This summer, Associate Professor of Biology Idelle Cooper ’01 took four students and her 11-month-old son, Wendell, to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for a four-week field research experience to study jewelwing damselflies.
The Grinnell Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Office of Community Partnerships, Planning and Research, and Division of Student Affairs for a downtown business event to welcome first-year students and Renfrow Hall residents.
Professor Laura Ng leads students in a summer Mentored Advance Project (MAP) on an archeological dig to unearth the forgotten history of the Rock Springs Wyoming Chinatown.
Four physics students extend models for some of the universe's most mysterious phenomena.
Last spring, students in the Sociology Practicum course taught by Professor of Sociology Susan Ferguson served the community while getting real-life experience.
Three Grinnell students explored different aspects of air quality through Mentored Advanced Projects (MAPs) with Associate Professor of Chemistry Evan Couzo in summer 2025.
Julia Smith ’26 conducted field research in El Silencio Costa Rica.
Alex Reich ’11 works to raise awareness and educate people about the linked issues of climate change and the global food system.
After more than 30 years of Too Many String Band, learn about the genesis of the beloved group, their song selections, and the connection with the town of Grinnell and the campus community.
Four Grinnell students worked at CERA during summer 2025, getting hands-on experience ranging from identifying native prairie plants and collecting their seeds to driving on gravel roads.
Our feeling was that if you are not connected to your place, you won’t take care of it. From this conversation emerged the idea of embracing our location and using it as a teaching and learning tool.
Helping recover that story felt urgent. The work was physically intense but meaningful.
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