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Brennan joins the ranks of the more than 30 faculty members awarded the honor at Mount Holyoke.

For the first time in its history, Mount Holyoke College has been selected as a Beckman Scholars Program awardee by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. The foundation chose the College after a rigorous application process.

With the opening of the Media Lab in the Art Building, MHC students exploring filmmaking, architecture, studio art and other pursuits, have another cutting-edge facility — as well as state-of-the-art digital equipment and capabilities — at their disposal.

Mount Holyoke College is the recipient of a six-year grant of $529,500 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) through the Science Education Program’s Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative.

Mount Holyoke assistant professor Patrica Brennan’s research found that snakes have clitorises that are forked — just like snakes’ tongues and just like snakes’ penises.

Marsha Allen FP’10, Mount Holyoke College assistant professor in earth science, was recently interviewed on the podcast “Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness.”

Mount Holyoke postdoctoral researcher Rachel Keeffe has published a paper that reveals startling new facts about the tongues of cane toads.

The internet is full of charts and graphs. What new faculty Alyx Burns wants to know, though, is how well these visualizations convey information. “Charts and graphs are some of the technologies that we use to help people understand data,” he said.

New faculty Derek Young knows that the “aha” moments students often have in math classes are one of the best rewards in teaching. When the opportunity to work at Mount Holyoke arose, Young knew it would be a great fit because of the focus on teaching.

New faculty Kevin Surprise was attracted to Mount Holyoke due to its small class sizes and the students’ curiosity. “The students drive the content and the questions that we explore in class,” he said.