Williams College will host Robert Stavins, A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy & Economic Development at the Harvard Kennedy School, for a talk titled “Global Climate Change Policy in the Age of Trump: What Can an Economist Possibly Have to Say About Climate Change?” Continue reading »
On Thursday, Oct. 19, Williams College will host Farhad Manjoo, State of the Art columnist for The New York Times and Nick Carr, journalist, author and renowned critic of technology, for a moderated conversation on “The Impact of Technology—Nationally and in the Liberal Arts.” Continue reading »
A new study, led by Williams College Professor Emeritus James T. Carlton and appearing in tomorrow’s Science, documents for the first time that plastic marine debris may be significantly increasing the transport of non-native species across the world’s oceans. Continue reading »
Laura Smalarz, assistant professor of psychology at Williams College, will give a talk titled “What Psychology Can Tell Us About Criminal Justice” on Thursday, Oct. 5. Continue reading »
Local residents are invited to the annual Fall Festival at the Hopkins Forest in Williamstown, Saturday, Sept. 30, from noon to 3 p.m. Continue reading »
Roderick Ferguson, professor of African American Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC), will speak at Williams College on Monday, Sept. 25. Continue reading »
Williams College invites you to experience the wonders of our universe at the Milham Planetarium, located inside the Old Hopkins Observatory at Williams College. Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on the following Friday evenings at 8 p.m.: September 15, 22, 29; October 6, 13, 20, 27; November 3, 10, 17; and December 1. Continue reading »
NASA is celebrating the 40th anniversary of two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and 2, that were launched toward Jupiter and Saturn, which they reached in 1979 and 1980, respectively. Voyager 2 went on to Uranus and Neptune, passing Neptune in 1989. Since then, they have continued outward, one even leaving the solar system. Each of the Voyagers contains a golden record that contains 115 photographs, greetings in many languages, and samples of music from Bach to Chuck Berry. The images are encoded in analog form. One of the photographs was taken by Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff. Continue reading »
Williams College Bicentennial Medals will be presented at Fall Convocation on Saturday, Sept. 16, to Convocation Speaker Wendy Young ’83 and four other accomplished alumni. Continue reading »
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