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Monday, October 5 - Week 4
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Application Deadline: Today! Monday, October 5
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Kolenkow-Reitz FellowshipThis fellowship provides students with funding to conduct full-time research with non-Carleton faculty for three weeks over winter break. Towsley AwardThis award provides faculty funds to hire students to conduct research for up to three weeks over winter break. Money for supplies and travel is also available.
Students and faculty are encouraged to attend these symposia. It's a great opportunity for students to present their research and for faculty to collaborate with other science faculty.
- Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Computer Science
- Washington University in St. Louis
- November 6-7
- Biological Sciences and Psychology
- University of Chicago
- November 13-14
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Monday, October 5 | Neonatal red blood cells and their unexpected role in antiviral immunity
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3:30-4:30pm • Olin 141 • Biology
Rebecca Clements is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Kenyon College. Her presentation will focus on how nucleated precursor blood cells in newborns express pattern recognition receptors to detect viral infections and initiate immune responses.
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- Building a Thought Full World: Creativity + Love of Humanity - St. Olaf College, Tomson 280, 7pm
This year's Math Across the Cannon speaker series will feature Po-Shen Loh, math professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He combines math, science, and technology to address the impacts of AI on humanity, work, and education.
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Tomorrow, Tuesday, October 6
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- Physics Table - LDC Shearer Dining Room, noon-1 pm
If you have an interest in Physics or Astronomy, come join other folks who share that interest and enjoy a community lunch! If you're off board or on a limited plan, let the cashier know you're there for Physics Table, and we'll treat you to lunch!
- CS Bits & Bytes hosts a Grad Student Panel - Anderson 329, 3:30-4:30pm
Hear from a panel of alums currently attending grad school. Join us for treats, beverages, and community!
- Using Math to Invent Solutions to Large-Scale Human Problems, Just in Time to Survive AI - Olin 149, 4pm
This year's Math Across the Cannon speaker series will feature Po-Shen Loh, math professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In this public lecture, the speaker will share his story of using his math-professor background to devise new solutions to two practical problems that affect our whole society: disease control and education.
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- Chemistry Periodic Table - Anderson, Mohrig gathering space, noon-1 pm
If you are off board, the department will cover your lunch. Go to the Schulze Cafe in the Daugherty Atrium and ask for the chemistry charge.
- Biochemistry Meet and Greet - Anderson 329, noon-1pm
Hang out and get to know Carleton Biochem students and professors. Pizza provided!
- Philosophy of Math - Olin 141, noon-1pm
Lisa Shabel of Ohio State University will give a talk on the philosophy of mathematics, titled Kant On Euclid on Generality. Pizza provided!
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- From Peptides to Plankton: Proteomic Insights into Marine Microbial Communities - Olin 141, 3:30-4:30pm
Jaci Saunders is an Assistant Professor of Marine Sciences at the University of Georgia. Dr. Saunders presents findings from the ProteOMZ research expedition, which surveyed free-living microbial proteomes along a 5,000-km transect in the central Pacific Ocean. She demonstrates how high-throughput metaproteomics reveals key functional diversity, spatial variations in protein expression, and syntrophic interactions among ocean microbes. Ultimately, the talk highlights how these microbial communities drive major biogeochemical cycles and maintain habitability in the surface ocean.
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Campus Events and Resources
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Tuesday, October 6 | Perspectives on the National Day of Remembrance for Indian Boarding School Survivors
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Noon-1:30pm • Olin 141 • Carleton Indigenous Engagement and the Division of Inclusion, Equity, and Community
Dr. Denise Lajimodiere (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, Belcourt, North Dakota) served as Carleton's inaugural Elder in Residence in 2022, co-founded the Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, and won numerous awards for her academic books, poetry, and children's book.
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Open to the Carleton Community
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- Tuesday, October 6 | Arboretum Volunteer Work Event - Arb Office, 5-6:30pm
Join us to improve the prairies of the Arboretum by removing aspen and other invading brush.
- Wednesday, October 7 | Health Aid, Diplomacy, and the U.S.'s Role in Global Development with Ambassador (Ret.) Jimmy J. Kolker - Olin 141, 4:30-6pm
Ambassador Kolker is an American diplomat and served as the ambassador to Burkina Faso from 1999 to 2002 and Uganda from 2002 to 2005. He also served as Chief of the HIV/AIDS Section at UNICEF's New York headquarters from 2007 to 2011.
- Thursday, October 8 | Farm Stand - Sayles Dining Area, noon-1:30pm
The farm stand will be full of delicious, organic vegetables and herbs, grown right here on campus by student farmers.
- Thursday, October 8 | Math-Prof to Math-Advocate-Warrior - St. Olaf, Regent's Hall 210, 3:30pm
Since 2017, Karen Saxe has been the Director of the Office of Government Relations for the American Mathematical Society. She will discuss the many ways in which mathematicians and scientists do and can help with decision-making in Congress.
- Friday, October 9 | Field Notes Artist Talk #1 - Perlman Museum, 4-5pm
Field Notes presents new work by Carleton studio art faculty in response to the Carleton College Cowling Arboretum’s landscapes, histories, and ecological significance. The featured speakers for this talk include Eleanor Jensen and Stephen Mohring.
- Monday, October 12 | Indigenous Peoples' Day - Dedication of Indigenous Plant Space in the Arboretum - Arboretum, 8am-1pm
This program and luncheon will open with hand drumming and will feature Franky Jackson (Sisseton Dakota), author of an opening chapter in the Arboretum book, and Ida Downwind (Ojibwe), author of a Fall 2026 article in The Voice.
