Newton People Nov 10, 2009
Lindsey Polishook of West Newton is studying in Carmarthen, Wales, as part of an off-campus program of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., designed for students in many fields, but particularly those studying studio art, education, English literature, sociology and psychology, theatre, media and creative writing. In 2008, Hobart and William Smith Colleges established an affiliation with Trinity College in Wales. (Newton Tab, MA)
HINGHAM WEDDING: Glidden Orr Oct 31, 2009
The bride is a graduate of Thayer Academy and Hobart and William Smith colleges and is employed at J.W. Childs Associates in Boston. Her husband is a graduate of Nobles and Greenough School and St. Lawrence University and is employed at GMC Hardwoods in Dover. (Hingham Journal, MA)
AmeriCorps team joins SCI Oct 1, 2009
She has a bachelor of arts degree in international relations from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Megan Gambale is beginning her second year of service with the Boys and Girls Club of Woburn as a Youth Leadership coordinator. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
Report: Runner Has Female, Male Sex Characteristics Sep 12, 2009
Alison Redick, assistant professor of women's studies and a medical historian at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., said this is the kind of case that poses the question: What standards are we using for sex and gender. Given that testosterone is not an exclusively male hormone both male and female bodies produce testosterone and estrogen where do we draw the line. (Fox News)
Brookline honors Jul 19, 2009
Residents graduate from Hobart and William Smith colleges. Area students received bachelor s degrees during the 2009 commencement ceremonies of Hobart and William Smith Colleges, May 17. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Amazon Conservation Policy Working In Brazil, Study Finds Jul 1, 2009
Joining Walker on the research team were Nathan Moore, Cynthia Simmons and Dante Vergara from MSU, and researchers from the University of Florida, Kansas State University, Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York and the Universidade Federal Fluminense in Brazil. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Schools hope venture yields savings, sharing Jun 30, 2009
Skidmore and Union colleges are part of the New York Six Consortium, which also consists of Colgate University, Hamilton College, Hobart and William Smith Colleges and Saint Lawrence University. The move, which is expected to save money for all the schools, has been in the works for some time, but the pace has quickened amid the nation's economic woes, college officials said Monday. (Albany Times Union)
Needham Neighbors (June 25) Jun 24, 2009
Rebecca Parker-Blue of Needham received a bachelor s degree cum laude during commencement ceremonies May 17 at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y. Parker-Blue, daughter of Robert Blue and Holly Parker, had an individual major. She studied abroad in Queensland, Australia. (Needham Tab, MA)
Hobart Players 'Accept Responsibility' May 15, 2009
Hobart and William Smith Colleges e-mailed R News this statement: Hobart and William Smith Colleges continue to grieve the loss of Warren Kim Kimber 11. We have cooperated with the Geneva Police Department and the Ontario County District Attorneys Office in their investigation. (R News)
IN SCHOOL - Education roundup Mar 10, 2009
Elizabeth Fife, of Missoula, is studying in South America as part of an off-campus program of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, N.Y., designed for students of Latin American studies, environmental studies, economics, biology and Spanish language and culture. Dean s list. (Missoulian, MT)
Science: Mass extinctions after one-two punch? Feb 18, 2009
This kind of one-two punch could explain more than the extinction of dinosaurs, Nan Arens of Hobart and William Smith Colleges said. In a recent paper in the journal Paleobiology, she and colleague Ian West argue that there are two types of events that can cause extinctions -- "pulses" (quick, deadly shocks, like comets) and "presses" (drawn-out stresses that push ecosystems to the brink but may not kill outright, like million-year-long volcanic eruptions). (MSNBC -- Environment)
