Adriane pipettes a solution into a small plastic test tube.

The Unlikelihood of an “Eureka Moment”

Oct 23, 2023
"You just can’t have results be the daily thing that’s keeping you going," Adriane Thompson ’24 learned during summer MAP research with Ben DeRidder, professor of biology.
Idelle Cooper and her students walk through a stream with nets to catch insects

Evolution, Art, and the Jewelwing Damselfly

Oct 23, 2023
Associate Professor of Biology Idelle Cooper ’01 found herself back at Grinnell this fall — this time as a faculty member in the Department of Biology.
Gloved hands place samples of brain tissue in a petri dish filled with yellow solution.

The Trials and Tribulations of a Teenage Rat

Oct 19, 2023
A summer MAP brought Ioanna Giannakou ’24 into close contact with rats, studying the effects of early-life stress on their anxiety and depression levels.
Gracie, wearing lab goggles and gloves, sets up a metal column for her experiment.

Taking ‘Learning By Doing’ to a New Level

Oct 19, 2023
Another story in the Summer MAP Series. Gracie Song ’25 jumped headfirst into laboratory research, using a tricky technique to study the structure of a mutated protein.
Kailee, a young woman with curly brown hair, smiles while working at her laptop computer.

Pictionary for Robots

Oct 19, 2023
In the first in a series of stories about Mentored Advanced Projects from summer 2023, follow Katie Shermak ’25 as she models human visual imagination in order to build better artificial intelligence.
A student with black hair and pink shirt gestures with her hands as a student in the foreground looks intently in her direction.

Global Envoys: Peer Mentoring and Inclusive Excellence

Oct 19, 2023
Global envoys are poised to help fellow students connect to educational global opportunities, no matter their interests and backgrounds.
John Rommereim leads the Grinnell Singers at a concert in Sebring-Lewis Hall

The Magic of Making Music

Oct 18, 2023
Students who love music can make new friends and form community with the Grinnell Singers, while also taking on an exciting musical challenge.
A saturated image of an outdoors scene. There isa bridge and a staircase. You can see transparent images on people throughout the image.

Hybrid Film Photography: Grinnellians Experiment with How to Capture the World

Oct 12, 2023
Students Kelly Banfield ’24, Philomena Frasca ‘25, Celia Meagher ‘24, and Stella Lowery ‘24 spent their summer vacation experimenting with the coolest camera brands and films alongside Professor and artist Andrew Kaufman.
A ginger haired student with a colorful pink, blue, green sweater, hands clasped, looks off screen with a slight smile.

Making Sense of Succession: A Grinnell Tutorial Contextualizes Popular TV Series

Oct 11, 2023
The popular HBO television series “Succession” is making its mark in a Grinnell classroom, encouraging students to examine its allusions to renowned artworks, literature, and music.
First place team with a big check and big smiles

Pioneer Weekend 2023

Oct 05, 2023

The Wilson Center’s annual Pioneer Weekend pitch competition took place from Friday, Sept. 22, to Sunday Sept. 24, and resulted in near record numbers for attendance and participation, surpassed…

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