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Using Machine Learning to Determine Sky Conditions Above Wheaton

Using machine learning to classify images

Increasing White College Students’ Engagement with Anti-Racist Allyship

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

Vaccination Clinic at Wheaton on Tuesday, May 4

We have partnered with Pelmeds to host a COVID-19 vaccination clinic on campus available to students, faculty, staff, and their families.

Single Mothers Experiencing Homelessness Within the United States

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

Podcasting 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

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

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

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

The Wheaton X Series: 2020 and Beyond

As this year comes to a close, we reflect on the Wheaton X Series, and all that we accomplished over the course of the production.

Studying the Extreme Environment Near the Black Hole or Neutron Star in SS433

My research focuses on SS 433, which is a unique X-ray binary system and micro-quasar characterized by it’s high speed jets that radiate in opposite…

A Selection of Coins from the Hendricks Bequest

Join me as I share some of my favorite coins from the Permanent Collection.

Great Powers Manipulating Norms: US, Chinese and Russian Approaches to the Responsibility to Protect

Far too often, powerful states’ narrow political and economic interests override the call to protect civilian populations outlined by the Responsibility to Protect.