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Lab Research on Fruit Fly Behavior
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any students at Holy Cross conduct research during their undergraduate careers, but in the fall of 2015, a group of students had the chance to share their research with a wider audience. Dan Luu ’15 and Jessica DeSimone ’13 worked with Sarah Webster, assistant professor of biology, to research fruit fly behaviors. Their peer-reviewed research article, co-authored by Webster, Luu, DeSimone, Timothy Murphy ’14, Thomas O’Brien ’12, Christopher Lally ’12 and Jillian Lindblad ’11, was published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE). A camera crew from JOVE came to campus to film Luu and DeSimone for a video that accompanied their article. In the video, Luu and DeSimone demonstrate the technique they used in Webster’s lab to investigate the underlying basis of touch and hearing. ■ —Evangelia Stefanakos ’14
New Faculty Thoughts, Part Two For the College’s newest faculty members, their first year is nearly complete. We heard from four of them in the Winter 2016 issue; this time we checked in with three more and asked them to share their initial impressions with HCM. ■ —Evangelia Stefanakos ’14
NEW FACULTY
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WHAT DID YOU TEACH IN THE SPRING SEMESTER?
WHAT THREE WORDS DESCRIBE YOUR STUDENTS?
WHAT HAS MADE HOLY CROSS A GREAT PLACE FOR YOU SO FAR?
ASHLEY RUTH MILLER Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Princeton University, B.S. in mathematics from the University of Chicago
Microeconomics and Econometrics
Polite, smart, motivated
The people! Stein Hall is buzzing with ideas. Students, faculty and staff have given me a warm welcome.
Reserved, conscientious, polite
I admire the eagerness and open-mindedness that still characterize the senior students. In my experience, students often begin their college careers this way, but learning loses some of its luster in the succeeding four years. At Holy Cross, something special is in the air that keeps this from happening, and it’s wonderful.
Curious, respectful, diligent
Holy Cross is a very nurturing environment for both students and faculty. The College has a clear dedication to producing not just good scholars and professionals, but good people. The people here are simply pleasant to be around. The students and my fellow faculty make the school feel like home when I’m on campus.
tom r etti g
assistant professor, economics and accounting
ALEXANDER S. DUFF
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Carroll Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow
Ph.D. in political science from the University of Notre Dame, M.A. in political science from Carleton University, B.Hum. in History from Carleton University
Introduction to Political Philosophy
CHRISTOPHER EDWARD RHODES
to m re t t ig
Bishop James A. Healy Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, political science
Ph.D., M.A. and B.A. in government from Harvard University
Africa: Power and Politics
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