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October 27, 2005


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Professors confront division differences

Unsatisfied with his econometrics course and its lack of an application of economics principle in a hands-on setting, economics professor Philip Jefferson decided to work with biology professor Amy Cheng Vollmer in her microbiology laboratory this past summer. Jefferson’s experience highlights attempts to bridge what some perceive as a gap in mutual comprehension between the college’s three divisions: natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Jefferson wanted to learn how he could a…

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