Seven Ursinus students are charged with connecting the heady questions of humanity to students’ everyday lives. For them, even the most typical experience can seem like a revelation. Read More
Road Trip: Fellows Connect with ‘CIE in the City’
Category Archives: Academics
New Life, New Spirit
Jalel Guesmi, a Fulbright FLTA from Tunisia, reflects on his linguistic and cultural experiences as a first-time visitor to the United States and Ursinus. Read More
Center for Science and the Common Good Presents Theoretical Physicist Matt Strassler
In association with Ursinus College’s Center for Science and the Common Good, theoretical physicist Matt Strassler will present a lecture titled “The Quest for the Higgs Boson and Why It Matters” on Monday, April 8, at 7 p.m. in Musser Auditorium in Pfahler Hall. Read More
Lecture Connects Students With Future of Africa
Though substantial growth and rebuilding are taking place across much of Africa, the impact of HIV, AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis are still significant threats to the progress of African nations, The Hon. Patrick R.D. Hayford, told students this week. Read More
Meistersingers to Present a Varied Program
The Ursinus College Meistersingers will present a concert March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Bomberger Auditorium. Read More
Math for Liberal Arts Poster Presentation
Students in Math for the Liberal Arts, a class that focuses on students who do not major in a science, recently presented posters that displayed math in interesting ways, from how the Allied Forces cracked a German WWII encryption code to formulas that will better your odds of winning blackjack or a game show. Read More
Alum Returns for Dance Performance
Roger Lee Dance Company gave Ursinus audiences a glimpse of his Philadelphia concert , Roger Lee Dance Take 2. The Ursinus performance featured dancers Royale Randolph 2013, Katie Greco 2012, Chrysta Brown, and vocalist Davis Howley 2011. Read More
A Long Way from Home, Pursuing a Dream of College
Awet Eyob fled his Eritrean homeland in 2010 in hopes of pursuing a dream to earn a college degree in the United States. Read More
Bio and BCMB Students Cap Lab Experience with Visit
Students in Structural Biology, a course taught by Dr. Rebecca Roberts, have spent the last four weeks growing crystals made out of proteins. Read More
Spanish Prof. de Arana Publishes Article
Juan Ramón de Arana, Associate Professor of Spanish in the Modern Language Department, has published an article titled” La crítica ético-política en La conquista del aire, de Belén Gopegui” (El viaje a Ithaca. Ed. Juan Liébana. Middleboro: ALDEEU, 12:95-104).