta Kure ’25, a computer science and economics major from Japan, mentored other international students, studied in Budapest, and conducted mentored research that resulted in an original video game — which you can play here!
A photograph of an unseen person’s hand holding a sheath of papers printed in black and white. The top page reads Women and Their Bodies.

How We Write About Reproductive Failure

Jul 11, 2024
Gina Schlesselman-Tarango, associate professor and science librarian, traveled to Harvard archives for her research studying the evolution of feminist conversations around fertility and miscarriage.
Professor Charlote Christensen in class with electrical current visible in the foreground during and experiment

Christensen named a Scialog® Fellow to study the Legacy Survey of Space and Time

Jul 11, 2024
Charlotte Christensen, associate professor of physics at Grinnell College, has been named a Scialog® Fellow.
Map showing Grinnell's location in Iowa

Falling into Place

Jul 10, 2024
A new Grinnell course, Historical Landscapes of Grinnell, encourages students to explore local history and build connections in the community.
A line of students trek uphill through lush foliage in the Brazilian countryside. The sky is blue and dotted with clouds.

Bittersweet: A Global Pursuit of Sugar’s Past

Jul 09, 2024
Traveling to Cuba, Louisiana, and Brazil, 15 Grinnellians spent a semester studying the colonial legacy of sugar production.

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