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  • Astronomy's Hidden Figures

    February 27, 2017
    constellation map

    As photography transformed the practice of astronomy, Harvard Observatory funded a group of women to analyze the glass plates to determine the brightness and position of the stars.

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  • GRAD Alumni Research Award 2014 Recipient: Alexandra L. Giese, Earth Sciences (EARS)

    February 9, 2017
    Alexandra-Giese Alumni Research Awardee

    The objective of my graduate work is to elucidate the dynamics of the debris-covered glaciers in the Himalayan region of HMA and to quantify their melt. Glaciers whose melt zones are covered in rock from the surrounding valley walls comprise a significant portion of the ice in HMA; roughly two-thirds of glaciers in the South Central Himalaya have at least 20% debris cover. But these glaciers behave quite differently than clean ones, and their melt is more difficult to detect and model.

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  • MALS Alumni Lunch with Courtney Banghart

    August 22, 2016
    MALS faculty and staff with Coach Banghart

    Courtney Banghart ’00, MALS ’07 shared stories of leadership and life lessons learned along the way. Current and former MALS students, faculty, and staff gathered over lunch at the Hanover Inn on August 22 to share memories of MALS, rekindle old friendships, and discover new ones at the 2016 MALS Alumni Association Luncheon and Meeting.  

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