Justin Hoke ’09 of London, Great Britain, dedicates his time working in the field of genetics. Since 2016, Hoke has worked as a senior research technician of gene and cell therapies at University College of London (UCL) in the Institute of Ophthalmology. The Gene and Cell Therapy Group at the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, where […]
Paul Byers Ranslow, 11th president of Ripon College, died Monday, April 9, in Lincoln, California, at the age of 70 after a battle with cancer. He served as president of Ripon College from 1996 to 2002. During his tenure, Ranslow oversaw the dedication of Francis and Tracy Fields, broadened the geographic, racial and ethnic diversity […]
Todd Petersen ’19 of Emerald, Wisconsin, presented research at the Midwest Undergraduate Computational Chemistry Consortium (MU3C) conference, hosted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The research was conducted during the summer with Associate Professor of Chemistry Joe Scanlon in collaboration with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Patrick Willoughby. Using computational chemistry, which simulates reactions using […]
The Ripon College Chamber Singers and Choral Union will perform in the Choral Finale Concert at 3:15 p.m., Sunday, April 22. Singers from Green Lake Middle School of Green Lake, Wisconsin will also join them. The concert will be held in the newly renovated Demmer Recital Hall in the C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. […]
Ripon College has received a gift from alumni Mark and Janice Franzen ‘83 ‘83 to establish a new endowed professorship in applied mathematics. The Franzen professorship will support a full-time, tenured or tenure-track professor in applied mathematics and provide faculty development funds, and equipment and resources to support the teaching of mathematics. “Mark and Janice […]
The Ripon Summer Players open their 22nd season with a comedy filled with mistaken identity, passion, carousing, drinking, tricks, and love. It’s Shakespeare’s great comedy Twelfth Night. The Ripon Summer Players will hold auditions and crew call for their unique version of Twelfth Night, on Monday, April 16 and Thursday, April 19 from 7-9 p.m. […]
Robert Enright ’17 of Stevens Point, Wisconsin is a recipient of the 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) award. The NSF received over 12,000 applications; just 2,000 applicants were awarded. Emily Cliff ’17 of Seattle, Washington, received an honorable mention. The NSF GRFP “helps ensure the vitality of the human resource […]
Larry Honaker ’11, a graduate student at the University of Luxembourg in Europe, has had an article published in Langmuir, a scientific journal. At Ripon College, he majored in physics and minored in chemistry and French. He received a master’s degree in chemical physics from Kent State University. Usually when applying for graduate school, the […]
Brett Barwick, associate professor of physics and the Harrison E. Farnsworth 1918 Chair in Physics, has received a $300,000, three-year grant from the National Science Foundation that will provide equipment and monies for several summer research students. “Over the last decade, a new research field has developed by combining electron microscopy with ultrafast lasers,” Barwick […]
Ripon College’s annual student-directed One Act Play Festival runs Friday, April 13 and Saturday, April 14, with four performances starting at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The content is for mature audiences due to language. Selections include Mere Mortals by David Ives, directed by David Firari ‘18 of Fort […]
Associate Professor of Politics and Government Lamont Colucci published an opinion piece March 28 in The Washington Times titled “How North Korea flouts international sanctions.” In the article, Colucci highlights key findings from a not-yet-released U.N. Security Council report dated March 1, 2018, which explains in detail how North Korea and other rogue nations are […]
The continuing trend of “fake news” accusations led senior psychology major Megan Ringo to research attitude in regard to information consumption. Her research study, “Watch That ’Tude: Attitude Representation Theory,” was completed last semester as part of Ringo’s senior seminar project. Ringo initially wanted to research the effects of persuasion, but, fearing easily skewed data, […]
Robert L. Wallace, professor of biology and the Patricia and Philip McCullough 1969 Professor in Biology at Ripon College, was mentioned in an article published March 13, 2018, by EurekAlert: The Global Source for Science News. “Team discovers that wind moves microinvertebrates across desert” addresses how the work of faculty and students from The University […]
Two riders with the student-organized Equestrian Team at Ripon College have qualified for regional competition, which will be held in April. Morgan Hoffmann ’20 of Waupun, Wisconsin, and president Katherine “Katie” Fleming ’18 of Appleton, Wisconsin, are qualifiers, but may not be able to attend because of scheduling conflicts during the competition in Missouri. Other […]
“Addressing Local Environmental Issues” will be the focus of talk presented April 2 at Ripon College. The event will begin at 4:30 p.m. in Kresge Little Theatre, East Hall. It is sponsored by the Center for Politics and the People. In the United States, the regulation of business activities provides one approach to certain basic […]
Judy Woodruff, anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour and a journalist for more than four decades at CNN, NBC and PBS, will provide the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at Ripon College’s 152nd Commencement ceremony May 13. Wisconsin State Rep. Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) also will receive an honorary degree as well as […]
“The main principles of improv comedy are that you have to be really present, you have to be supportive of the other people on stage, you have to be willing to listen, and you have to be willing to take risks,” says Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences Andrea Young. During her postdoctoral days, Young travelled […]
“A Time of Expectant Hopes,” artwork by Pete Railand and Jenna Valoe, will be on view March 29 through May 4 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. An artist’s talk and opening will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29, in the lobby of Rodman Center. Gallery […]
Former Ripon College basketball coach Harold Olsen, who led Ripon teams to three conference titles, was featured in an article March 18, 2018, in the Leader-Telegram newspaper of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. “Rice Lake native helped create March Madness” details how Olsen, head coach of basketball for 24 years at Ohio State University and a posthumous […]
Professor of Religion Brian Smith presented a paper, “What Does the Bible Say about LGBTQ?” at the Midwest American Academy of Religion’s annual conference, March 2-4, 2018, at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Three Ripon students also presented papers at the conference: Kim Frisque ’19, Menominee, Michigan; Justine Jacobsen ’18 of Green Bay, Wisconsin; […]