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Swarthmore Braces for Federal Funding Losses, Some Already Cut

Large research universities, including Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, have lost hundreds of millions in federal funding because of the Trump Administration’s executive orders. At Swarthmore College, two federal grants have been cut. The college is planning for how it

April 10, 2025

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Professor of Biology Vince Formica on Evolutionary Biology, Swatties, and the Circus

Professor Vince Formica is an associate professor and the current department chair of biology. He specializes in studying evolution and animal social behaviors as well as the intersection between the two. He explores such themes in his research and in the courses

March 30, 2023

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Turning the Page on 151 Years of the Friends Historical Library

In McCabe Library, to the left of the main entrance, lies one of the largest collections of Quaker history in the world. This collection is known as the Friends Historical Library (FHL), and it has just celebrated 151 years of serving as

October 27, 2022

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Rebecca Hall ’85, Author of Revolutionary Graphic Novel “WAKE,” Visits Swarthmore

On Sept. 29 and 30, Dr. Rebecca Hall ’85, historian and author of the multi-award-winning graphic novel “Wake,” visited the college. Her visit included two parts: a fireside chat where she led a discussion on the importance of understanding slave revolt history

October 6, 2022

Highlights·News

Professor Daniel Laurison Launches Research Lab on Class and Civic Engagement

The Carnegie Corporation of New York named twenty-six new Andrew Carnegie Fellows in the Spring of 2021, including Swarthmore Assistant Professor of Sociology Daniel Laurison. The fellowship awards $200,000 grants to scholars for humanities and social sciences projects addressing urgent social issues.

February 10, 2022

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Research, Internships, Jobs, and More: Summer Opportunities from the College

As the spring semester starts, many students are starting to think about the same thing: what am I going to do this summer? Luckily, Swarthmore offers resources both for students who have planned projects or unpaid internships as well as those applying

February 3, 2022

Highlights·Opinion

Swarthmore Ought to Commit to Open Access Research

Search Cell or The Lancet, two globally renowned biology and medical science journals, respectively, on Tripod, and they immediately appear under the search results. “Available online,” the search results read. At Swarthmore, institutional affiliation grants students, faculty, and alums free access to

April 9, 2021

Columnists·Features

Research Spotlight: Kathy Siwicki and Neurobiology (Part I)

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This is

November 27, 2017

Columnists·Features

Research Spotlight: Ralph Gomez and Differential Geometry

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This is

November 16, 2017

Columnists·Features

Research Spotlight: Syon Bhanot and Behavioral Economics (Part II)

Editor’s note: This article was initially published in The Daily Gazette, Swarthmore’s online, daily newspaper founded in Fall 1996. As of Fall 2018, the DG has merged with The Phoenix. See the about page to read more about the DG. This is

October 30, 2017

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Swarthmore Braces for Federal Funding Losses, Some Already Cut

Professor of Biology Vince Formica on Evolutionary Biology, Swatties, and the Circus

Turning the Page on 151 Years of the Friends Historical Library

Rebecca Hall ’85, Author of Revolutionary Graphic Novel “WAKE,” Visits Swarthmore

Professor Daniel Laurison Launches Research Lab on Class and Civic Engagement

Research, Internships, Jobs, and More: Summer Opportunities from the College

Swarthmore Ought to Commit to Open Access Research

Research Spotlight: Kathy Siwicki and Neurobiology (Part I)

Research Spotlight: Ralph Gomez and Differential Geometry

Research Spotlight: Syon Bhanot and Behavioral Economics (Part II)

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