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Applied Learning & Research

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Smith’s wide array of innovative programs and centers, cross-disciplinary initiatives, and internship and service opportunities are designed to enrich the academic experience to help students further explore their passions in real-world pursuits.

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Center for the Environment
Jandon Center for Community Engagement
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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Wurtele Center for
Leadership
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Kahn Liberal Arts Institute
Narratives Project
Design Thinking Initiative
Praxis Program

Why Pursue Science Research at Smith?

Undergraduate research extends learning beyond the classroom, providing students with exciting opportunities to investigate pressing questions in science.

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News from the Grécourt Gate

The Grécourt Gate showcases the ideas, the people behind the ideas and the original contributions Smith is making to larger intellectual dialogues through the culture of research and the liberal arts at the college, where a vibrant community of scholars and students exhibit a love of discovery. Here are some recent features.

Team Effort: Smithies Design a Better Ventilator

May 7, 2020

How did a Smith engineering team manage to design an improved breathing device for use during the coronavirus pandemic in under a month? True teamwork, say the members of SmithVent, whose design has moved on to a final round of a global competition.

Transforming Learning for a New Environment

April 17, 2020

From virtual dance studios to Zoom discussions to video labs, Smith professors have risen to the challenges of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sherrerd Teaching Award Recipients Announced

April 7, 2020

Three outstanding faculty members have been chosen for this year’s Sherrerd Teaching Awards: Carrie N. Baker, professor of the study of women and gender; James Lowenthal, Mary Elizabeth Moses Professor of Astronomy; and Denise McKahn, associate professor of engineering.

Jordan Taylor: Partisan Politics and Pandemics

March 31, 2020

What can history teach us about pandemics and politics? In a Washington Post article, Mellon Visiting Assistant Professor Jordan Taylor demonstrates how politics and public health mixed in 1793—with dangerous consequences. 

Camille Washington-Ottombre: On Earth Day

March 25, 2020

College campuses brought attention to environmentalism. Fifty years later, they’re still leading the way to a more sustainable planet. But are they doing enough?

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Smith Scholars

The Smith Scholars Program provides a framework for talented students to spend one or two years working on projects of their own devising.

STRIDE Program

Smith offers some of its finest incoming students a scholarship that includes a paid research position with a Smith professor.

Celebrating Collaborations

With faculty guidance, students present the results of their research, independent study projects and other creative work.