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  • Derin Timuçin ’27, Mike Wiest, and Yixiang Huang ’25 in Wiest’s office

    Joining the Quantum Conversation

    SUMMER 2025

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    Does quantum physics play a role in consciousness? For decades, the idea was dismissed as a fringe possibility. However, recent papers by Mike Wiest, associate professor of neuroscience at Wellesley, and his students are part of a new wave of findings giving credence to the idea.

  • Photo of Professor Jay Turner leaning against his bike inside the Science Complex

    College Road

    SUMMER 2025

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    Jay Morton Turner, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Environmental Studies, receives a Guggenheim Fellowship; Hooprolling 2025; retiring faculty; mushrooms and more

  • Photo of the Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center, a modern two-story building

    Under One Roof

    SUMMER 2025

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    In April, the new Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center opened its doors to the College community.

  • Photo of students processing before commencement

    Launching the Class of 2025

    SUMMER 2025

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    On May 16, 566 members of the green class of 2025 celebrated their graduation at Wellesley’s 147th commencement exercises.

  • Photograph of two sheep relaxing in a meadow on campus

    Herd on Campus

    SUMMER 2025

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    A flock of 13 sheep visited campus recently to graze the Meandering Meadow beside Paramecium Pond as part of an effort to improve native plant and wildlife habitats.

  • Photograph of a female electrician at work in Clapp Library, which is under construction

    Clapp’s Next Edition

    SPRING 2025

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    When the Clapp Library renovation was originally planned in 2022, it was conceived as a critical repairs project. But as the project unfolded, it became clear that Clapp’s future could be even brighter than initially envisioned.

  • Photo of a fragment of a Japanese bell

    Saved by the (Dinner) Bell

    SPRING 2025

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    The College Archives includes fragments of the Japanese bell that was used as a fire alarm in College Hall, alerting residents to the 1914 fire.

  • Photo of Marisa Jaffe

    College Road

    SPRING 2025

    Window on Wellesley

    Reports from Around Campus

  • Illuminating an American Artist in Florence

    SPRING 2025

    Window on Wellesley

    Professor of Art Jacqueline Marie Musacchio ’89 talks about the artist Francesca Alexander and her circle as if they were her own friends. It is a familiarity born out of years of research, culminating with her book The Art and Life of Francesca Alexander 1837–1917, published in February by Lund Humphries.