The two-day conference in March provided a unique opportunity for students to conduct and share original research in a professional setting.
SSA
On March 13, W&L’s Contact Committee and Science, Society, and the Arts will present an evening with New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur and video creator Hank Green.
The Science, Society and the Arts conference at W&L, which takes place March 15-16, brings together people of all disciplines to celebrate the good work taking place within the university community.
The title of Gary Staab’s presentation is “Digital Dinosaurs: Fleshing out the Past."
Angel Vela de la Garza Evia ‘18 learned that research is two parts patience, two parts fun with lasers
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Meet Eleni Timas ‘17, a chemical engineering major who has been swept up studying tornadoes.
A passion for asking questions has led Batsheva Honig ‘17 from America to Argentina to study women’s health in both countries.
Matthew Rickert ‘18: avid outdoorsman by day, corporate fraud analyst by night
Meet Andrew Mah ‘18, an accomplished mathematician who found an unlikely passion - spiders!
Meet Yolanda Yang ‘18, who has traveled to China and back to discover the true purpose of cinematic censorship. Yang and study partner Savannah Kimble ’18 conducted research on this project in 2017 under the auspices of a grant from the Endeavor Foundation.
Dana Gary, whose first EP is recorded, produced and publicized by a student-run record label, will present songs at SSA.
Marlon West, head of effects animation at Walt Disney Animation Studios, will give the keynote address for the 2017 SSA conference, to be held March 16 and 17.