Postcard from Utah: Geology Professor and His Student Go Deep into a Cave
A rock extracted by Jeff Munroe and Emmet Norris ’19 offers detailed records of past climates.
News and Announcements
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Biologist Grace Spatafora Awarded NIH Research Grant of $2.1 Million
The grant enables Spatafora and her students to continue work on developing a compound that could block the formation of dental cavities and improve oral health.
Institute Alumna Presides Over Negotiation of Nuclear Treaty
Costa Rica‘s Ambassador to the UN in Geneva, Institute alumna Elayne Whyte Gomez, recently led the successful negotiation of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
‘Poetry Free for All’ Celebrates Word Power
Special event was co-sponsored by the Bread Loaf School of English, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences, the Middlebury Language Schools and the New England Review.
New Issue of NER Includes Previously Unpublished Essay by Hannah Arendt
The latest edition also features new work by Steve Almond, Gjertrud Schnackenberg, and Maud Casey.
Observatory Open for Night-Sky Viewing: July 19 and 26, and August 2
Middlebury’s Mittelman Observatory invites the public to see the stars, planets, and other celestial objects using college telescopes.
Middlebury Celebrates Spanish School Centennial
Founded in 1917, the Spanish Summer School recalls when it was a haven for exiled intellectuals from Spain and Spanish America.
VideoFaculty Member Appointed to Arts Board
Assistant Professor of Dance Christal Brown is one of two new directors for the New England Foundation for the Arts.
Middlebury Institute Experts Comment on North Korea ICBM Test
Research team includes some of the world’s leading experts on the North Korean nuclear program.
Middlebury Announces First Winners of Virtue Family Exceptional Service Award
Tiffany Nourse Sargent ‘79, director of the Center for Community Engagement, Amy Holbrook, coordinator for the Department of Economics, received the award for employees who go ‘above and beyond.’