Cool Projects

Bio students make exciting discoveries in the Reed canyon—and raise questions for its future.

Nebiyat Esubalew ’21 will put up road safety signs outside schools in Ethiopia.

Reed College biologists develop colonies of bacteria that can break down plastic pollution.

The inside story of the ceramic hearts that beckon from trees around campus.

September 17, 2020

Reed physics majors show how the galaxy developed its enigmatic barred spiral.

May 4, 2020

Students use 3D-scanning technology to mount senior thesis show.

April 29, 2020

For spring production, students will perform the most notorious radio play of all time.

April 9, 2020

Project gives voice to women affected by the Great War.

March 11, 2020

Reed psychologists pinpoint a neuropeptide that blunts the craving for alcohol in rats.

March 9, 2020

Reed students dig for artifacts that could shed light on the world of Alexander the Great.

January 6, 2020

Reed psych prof will act as referee in high-stakes showdown between two leading models of consciousness.

December 13, 2019

Reed celebrates 50 years of partnership with the Watson Foundation propelling students around the globe to develop their potential.

July 8, 2019

Biology thesis predicts that catastrophic fish die-offs will quadruple in Wisconsin lakes by 2100.

May 27, 2019

The Financial Services Fellowship gives Reed students insight into the world of power and money.