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… Professor Emerita of Mathematics Joan S. Birman ’48 The newly elected National Academy of Sciences member recalls … exact sequence . She’s also credited with introducing the first comprehensive book on the subject,  Braids, Links, and … can be obtained in this way.  What are your thoughts on being elected by the NAS at age 94? Image I am grateful for …

… Saskia Hamilton paints an illuminating portrait of the marriage of two literary greats: writer Elizabeth … making?   Saskia Hamilton: In 1989, I was 22 years old, a first-semester graduate student in poetry at NYU, and I heard … Lowell’s passionate pursuit of Caroline. It is also about being driven off course in his pursuit of his sanity and his …

… Athena Turns 10 The Athena Film Festival caps a milestone as an international … support the work of up-and-coming women filmmakers. The first Sloan development grant, established to promote stories … important it is for girls to ‘do science,’ as opposed to ‘being scientists,’ it’s critical that films represent women …

… trying to become writers while caring for small children. The second wave of feminism was cresting, and thousands like … she get anything written and published in that time? Her first published essay, on Twyla Tharp, a fellow Barnard alum, … of sensibilities, and the deeply satisfying sense of being known and loved. When I showed her my first collection …

… these dynamic women who also happen to be born in the month of February. January 31, 2017 Cultural Icons … 1926 , African American historian Carter G. Woodson first celebrated “Negro History Week” to highlight the … writing, "By this time I am, of course, completely into being Zora's niece, and the lie comes with perfect …

… The Academic Year Ahead September 9, 2020 Dear Members of the … opportunities for discussion for the Class of 2024. The First-Year Experience faculty have been particularly hard at … complex safety and health protocols that ensure the well-being of our community; updating classrooms with the …

… Down: Daylight Saving Time Professor Peter Balsam explains the complex job our brains have when negotiating daylight and … or even when playing sports. Many people complain of that first day or week of DST as going slowly. Why do we feel that … on how we feel on the first days of DST is the result of being tired. Many of us are not tired when the clock tells us …

… Corpse Flower Blooms After a seven-year campus residency, the famously smelly plant — standing more than 5 feet tall — … “Berani” (learn why in the Q&A below ) is experiencing its first bloom after over a decade of growth and has been doing … plant the largest in the world? This species is noted for being the tallest unbranched inflorescence. In 2010, Guinness …

… for Fall 2020 will be significantly different than in the past, in large part due to the challenges posed by health … for it and are placed in it. The form notes that all first-year students will be placed in Acting I; all transfer … having taken Acting I will have to take Acting I before being eligible for another Acting II class. Since placement …

… Barnard magazine Spring 2023 On February 9, 2018 , in the grandeur of Riverside Church and with the formality an … Beilock In her remarks, Beilock said that she wasn’t the first president to emphasize the importance of fostering … will be the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation Center for Well-Being , which began construction this past winter, providing …