Posts Tagged ‘science’

Renovation of Haberlin Hall Continues

October 19th, 2009 by

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Haberlin Hall, used primarily for the study of the sciences, has been undergoing extensive renovation since early this year. The building will be entirely rebuilt with an expected completion date by this January.

Photography by Tim Paquette ’11

Students Present Their Findings at Annual Summer Research Symposium

September 11th, 2009 by

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Hundreds of students, faculty and staff attended the 16th Annual Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium in the Hogan Ballroom. The symposium included more than 70 poster presentations featuring research conducted by students and faculty in the departments of math and computer science, physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, sociology and anthropology, and economics.

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Robert Nazarian ’12, a history and physics double major from North Providence, R.I., presents his summer research titled “A Spectral Analysis of Black Hole Candidate 4U1630-472,” to Timothy Austin, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College. Nazarian worked with Tomohiko Narita, associate professor of physics at Holy Cross.

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Alice Simcoe-Matthews ’10, a psychology major with premedical and biological psychology concentrations from Somers, Conn., interned at Autism Speaks this summer. She blogged about her experience on the Holy Cross Web site.

Photography by Dan Vaillancourt

Smith in Summer

July 30th, 2009 by

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The Park B. and Linda Smith Laboratories, which opened in January, seen on a bright, sunny day.

Photography by Richard Phelps

Up, Up and Away!

June 21st, 2009 by

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Senior physics majors Kevin Sullo, left, and Tom Booth are pictured in a zero-gravity flight they took to study how a baseball moves through air. Their project was part of the summer research program at Holy Cross.

Photography by Steve Boxall

Lightning Bugs

March 11th, 2009 by admin

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“Bug lights” help illuminate the circulation desk in — where else? — the science library.

Photography by Tim Paquette ’11

Green Dreams

November 7th, 2008 by admin

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As part of the Green Jobs Now grassroots campaign, Holy Cross students pose with the construction team who are working on the Linda and Park B. Smith Laboratories at noon. The movement calls for a “new ‘clean and green’ economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.” The event was sponsored by Eco-Action and Physical Plant.