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August 14, 2008

photo: Christopher Oze
Soil science in wine country: probing the mystery of terroir

For the last two summers, Bryn Mawr Assistant Professor of Geology Christopher Oze and several Bryn Mawr students have been studying the soil of two Washington State American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) known for producing some of the best red wines the United States has to offer.

 

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 photo: Jill Breslin on the court
Temple's 2008 Coach of the Year to lead Bryn Mawr Tennis

Jill Breslin, formerly of Temple University, will take on a new set of Owls when she becomes Bryn Mawr’s new tennis coach. As the head coach of Temple's women's tennis team, she led her Owls to the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships and was named the 2008 Coach of the Year.

 

 

 photo: Kimberlee Sue Lange Moran
Alumnae CSIs: five forensic scientists discuss their work

In this story from Bryn Mawr S&T, five Bryn Mawr alumnae—a forensic archaeologist, a DNA profiler, two forensic psychiatrists and a forensic psychologist—talk about practicing science in the service of justice.

 

 
The power of learning together

The Alumnae Bulletin reports on a collaborative effort by Chief Administrative Officer Jerry Berenson, Chief Information Officer Elliott Shore, Associate Professor of Education Alison Cook-Sather and others to create a unique program of community involvement called the Teaching and Learning Initiative.

 

 

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Bryn Mawr undergrads test robotics approach with a younger crowd of students
 In the summer of 2006, Bryn Mawr computer-science professors Doug Blank and Deepak Kumar and colleagues at Georgia Tech formed the Institute for Personal Robots in Education and designed an innovative introductory computer-science course featuring tiny "Scribbler" robots that were given to each student in the class to help bring the course's concepts to life. The course has been such a hit since its introduction that a few of Blank and Kumar's students thought that robots might also be effective in getting younger students interested in computer science.

photo: Crannell, Good
Teacher, mother, daughter: a Bryn Mawr mathematical geneaology
 When Annalisa Crannell '87 learned that she had been selected to receive the Mathematics Association of America's Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics, she knew that one of her Bryn Mawr mentors would have a special interest in the news: Professor of Mathematics Rhonda Hughes had won the same award a decade earlier. Luckily, Crannell had a handy conduit for communication with the Bryn Mawr Department of Mathematics. Her daughter, Iolanthe Good, was a first-year student at Bryn Mawr who was enrolled in Hughes' Calculus/Analytic Geometry II course. 

Anne Dalke
Center for Science in Society discussion groups publish special issues of academic journals
 As Senior Lecturer in English Anne Dalke recalls it, she began talking with scientists on campus as part of an effort, over a dozen years ago, to integrate science into the work of students in the Gender Studies program. Eventually she found herself immersed in a series of conversations, hosted by the College's Center for Science in Society (CSIS), that constantly mirrored her own way of looking at the world. Dalke found that regular exposure to the perspectives of scholars in the natural sciences and social sciences was enormously fruitful both to her research and teaching.
Bryn Mawr in the News
pile of newspapers
Testing my patience
The Los Angeles Times
Article by Ellie Herman ’81 about the arduous process of getting certified to teach in California.

Sifting through the sands
The National
Article about renewed archaeological interest in Arabia quotes Associate Professor of Archaeology Peter Magee. Magee's work is also discussed in "Archaeological teams continue work in Sharjah," a story in Gulf News.

Group aims to save African stories
San Jose Mercury News
Article quotes Professor of Sociology Mary J. Osirim.

Confessions of a Self-Googler
The Huffington Post
Article by Creative Writing Lecturer Daniel Torday.

Today's Calendar

BMC Senior Athletes Orientation
Sep 2 2008 7:30PM, Thomas Hall Room 224

Inter-Varsity Large Group
Sep 3 2008 7:00PM, Quita Woodward Room

Watson Fellowship Info Session
Sep 4 2008 6:30PM, Thomas Hall Room 224

Watson Fellowship Info Session for Seniors
Sep 4 2008 7:30PM, Thomas Hall Room 224

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Smoothie Party
Sep 4 2008 8:30PM, Campus Center Main Lounge