January 4, 2006   Astronomers Seize Rare Opportunity to Measure Distant Charon
Being in the right place at the right time gave a group of Massachusetts research astronomers a unique opportunity to study Pluto's largest moon Charon. The resulting measurements, to unprecedented accuracy, of Charon's size and possible atmosphere provide insight into the way this distant world may have formed.

November 16, 2005   NSF Awards Support for DNA Analysis Instrumentation Lab at Williams College
Williams College has been awarded a $145,924 grant from the National Science Foundation for the project "Acquisition of DNA Analysis Instrumentation for Research and Education," under the direction of Jason A. Wilder, assistant professor of biology.

November 2, 2005   26 Williams College Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa
Williams College has announced the election of 26 members of the Williams class of 2006 to Phi Beta Kappa, the national honor society.

November 2, 2005   Williams College Launches a Berkshires Natural History Website
Thanks to Williams College students and Professor of Biology Hank Art, a new website titled "Natural History of the Berkshires" (http://cdm.williams.edu/nhb/) offers an environmentalist's view of the biological, botanical, and geological processes underlying the local environment, and you don't even need to get your feet wet.

January 6, 2006   Morgan Explicates the Theory Behind Calculus in "Real Analysis"
It took mathematicians almost 200 years to puzzle out the theory behind Newton and Leibniz's calculus, but Frank Morgan's new books, "Real Analysis" and "Real Analysis and Applications" can give students the full picture in one semester! Intended for undergraduates, the books build the theory behind calculus directly from basic mathematical concepts.

November 2, 2005   Gehring at Williams Wins Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award
Amy Gehring, assistant professor of chemistry at Williams College, has been awarded a Research Corporation Cottrell College Science Award. The award of $41,219 will be used in support of her research.

September 12, 2005   "Hate Math?" This Book is for You! "Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz"
"Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas" by mathematicians Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird is "irreverent, entertaining, readable," and a completely understandable explanation of weighty ideas. The authors are unequivocal that the book requires no math background. "It's for the math-hating public," says Burger.