News Releases

Campus Sculpture To Memorialize Bishop Makarios
Alma College will unveil a figurative sculpture that represents the spiritual ideals of the late Bishop Thomas Makarios during a dedication ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16 on McIntyre Mall.
Posted: Mon, May 4th, 2009 at 11:24AM

Hogan Construction Under Way; See Live Webcam
Officials broke ground for the Hogan Center renovation and building project on Friday, May 1. Keep up-to-date with building progress by linking to the live Webcam view of the construction site.
Posted: Mon, May 4th, 2009 at 10:11AM

Robin Hood Stars in Family-Friendly Play
Students taking a theatre Spring Term course at Alma College plan to amuse a family audience with the entertaining production of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood.”
Posted: Mon, May 4th, 2009 at 8:27AM

 

Wright Hall, Alma’s “green” residence hall, is a modern, 60-bed apartment-style hall that features a number of environmentally friendly features, including geothermal heating and cooling, recycled-content ceiling tiles and carpeting, energy-efficient windows, rooftop solar heating panels, energy-efficient showers and washing machines, and a computerized energy monitoring system.

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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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