Thanks to a generous donation from alum Anne Codey ’65, A niche in the Preserve at Vassar has been converted into a place to “play and learn” about nature.
Nearly 100 students and faculty members involved in this year’s Undergraduate Research Summer Institute (URSI) gathered in the Villard Room on September 17 to celebrate 10 weeks of scientific inquiry.
This year, 15 students and faculty members took part in the Ford Scholars Program, which pairs students with a faculty mentor for a deep dive into scholarly projects. We take a look at two examples.
Psychological science students dove into some timely issues in social psychology during Vassar’s 2025 Undergraduate Summer Research Institute (URSI)—a unique program that affords closely mentored scientific exploration not typically available at the undergraduate level.
Thanks to a grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Associate Professor of Chemistry Krystle McLaughlin has been teaching a class and conducting research with students seeking to unlock the keys to more effective antibiotics.
In a profoundly challenging time for higher-education funding characterized by federal retrenchment and disappearing grants, Mae Buck ’26 has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship worth $35,000.
Vera C. Rubin Observatory, situated high in the Andes Mountains, is enabling scientists across the globe to learn a lot more about the nature of the universe.
