Object of Study

Nina Simone’s Gum

March 10, 2025

Nina Simone’s Gum

Religion 363 students seek to answer: How does a thing like, say, a piece of gum, transform into a religious artifact?

By Candace Mixon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion

Find the Synchronicity
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Find the Synchronicity

In Chinese 311, Yijing hexagraphs are analyzed to explore Chinese text and tradition.

Remembering to Forget
October 11, 2024

Remembering to Forget

Ancient Mediterranean Studies 382 explores the often-overlooked diversity of the Roman Empire, and the ruthlessness of Roman emperors.

Age of Oakmoss
July 16, 2024

Age of Oakmoss

A glimpse into Bio 123: Lichens of the Pacific Northwest, taught by Prof. Hannah Prather.

Looking Versus Seeing
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Looking Versus Seeing

A glimpse into Art 551: Theories of Visuality, taught by Prof. Dana Katz.
In the Zebrafish Tank
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In the Zebrafish Tank

Rapidly developing eggs and eyes offer unique insight into cell behaviors.
Spiritual Ecstasy
January 20, 2023

Spiritual Ecstasy

Spanish 344 uses sculpture to explore paradoxes between religion and aesthetics.
The Botany of Poetry
October 19, 2022

The Botany of Poetry

What does a 19th-century herbarium have to teach us about plants and politics?
Restored or Conquered?
September 6, 2022

Restored or Conquered?

In Russian Literature 371, students discover cultural messages in an 18th-century medallion that impact world events today.
Dragonglass, They Call It
March 28, 2022

Dragonglass, They Call It

In Anthropology 308, obsidian offers a glimpse into ancient human lives and cultures.
Structure of a Cell
December 18, 2020

Structure of a Cell

Biology 372 looks at cellular contractility.
Can You Hear the Shape of a Drum?
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Can You Hear the Shape of a Drum?

Waves and particles take center stage in two courses with Prof. Joel Franklin ’97
Miniature in Ivory
July 4, 2020

Miniature in Ivory

An American Studies seminar will explore Jews and race in the early Atlantic world.
#MeToo With The Early Moderns
June 1, 2020

#MeToo With The Early Moderns

Hum 212 studies the art of Artemisia Gentileschi, who took on the patriarchy in the 17th century.
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