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During Thanksgiving break, four groups of students traveled around the world for immersive learning to supplement their coursework. Professors and students traveled to Israel, the Bay of Naples, Napa and Sonoma, and the South.
MLK Day speaker Karen Freeman Wilson was the first female to lead the city of Gary and the first African American female mayor in Indiana.
“We are excited to create and develop this new research team that will be led by undergraduate scientists. This work is a fantastic opportunity to show our students how scientists collaborate and leverage each other’s expertise to tackle complex scientific problems.
“Being back in-person was amazing. There’s really nothing like having the panel of real judges and lawyers right in front of you, just 15 feet away, peppering you with questions.”
— Erika Sorensen-Kamakian, Assistant Professor of Biology and Principal Investigator
After having to cancel in 2020 due to COVID-19, Wabash held the 53rd Christmas Festival of Music and Readings. The event featured students, faculty, and staff sharing their talents to celebrate the season.
—Cooper Smith ’23, 2021 Moot Court Winner Cooper Smith ’23 won the 28th Moot Court competition at Wabash. This year’s case was modeled on the appeal involving the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Smith was up against three other finalists, Vasilios Antonopoulos ’22, Jakob Goodwin ’23, and Andrew Hollingsworth ’23. This is Smith’s second win and third time in the finals.
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Wabash College professors Erika Sorensen-Kamakian and Wally Novak received a nearly $470,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the impacts of protein level control on human development and disease. This project will engage undergraduate students in year-round interdisciplinary research, improving their creative problemsolving skills, critical thinking, and ability to communicate with both scientific audiences and the general public.
President Scott and Wendy Feller attended the Wabash Club of Chicago holiday luncheon in December and are pictured here with Garrard McClendon ’88.
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