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In August, Claudia Joskowicz, a video artist and associate professor of art at Wellesley, found herself in a bind. She was supposed to be wrapping up shooting on a new project set in Bolivia’s Andean salt flats. Instead, she was grounded on the opposite side of the country—without any footage to show for her efforts. On the eve of national elections, Bolivia faced a nationwide gas crisis, and the production bill for her project suddenly quintupled.
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New and noteworthy from campus
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Wellesley opened its doors to the 578 members of the green class of 2029 in August.
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Last spring, as part of Wellesley’s 150th anniversary celebration, the campus community was invited to submit proposals for projects commemorating the College’s rich and diverse history. Anna Mkrtchyan ’28 was one of the grantees.
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In September, Wellesley Repertory Theatre (WRT) welcomed the inaugural cohort of WRT grant recipients, Maia Macdonald ’06, Annie Jin Wang ’14, and Sabina Sethi Unni ’19, as part of the first Wellesley Repertory Theatre Festival. Above, Jess Balgobin delivers a monologue in Flood Sensor Aunty, a comedic play by Unni about community disaster preparedness. Learn more about the festival at wellesley.edu/news.
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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
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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.
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In April, the new Vivian A. Kao ’04 Health and Counseling Center opened its doors to the College community.
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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.