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Chemistry, Physics Students to Pursue Learning Opportunities Through Grants
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Albion College chemistry and physics students will enjoy experiential learning opportunities on campus through a $7,000 grant from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in addition to money made available from the College through the faculty development pool of funds and the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity.

Chemistry professor Vanessa McCaffrey and physics professor Nicolle Zellner received grant funding for their pilot study which will examine how organic molecules change in impact events. The research is an extension of Zellner’s work on understanding impacts on the Moon and applying that information to understanding the origin of life on Earth.

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Microbrew and Cuisine Tourism: Pat McCombs' Shanghai Internship
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mccombspat1.jpgBefore arriving in Shanghai, I didn’t know a thing about breweries and I had no experience in the tourism industry, so everything that I have been involved with here has been entirely new to me, along with the language. Mandarin Chinese is a tough one to master, but it has been a lot of fun learning and utilizing the language on a daily basis ... Overall, my time in Shanghai has been full of many new experiences and many great opportunities to learn.
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Albion Advantage Featured on Lansing TV, Washington Post Web Site
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The Albion Advantage, the College's new program integrating the liberal arts and career readiness, continued to gain attention nationally and regionally during the opening days of September.

A reporter from WILX-TV, the NBC affiliate in Lansing, visited the Albion College campus Sept. 2 to feature the Albion Advantage. President Donna Randall, Dr. Mary Jones, director for career development, and student Rebecca Satawa, '12, were all interviewed for the piece. Click here for the coverage on the WILX Web site. 


This story follows Sept. 1 coverage in Washington Post online and other online journals.

You can find the Washington Post blog by Daniel de Vise at:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/college-inc/2010/09/liberal_arts_college_offers_a.html
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All-College Picnic Goes Waste-Free for Year of Sustainability
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Dinner for 1,500 students and no garbage? Albion takes out the trash as its annual Briton Bash goes waste-free Wednesday, September 1. "Waste-Free Wednesday" caps Albion's Week of Impact, a series of events to open the College's Year of Sustainability.

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Dabney Selected for R.D. Post of Japan Study Program in 2011-12
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Political Science Professor Dyron DabneyAlbion College political science professor Dyron Dabney will have an opportunity to widen the scope of his research on electoral politics in Japan during the 2011-12 academic year when he serves as the Resident Director for Japan Study, a study abroad program based at Waseda University in central Tokyo for member institutions of the Great Lakes Colleges Association (GLCA) and Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM).
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