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May 25, 2012

 

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DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, May 25, 2012
Smith College receives $1 million to fund science courses
Smith College received a $1 million grant to support interdisciplinary courses designed to draw more women and underrepresented minority students into science fields.

See also SMITH NEWS RELEASE, May 24, Smith sciences lauded for excellence.

SMITH PIONEERS

SMITH PIONEER NEWS, May 24, 2012
California Dreamin': Silfvenius to run for national title
Kirsten Silfvenius '13 will run the 400-meter hurdles on behalf of Smith in the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championship Saturday.

FACULTY EXPERTISE

ESPN, May 24, 2012
Putting the Cowboys' worth in perspective
Andrew Zimbalist, Smith professor and sports economist, says the Dallas Cowboys National Football League (NFL) team is worth more than the Los Angeles Dodgers but cautions that the local money the baseball team attracts is important in terms of sale price. The Los Angeles Dodgers recently sold for $2.175 billion.

DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, May 24, 2012
Op-ed: A nuclear power impasse?
Smith professor emeritus Don Robinson writes about the use of fossil fuels to supply more than half of our electrical power and cites a March talk at Smith entitled "Japan Faces the Future: Overcoming the Devastation."

COMMENCEMENT COVERAGE

WASHINGTON POST, May 25, 2012
The 2012 Reliable Source celebrity graduation speeches: Jane Lynch
The Washington Post linked to the video of Jane Lynch’s commencement speech at Smith and quoted her advice to the Class of 2012.

CHICAGOIST.COM, May 23, 2013
From the vault of Art Shay: On photographing women
Chicago-based photographer Art Shay writes about his grandaughter’s recent graduation from Smith. “The campus … is officially known as a Botanical Garden. Why not? The lovely and famous institution, one of the noted 'Seven Sisters' group, is a school for 2,588 independent minded women and was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead.”

BARNARD COLLEGE NEWS, May 14, 2012
Barnard College awards Medal of Distinctions
Smith alumna Sally Chapman '68 was awarded the 2012 Medal of Distinction by Barnard College where she has taught chemistry for nearly 37 years. She was recognized for her “extraordinary commitment to the advancement of women.”

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY NEWS, April 19, 2012
Six to receive honorary degrees
Smith alumna Gloria Steinem '56 received an honorary degree at the Washington University St. Louis commencement May 18.

IN MEMORIAM

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 25, 2012
Obituary: Alice Bernstein Low, 85
Smith alumna Alice Bernstein Low '47, author of some 35 children's books, died on May 20. Among her books are the New York Times best seller "The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches," which she adapted into a musical and short animated film.

DAILY HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE, May 24, 2012
Obituary: Rosemary Brennan, 88
Smith alumna Rosemary Brennan '45, an active member of the Smith Club of Albany, died May 23.

LA OBSERVED, May 24, 2012
Obituary: Claudia Laffranchi, 49
Smith alumna and Swiss journalist Claudia Laffranchi '88 was found dead in her apartment May 29.

 

 

 

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