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- Thursday, October 8 | Majors and Minors Fair - Weitz Commons, 6:30-8pm
Student department reps and others will answer all your questions about majors, minors, and special programs.
- Friday, October 9 | Picnic and Pick Up - Ames Park, 4-7pm
Join the Carleton Student Association to clean up Ames Park and enjoy a picnic!
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- Tuesday, October 6 | Inclusive Teaching Incubator: Creating Change in the Classroom - AGH Meeting Room, 11:45am-1pm
This session highlights a collaborative project exploring exam retakes, growth mindset, metacognitive awareness, and activation activities in Biology and Spanish courses.
- Tuesday, October 6 | Ed Tech Tea: ADA Compliance - Grackle for Google Applications - Sayles 251, 3:30-4:30pm
Classroom technology continues to evolve. Get pointers on how to use existing technology effectively and learn what is on the horizon.
- Thursday, October 8 | Google Meet Tips and Tricks - Sayles 251, 12:15-1pm
Explore Google Meet settings, permissions, scheduling, storage, and accessibility. Bring your laptop.
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Happy 100th Birthday, Cowling Arboretum!
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Happy autumn! As classes begin and herds of students make their daily migrations across campus, I’ve noticed that many are usually staring down at their phones. Autumn is a time of change, and those absorbed in their phones often miss the beauty of the changes happening around them!
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Read more about the Arboretum's 100th birthday by Stephanie Holmes '28, Cole Student Naturalist.
Photo: Wind turbine by Adam Bigelow '20
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All positions are posted on Handshake.
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Careers for People Considering: Pre-HealthMonday, October 5, 6-7:15pm, Anderson 121 This panel of alumni will discuss their job roles, daily skills, how they use their liberal arts education, and they'll offer advice to students starting to explore their options. Panelists will be from the Minneapolis VA Medical Center, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota Department of Health, Beyond Smiles DentaSpa, and Allina Health.
Graduate and Summer Research Opportunities with UMN Medical School
Tuesday, October 6, 11:30am-1pm, Sayles Tables
Interested in biomedical research, a PhD, or MD/PhD path after Carleton? Ryan Mata, PhD, Program Manager from the University of Minnesota Medical School, will be visiting campus to talk about fully funded grant programs and paid summer research opportunities.
Wednesday, October 7, 3:30-4:30pm
Dr. Elizabeth Selvin P'30, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Medicine, is excited to connect with Carleton students from any major and all backgrounds! Learn about the field of epidemiology, potential career paths, and the fully funded PhD program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. This session highlights their training program in cardiovascular disease epidemiology, featuring direct insights into the trainee experience at the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology and Clinical Research.
Careers for People Considering: Math and Computer Science
Wednesday, October 7, 6-7:15pm, Anderson 036
Alumni panelists are from CrowdStrike, Carlson Private Capital, Merkle, UnitedHealthcare, and Centene Corporation.
Applying for Graduate School: Steps for Senior Year and Beyond
Thursday, October 8, noon-1pm, Anderson 121
This workshop provides seniors and recent grads with a clear, step-by-step framework to navigate the graduate school application process and craft a compelling narrative. Designed specifically for applicants who are ready to apply.
Fall Headshot Event
Friday, October 9, 3-5pm, Weitz Center Commons
Get a free high-quality, professional headshot to improve your LinkedIn profile and other social media platforms. Come dressed professionally!. Space is limited, so please register!
CarlsChat with Aaron Johnson P'27, Professor and Consultant, Mayo Clinic
Monday, October 12, 11am-noon, Hasenstab 109
Aaron's laboratory is interested in neuroimmunology. Disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) is a common pathologic feature of numerous neurological diseases. His laboratory has developed a novel murine model of CNS vascular permeability that provides a tractable approach to defining specific inflammatory mediators that disrupt the BBB in vivo. They are applying our knowledge of BBB biology to murine models of CNS cancers, cerebral malaria, and CD8 T cell-induced vascular permeability.
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Asha Huzurbazar '28 presented her poster "Using Particle Image Velocimetry to Analyze Fluid Flow beneath Low Head Dams" at the Frontiers in Optics Undergraduate Research Symposium. The work presented was done in collaboration with Nathan Kallin '26, Rafael Volkamer-Pastro '27, and Martha-Elizabeth Baylor, Professor of Physics. Travel support was provided by the College, and the research was supported by the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Caroline Turnage-Butterbaugh, associate professor of mathematics, traveled to Australia to give a series of invited talks. She gave a plenary talk on her research at the Number Theory Down Under conference held at the University of New South Wales Canberra City Campus. She then gave the 2026 Behrend Memorial Public Lecture at the University of Melbourne. Her talk, titled “ Primes and Zeros” surveyed the history of the Prime Number Theorem, its relationship to the Riemann Hypothesis, and related modern-day research in analytic number theory.
Carleton has earned the Carnegie Elective Classification for Sustainability, becoming one of the first 14 institutions nationally to receive this new recognition. The new classification, developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education (ACE), recognizes institutions that successfully integrate sustainability across areas including curriculum, research, operations, career preparation, and community engagement.
Geoffrey Jing '25 joined the consulting firm Bain & Company after he graduated from Carleton, but left after 3 months to join a start-up that builds data sets and environments for labs developing AI models. Read the full article featuring Jing in the New York Times article on AI start-ups.
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This Week in Science is produced by the Center for Integrated Math and Science. For questions about the newsletter, please contact Kari McMartin.
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