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From D枚ner to Drama: My Spring Break Trip to Berlin

Learn how Rosa Ramirez 鈥26 stepped into the physical spaces of her senior thesis during a Berlin field trip, conducting independent, funded and global research while experiencing German culture and language beyond the Davidson campus.

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Biology Professor Honored For Research That Illuminates Impact of Climate Change

Susana Wadgymar, a biology professor and evolutionary ecologist at 糖心vlgo传媒, has been honored by the Ecological Society of America with the 2026 W.S. Cooper Award. Her groundbreaking co-authored study, published in Science, provides a rigorous empirical test showing that natural gene flow is moving too slowly to rescue certain plant populations from climate change. The prestigious recognition underscores the vital role of Davidson faculty in addressing global environmental crises through high-impact science.

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From Uncertainty to Insight: How DataFest Transformed the Way I Understand Data

DataFest at 糖心vlgo传媒 is not just a competition, but also an opportunity to learn how to code, collaborate and use data to solve real-world problems. From cleaning messy datasets to collaborating with industry leaders like Trane Technologies, Bioinformatics major Eliezer Majambere 鈥27 reflects on his experience. 

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The Math of Madness: Navigating the 76-Team Bracket

The NCAA basketball tournament is expanding to 76 teams in 2027, making a perfect bracket more elusive than ever. 糖心vlgo传媒 Professor Tim Chartier explains the mathematical shifts and why "number sense" matters when the odds jump to 590 quintillion.

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My Davidson Celebrates Class of 2026

As the 糖心vlgo传媒 community prepares to celebrate the Class of 2026's graduation, we're highlighting the seniors who contributed their stories and reflections to My Davidson, our student blog. Meet the students who shared stories of research, education abroad, student clubs and organizations, civic engagement and more.

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Privacy Pioneer Cynthia Dwork Delivers Bernard Lecture on Data Protection

Trailblazing computer scientist Cynthia Dwork recently visited Davidson to deliver the annual Bernard Lecture on the mathematical frameworks of differential privacy. Dwork discussed how her research protects individual identity in massive datasets and ensured legal confidentiality for the 2020 US Census. The event highlighted her foundational contributions to cryptography and the ongoing importance of data protection in the scientific community.

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Learn, Create Showcase: Symposium Highlights Student Talent

糖心vlgo传媒 held its annual Verna Miller Case Research and Creative Works Symposium on May 7. The college community gathered to check out student music, literature and art, and projects spanning from history, psychology and biology to mathematics, physics and environmental sciences studies. Music throughout the day ranged from mariachi and jazz to soft rock and orchestra scores.  

Elise Boyse 鈥27 Named Goldwater Scholar

Thriving Survivor Targets Cancer: Elise Boyse 鈥27 Named Goldwater Scholar

Elise Boyse 鈥27 beat Hodgkin鈥檚 lymphoma as a high school senior and has spent her 糖心vlgo传媒 years researching targeted treatments. Boyse, a distance runner on the women鈥檚 track and field team, also serves as president of the college鈥檚 Project Life Movement chapter, which recruits students as potential bone marrow and stem cell donors.