Editor’s Mailbox l Back Issues l Skidmore College l Scope Monthly l Scope Weekly SCOPE SCOPE WINTER 2011
CONTENTS CONTENTS
FEATURES: RESEARCH FEATURES: RESEARCH
12 INSIDE THE WET LAB Students gain and create new insights into crucial
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Maya chemistry Maya chemistry
12 INSIDE THE WET LAB Students gain and create new insights into crucial
22 PROBLEM-SOLVERS Skidmore alumni are experimenting and propounding,
its makers, patrons, and audiences? its makers, patrons, and audiences?
22 PROBLEM-SOLVERS Skidmore alumni are experimenting and propounding,
advancing the front lines of knowledge, in fields from medicine to philosophy
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quality control quality control
26 ASSESSING ALUMNI A retrospective survey project is returning actionable data
advancing the front lines of knowledge, in fields from medicine to philosophy
26 ASSESSING ALUMNI A retrospective survey project is returning actionable data
on student learning and development on student learning and development
DEPARTMENTS CAMPUS SCENE 7 ALUMNI NEWS 28 WHO, WHAT, WHEN 36 CLASS NOTES 37 SARATOGA SIDEBAR 68
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Big Top celebration Big Top celebration
ON THE COVER: Skidmore’s bio and chem labs are testing, and even re-engineering, new truths about the very basis of life. See page 12. (Photo by Gary Gold)
ON THE COVER: Skidmore’s bio and chem labs are testing, and even re-engineering, new truths about the very basis of life. See page 12. (Photo by Gary Gold)
DEPARTMENTS CAMPUS SCENE 7 ALUMNI NEWS 28 WHO, WHAT, WHEN 36 CLASS NOTES 37 SARATOGA SIDEBAR 68
ESSAYS, LETTERS 2
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postseason playoffs postseason playoffs
18 CHEMISTRY OF CULTURE What can elemental analysis of ancient art reveal about
proteins, fluid dynamics, bacterial life—and themselves proteins, fluid dynamics, bacterial life—and themselves
18 CHEMISTRY OF CULTURE What can elemental analysis of ancient art reveal about
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