Energy is a necessity for human survival, and in recent history, we have burned coal and drilled into the Earth’s surface to power our rapidly advancing societies. However, these methods place an enormous strain on the planet we call home. As humans are faced with the alarming ecological impacts of our energy decisions, we can…
This article is written by Olivia Law ’27, Nora Lowe ’26, Kyle Hur ’25, and Jiahuai Kang ’28. Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of this year’s esteemed LitFest guests, spoke with four Amherst students about the necessity of science in times of uncertainty, the American medical system, and the implications of Covid. A few hours prior…
By Julia Aram and Ava Wang On Saturday, November 9th, Amherst alumni Ina Petkova ‘06, Michelle Ngo ‘15, and Tara Yoo ‘15 spoke at the Math and Statistics Alumni Panel Discussion facilitated by Nika Jafar Nia. Following delicious food catered by El Comalito, these graduates offered accounts of their career paths while providing valuable words…
For over a decade, Amherst College has hosted an annual bioscience symposium for students to have the opportunity to hear from and connect with highly experienced Amherst alumni. This year, this event was named the Hughes Symposium as a tribute to the late Dr. Edward Hughes ‘62, P’95, ‘01, an Amherst alumnus whose prestigious career…
By Fernanda On January 19, twelve Amherst College students (including myself!) hopped in a car to Boston for the American Physical Society Conferences for Undergraduate Women in Physics (APS CUWiP). CUWiPs are three-day regional conferences for undergraduate physics majors who identify as women or a gender minority, with the goal of helping them continue in physics…
By Ryogo Katahira Klara Matuszewska ’26 won a Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award for 2024. The award is to “recognize exemplary research by undergraduate and graduate students” and is selected by the American Astronomical Society (AAS). Matuszekska is a physics and astronomy double major from Warsaw, Poland and works in Professor Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi’s research…
On Friday, April 5, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry winner Moungi Bawendi lectured at Amherst College. The lecture was held in Lipton lecture hall and was titled “Quantum magic and quantum dots: a synthesis unlocks a nano-world of opportunities.” Bawendi opened his talk by explaining how electrons have different properties at the quantum level. “So…
By Bibi Hanselman a2 + b2 = c2. Whether it’s a distant high school memory or it has found its way into your physics homework somehow, there’s no denying that the Pythagorean theorem — timeless and profound, seared into all our memories — is practically a cultural touchstone in addition to a mathematical one. On…
By Nora Lowe You’re wiping rainwater from your brow. The damp darkness is only interrupted by the occasional dull, red light, moving to and fro. No, this spooky scene isn’t an alien abduction, but it is still a big night. In fact, it is the Big Night, when spotted salamanders migrate to reproduce, and Amherst…
By Kyle Hur and Nora Lowe Ed Yong is a science journalist and the author of two New York Times bestsellers. He has received national recognition for his science writing, including winning the Pulitzer Prize in explanatory journalism and the Victor Cohn Prize for medical science reporting. The Amherst STEM Network had the pleasure of…