Vassar Scholarship

Overview by Colton Johnson, Vassar College Historian, Dean Emeritus of the College and Professor Emeritus of English. Includes video interviews of Rose Fellowship Recipients. Physical exhibition was on view in the Vassar College Thompson Library August-May 2013. Catherine Pelton Durrell...

During swimming in dogfish sharks, Squalus acanthias, both the intervertebral joints and the vertebral centra undergo significant strain. To investigate this system, unique among vertebrates, we cyclically bent isolated segments of 10 vertebrae and nine joints….

In the past, poignant controlling images and stereotypes have run prevalent in the American historical framework. However, these tropes are routinely challenged by black feminists and black entertainers in contemporary popular culture. This thesis will garner a comprehensive analysis of...

In most bony fishes vertebral column strain during locomotion is almost exclusively in the intervertebral joints, and when these joints move there is the potential to store and release strain energy. Since cartilaginous fishes have poorly mineralized vertebral centra, we...

The goal of this research was to devise methodology and recommendations for forest restoration that concurrently increases potential carbon sequestration. We surveyed permanent forest plots on the Vassar College Ecological Preserve in the summer of 2021 and used diameter at...

Evolutionary robotics allows biologists to test hypotheses about extinct animals. In our case, we modeled some of the first vertebrates, jawless fishes, in order to study the evolution of the trait after which vertebrates are named: vertebrae. …

Vincent and Vassar Was organized by the Vassar College Archives and Special Collections Library and the Millay Society Board.

Layout and typography by George Laws, and print production oversight by Daniel Lasecki at Vassar’s Office of Publications. 500 copies were...