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Introducing David Torres II

Art
Film & New Media Studies

Visual Art and Film and New Media are excited to welcome David Torres II

Derek Price, professor emeritus of psychology, dies at age 74

Psychology

Derek Price, professor emeritus of psychology at Wheaton, died on April 9 at the age of 74.

Paul Helmreich, professor of history and college historian, emeritus, dies at age 87

History

Paul Helmreich, Wheaton professor of history and college historian, emeritus, died on June 10 in Providence, R.I., at the age of 87.

Wheaton Film Festival Submission Fund

Academics
Art
Art & Performance
Film & New Media Studies

I am proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Wheaton Film Festival Submission Fund.

Student Animated Film Featured at 2021 Independent Film Festival Boston

Art
Film & New Media Studies

The Last Dance, a short animated film by Visual Art senior Maggie Chen, is being featured at the 2021 Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) Student…

Using Machine Learning to Determine Sky Conditions Above Wheaton

Academic Festival
Mathematics
Physics
Political Science

Using machine learning to classify images

Increasing White College Students’ Engagement with Anti-Racist Allyship

Academic Festival
Anthropology

My research is an effort to transcend the privilege and fragility that sometimes prevents white students from engaging in anti-racism work on campus.

Single Mothers Experiencing Homelessness Within the United States

Academic Festival

A social business approach to answering the rising concerns of the homeless population in the United States.

Podcasting Philosophy!

Academic Festival
Philosophy

Gia Orsino makes a podcast for her Life, Death, and Meaning class in order to make philosophy more accessible.

Human Trafficking and Institutional Deficiencies

Academic Festival
Political Science

While current institutions are not supporting victims of trafficking in many ways, they are key in trying to decrease trafficking rates.

Anthropology Capstone “Fear Itself”: Manifestations of Fear in Pieces from Wheaton’s Permanent Collection

Academic Festival
Anthropology

Exploring material culture through film and visual ethnography, this is a peek into the process of an unconventional Anthropology capstone.

Blood Vessel Growth in the Zebrafish Fin

Academic Festival
Biochemistry
Biology

We have developed a method for quantitating blood vessel branching in the zebrafish fin.