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Two people wearing lab coats examine 3D protein structure models on a large computer monitor in a laboratory. One person points at the screen while the other operates the computer.

Students and Professor Unlock Keys to Protein Function In Disease-Causing Bacteria

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.

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Vassar Honors Inaugural Round of Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

Ten individuals and three teams spanning 150 years of Vassar athletics history were inducted into the College’s first Athletics Hall of Fame class in ceremonies at the Athletics and Fitness Center during Reunion Weekend.

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AAVC Selects Five to Honor in 2025 for Achievement and Service

The Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College (AAVC) has selected four alums and one administrator as recipients of its 2025 annual awards. Find out who they are.

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Rising Senior Earns Scholarship Gold

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.

In the Media

The Poughkeepsie Journal reported on the Summer 2025 Youth Theater Arts Intensive, a new program at Vassar’s Powerhouse Theater, which prioritizes at-risk teens in Dutchess County.
Forward reported on the first test images out of an observatory in Chile named after Vera Rubin ’48, as well as highlighting her life accomplishments as a trailblazer of astronomy.
The Architect’s Newspaper listed 2500 New Hackensack at Vassar College as one of the modernist landmarks made by a Black architect, Jeh Vincent Johnson, who received a preservation grant.
The Poughkeepsie Journal mentioned both The Heartwood and Vassar College after Poughkeepsie was named among one of the best cities in the US, calling it “small but mighty.”
Assistant Professor of English Pasquale Toscano wrote an op-ed for Dayton Daily News about his experience as an educator, and how he uses literature as a vehicle for approaching polarizing topics with his students.

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