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.

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.

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.

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.

Barbara Dixon ’69 (née Saslaw) led a remarkable life, excelling as a pioneering force in the finance industry before transitioning to environmental advocacy, where she championed landscape preservation and sustainability. In her honor, her husband, Christopher Dixon, has made a transformative gift to Vassar, supporting the Center for Career Education (CCE) and The Bartlett Center to empower students and alums in their career journeys.

The Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts—a convening space where scholars, students, and professionals from all over the world engage in meaningful work on contemporary challenges—has just announced its schedule of symposiums for the 2025–26 academic year.

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.

Sixteen students who participated in community-engaged learning during the past academic year won awards for their service to the local community.