[January 10, 2019]

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Catherine S. Lemelin Friday, 1/11/2019, at 2:18 PM

Young Alum Wins Rhodes Scholarship

At Oxford, Itai Muzhingi ’18 will pursue a doctorate in molecular medicine under the instruction of an HIV immunologist. He’s the sixth Rhodes Scholar from Amherst in the past 15 years.

Class of 1963 Alumni Honor Amherst Trailblazer with a Scholarship Fund

Three alumni from the class of 1963 are honoring Asa J. Davis, Amherst’s first chair of the Department of Black Studies and professor of history and black studies, with a scholarship fund in his name.

Reading Gorbachev in Moscow

Professor William Taubman earned critical acclaim for his biography of the Soviet leader. Now, the subject himself is reading the book.

A Very Big Baby

Scientists long suspected they had found a new “baby planet” in a nearby star system, but couldn’t prove it. That’s where Professor Kate Follette came in.

Even Professors Need Help Sometimes

“Two heads are not just better than one,” says a chemistry professor who consults weekly with a statistics professor. “They’re actually like three.”

An Interview with a Doctor-Poet

Rafael Campo ’87 spoke to The Boston Globe about his work as a poet and physician and his new role as poetry editor of JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association.

A Young Man’s Game

Rand Richards Cooper ’80, a frequent contributor to Amherst magazine, wrote a New York Times Modern Love essay about becoming a dad in his 40s. Now, in a new podcast, Stanley Tucci reads the essay.

2018: Our Year in Review

It was a memorable 12 months at Amherst. Here, we look back on the highlights.

Amherst College: January 10, 2019

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