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Claire Williams ’25 conducted research earlier this summer with Visiting Assistant Professor of Geosciences Kris Kusnerik and Andrew Fredericks ’25 on the Wakulla River in Florida.

Through her experiences at the literary agency JVNLA and the literacy nonprofit Start Lighthouse, Sabrina Broderick ’24 hopes to learn more about careers with books and discover what aspects she enjoys.

As Philip Chivily ’23 works on his summer Emerson project, “The Invisible Catholics Made Visible: Unveiling Black Catholics in Antebellum America,” he hopes to bring attention to the historical Black Catholic community and reframe what he views as a common misperception about the religion.

As the sun comes out and the stars start to fade, Ryan Hunt ’23 and Alvaro Marin Miralles ’23 head back to their dorms. On clear nights, they are up at the Peters Observatory with Assistant Professor of Instruction in Physics Adam Lark until 4 a.m., tracking their target star system and hoping to see its brightness decrease. That decrease is caused by an object eclipsing its light, an indicator that the star system, like our solar system, may have its own planet.

Language gives us the tools to approach and understand the world. It gives meaning to objects and facilitates interactions among people. In fact, as you’re reading this now, it is language that transforms these strange black lines into a story.

The X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) lab uses x-rays, a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, to determine the chemical composition of rocks, minerals, and soils. This data can be used to interpret important information about a rock’s history, including how and when it formed.

Tommy Keith ’22 knew that he wanted to do something service-oriented after college. As he considered his options, his love for kids, and his interest in educational equity brought him to Teach For America (TFA), a nonprofit organization that brings “promising leaders” to teach in low-income communities. For the next two years, he will be teaching 7-12th grade English in the Mississippi Arkansas Delta Region.

When J.R. Hane ’22 began studying Latin in middle school, he never imagined it would lead him to pursue graduate studies at a divinity school. But through that love for Latin came a love for the classics, and through that, an interest in the New Testament and its cultural significance.

When Dylan Morse ’22 thinks about salmon, he sees more than a pink fish that cooks up nicely on the grill. He sees a connection between people and nature. Salmon build economies and culture in fishing towns and foster spirituality in certain First Nation communities. When climate change threatens Atlantic salmon populations, it threatens people, too.

As a research assistant for Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Heather Kropp, Claire Williams '25 is helping to produce historical spatial data sets and historical maps of Utica, which will be accessible to researchers and community members interested in how the Utica environment has changed over decades.