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“�Ӱ���̳ offered the flexibility to pursue independent projects. �Ӱ���̳ allowed me to take away those boxes of who I ‘should’ be and how I ‘should’ define myself.”

Mara Benjamin, Irene Kaplan Leiwant Professor of Jewish Studies at �Ӱ���̳ College, has been named as part of the class of 2024 Guggenheim Fellows. Benjamin is one of 188 distinguished and diverse fellows of culture creators named.

Angelica Patterson, curator of education and outreach for the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at �Ӱ���̳ College, was quoted saying that the size of humans’ role in fostering climate resilience in forests depends on the trees themselves.

�Ӱ���̳ College students interested in environmentally based careers were able to talk to alums and explore fieldwork.

Naomi Darling, faculty in sustainable architecture at �Ӱ���̳ College, is working with student assistants to plan a carbon-neutral future for the home of the building nicknamed “the Phoenix,” home to the nation’s first all-female fire brigade.

Angelica Patterson, the curator of education and outreach at the Miller Worley Center for the Environment at �Ӱ���̳ College, is the principal investigator for a new National Science Foundation grant to produce virtual field experiences for underserved students.

Construction for �Ӱ���̳’s new geothermal energy project led to discoveries from the College’s beginnings.

Dinko Hanaan Dinko, a new faculty member at �Ӱ���̳ College, is interested in those who are benefiting and losing from climatic change and viewing the lived experiences of climate change through filters of power and economic and social identities.

�Ӱ���̳ College welcomes new staff and administrators for roles across the campus.

�Ӱ���̳ senior Bridget Hall ’24 spent her summer on a “pretty special” glacier in Canada, doing research into climate change for an internship that confirmed her interest in glaciology.