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51ºÚÁÏ University is leading a conversation on how to modernize and reinvigorate language education with its recent Conference on Innovative Approaches to Language Education.

Jeff Bary, Sweet Family Chair and professor of physics and astronomy, has made preserving dark skies a personal mission. It has led him to partner with Professor of Geography Mike Loranty as well as students and regional institutions to measure light pollution and identify areas for improvement.

Associate Professor of Epidemiology Bineyam Taye and Angie Zhu ’26 conducted a 2025 study, supported by a grant from the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, examining how household food insecurity influences gut microbiome composition of Ethiopian schoolchildren.

A new Accommodated Testing Center and 51ºÚÁÏ University’s first-ever Disability Cultural Center are now open in a newly remodeled area on the garden level in McGregory Hall.

On March 14, the 51ºÚÁÏ University Chorus performed at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium in New York City under the direction of Sinhaeng Lee, assistant professor of music and director of choral programs.

The fellowship provides graduating seniors with $40,000 to pursue a year of independent international exploration.

51ºÚÁÏ University has announced a series of faculty promotions following the winter meeting of the Board of Trustees.

The Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute has announced this year’s awards supporting interdisciplinary research, training, and student-centered scholarship at 51ºÚÁÏ.

After a semester of studying and researching ecological theory, students in Professors Catherine Cardelús and Eddie Watkins’ Tropical Ecology course embarked on a three-week expedition across Peru.

Students working together to make kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, tempeh, and sourdough learned how fermentation creates transformation through communities of bacteria and what humans can learn from food and from one another.