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May 24, 2013



News Briefs

‘Which Way Home’ Wins an Emmy

Stephany Slaughter, assistant professor of Spanish, was a field producer for “Which Way Home,” which has won an Emmy for Outstanding Informational Programming Long Form. “It has been an incredible honor to be associated with this film because I believe so much in the topics it brings to light,” she says. Read more.

Flu Clinic Scheduled

A flu shot clinic for current faculty, staff and students is scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11 at the Wilcox Health Center. The fee is $20.

Homecoming Court Selected

Members of the senior class nominated 10 of their classmates to the 2010 homecoming court. Read more.



 

Posted: Wed, October 6th, 2010 at 1:06PM

 

Alma College is among the top 40 baccalaureate institutions in the country for the percentage of students who choose to study abroad, according to a report published by the Institute for International Education. Among Alma’s graduates in the 2009–10 academic year, 61.4 percent participated in study abroad, which ranked 37th in the nation.

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Faculty Profile

Dr. John Rowe

Dr. John Rowe
Departments: Biology

Biologist John Rowe’s laboratory resembles a turtle zoo.

Children’s wading pools converted into baby turtle habitats are arranged in rows in his darkened lab. Large curtains surround each pool, with lights, some brighter than others, directly overhead. Students maintain the lab, take measurements and analyze data pertaining to the scientific question: Does the intensity of light affect turtles and their shell coloring and growth rates?

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