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Philosophy Professor Explores LGBTQ+ Reproduction Experiences

Professor of philosophy Amanda Roth (SUNY Geneseo photo) While philosophy research in reproduction has significantly increased in the last 20 years, LGBTQ+ people are often excluded from the conversation, says Amanda Roth, Geneseo philosophy professor and coordinator of the gender, sexuality, and women’s studies program. She is exploring their experience more deeply through her research and courses. “For example, the

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Help, Where It’s Needed Most

The Fund for Geneseo fills in the gaps for providing scholarships, research, and more. By Keith Walters ’11 In Professor Kazushige Yokoyama’s chemistry class, student researchers are investigating spike proteins similar to those found in COVID-19. Their findings could ultimately provide knowledge necessary to develop better treatments for the disease. This research was made

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A Big Breakthrough for Nuclear Fusion

High-energy-density physicist Danae Polsin ’13 and professor of physics Stephen Padalino explain experiments that recently harnessed the same energy produced by the sun and stars — and what it may mean for the future of energy. By Robyn Rime Among physicists, there is an old joke that fusion is 50 years away — and always will

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Investigating the Spider that Masquerades as an Ant

A biology professor and student researchers are discovering more about a species not documented in the United States until 2001. By Carol Marcy It looks like an ant you see on your deck railing or crawling across a leaf or down the stem of a plant. But it’s not an ant — it’s a

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Meredith Harrigan at a table in the Union

The Importance of Communication In Our Lives — And For Our Well-Being

A Geneseo professor and students research our life experiences to get to the heart of relationships. By Kris Dreessen For more than 16 years at Geneseo, Professor of Communication Meredith Harrigan has studied people’s experiences with their families and social circles to gain insight into human behavior and how communication matters. Her research has

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