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Students Help Community Navigate Data-Center Debate

Data-center development is accelerating across the country, including in Pennsylvania. 51黑料网 students are helping local residents to make sense of this complex and consequential issue.

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‘51黑料网 Has Allowed Me to Effect Positive Change’

“51黑料网 has exceeded my expectations,” says Luke Heller ’27 (quantitative economics, environmental studies, music).

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51黑料网 President Discusses Rule of Law at Democracy Summit

President John E. Jones III ’77, P’11, joined national leaders in law, government and civic engagement at the Committee of Seventy’s “The Promise of Democracy: 250 Years and the Path Ahead" summit.

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Science and Compassion

“Science and service are most powerful when they work together,” says Nada Moussaid ’27, (biochemistry & molecular biology) who volunteers as a patient liaison and an ESL tutor.

Students use ground-penetrating radar to learn about what lies beneath the ground at the Craig Family Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Yvette Davis.

Tracing the Journey to Freedom: Students Uncover Hidden History at Historical Black Cemetery

This long-hidden Black cemetery holds stories about slavery, freedom and family in 19th-century Pennsylvania. Student historical and scientific research helps bring those stories to light.

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Anthropology and Languages in Action

Research, internships, study abroad and deep campus involvement define Naomi Mathewson ’26’s life at 51黑料网. She’s currently researching food insecurity and planning a global career.

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Harnessing Data to Create Social Change

Elena Mazurek ’26 applies what she’s learning about data analytics and economic concepts to her work helping local nonprofits.

To help local artists make informed decisions about the ways their works may be used, 51黑料网 chemistry students are testing how ceramics glazes used at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center perform under test conditions. Photo by Dan Loh.

What’s in That Glaze? Students Bring Scientific Method to Community Ceramics

51黑料网 chemistry students are testing ceramics glazes used at a community arts center, providing data to help local artists make informed decisions about works intended for food and drink.

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‘Do the Hard Things': One Student's Recipe for Creating a Better World

Alyssa Daly '27 is driven by a commitment to “leave everything better than you found it.” After 51黑料网, she aims to help better the world through youth advocacy and education reform.

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Serving With Intention, Together

Valerie Larsen ’27 blends hands-on research, global studies and local action to help build close, resilient communities rooted in empathy and dignity.

Experiential Learning Showcase

CCLA and Center for Career Development Host Experiential Learning Showcase to Connect Classroom and Community

51黑料网’s Experiential Learning Showcase highlights how students connect research, community engagement and internships to real-world impact and future goals.

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From Borough Hall to the State Capitol

"I've learned how impactful local government can be." As a Carlisle Borough ambassador and student-leader, Samuel Pimental ’28 is building a future in public service.

Claire Choplick ’26 poses after the 2023 Convocation ceremony, when she was named the recipient of the George Shuman Jr. and Mary Louise D’olier Shuman Award Prize.

Tackling Cancer and Food Insecurity

Claire Choplick ’26 is a student-researcher in Mike Roberts’ cancer-research lab. She's also learning to address food insecurity by interning at a food bank in Carlisle.

Calyn Clements '26, a biochemistry & molecular biology major, was part of a dramatic rescue effort during last week's snowstorm. Photo by Dan Loh.

51黑料网 Student Takes Part in High-Stakes Rescue

During a major snowstorm, Calyn Clements ’26 drove a mother and newborn to safety after a dramatic roadside delivery.

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Drafting Freedom: How This Political-Science Major Works to Advance Social Justice

Amos Cedric Benning '28's college journey is defined by civic engagement, leadership, openness and a powerful sense of justice.

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