On Feb. 3, NASA astronaut Pam Melroy will talk about her experiences in space, including the dramatic and successful mission to the International Space Station that she led this fall.
Archive for January, 2008
Astronaut Pam Melroy to speak at Wheaton
January 29, 2008Programming for the curious biologist
January 18, 2008
To advise biologists navigating the unfamiliar terrain of computer programming, Wheaton professors Betsey Dyer (biology) and Mark LeBlanc (computer science) have written a guidebook, Perl for Exploring DNA, that serves as an introduction to computer-aided searching of biological sequences.
‘Cabinets of Curiosity’ showcases personal collections
January 15, 2008
Two Wheaton sophomores have curated a campus art exhibition from the personal collections of faculty and staff members.
Wheaton focuses on global warming
January 10, 2008
Wheaton students, staff and faculty will join their peers around the country in seeking to raise awareness about global climate change during Focus the Nation, which is being billed as the biggest teach-in in history.
Wheaton presents Latin American art
January 10, 2008
An exhibition of some of the most important Latin American artists of the last half-century opens at Wheaton College’s Beard and Weil Galleries on February 4 and continues through April 10.
Wheaton receives major grant from Mellon Foundation to start national institute for English majors
January 10, 2008The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the college a grant of more than $400,000 for the first three years of the Summer Institute in Literary and Cultural Studies (SILCS), which aims to increase diversity among college and university faculty members teaching English.
