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New Research Shows Promise of Liquids as Thermal Conductors 

In testing by an ECS research team, liquids in an oscillating heat pipe moved heat faster than metals and diamonds.
News Staff Jan. 6, 2026
New Research Shows Promise of Liquids as Thermal Conductors 

Whitman Students Take Top Spot in Health Care Challenge

The team analyzed public hospital data in Texas and developed a pilot program aimed at stabilizing rural health systems facing growing financial strain.
News Staff Dec. 9, 2025
Whitman Students Take Top Spot in Health Care Challenge

Winners of LaunchPad’s 2025 Impact Prize Announced

Seven student startup companies were awarded a total of $15,000 in cash prizes for ventures that create meaningful change.
News Staff Nov. 26, 2025

Transforming Cancer Treatment With Ultrasound

University chemists are testing a novel method of using sound waves to activate chemotherapy drugs precisely where they're needed while sparing healthy cells.
Dan Bernardi Nov. 25, 2025
Transforming Cancer Treatment With Ultrasound

Student Research Unlocks Protein Interaction Puzzle

Yuming Jiang ’25 turns undergraduate math-based research into a published physics breakthrough that could transform how scientists predict drug-protein interactions.
Student Research Unlocks Protein Interaction Puzzle

Whitman Climbs in Entrepreneurship Rankings

The school's graduate business programs moved up seven places to No. 17 in The Princeton Review rankings; Whitman remains No. 11 in the country for
Dawn McWilliams Nov. 25, 2025
Whitman Climbs in Entrepreneurship Rankings

In His LA Community, Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 Builds a Viking Network

"All high school students could benefit from this program."
Martin Walls Nov. 20, 2025
In His LA Community, Maximiliano Jimenez G’25 Builds a Viking Network

11 Awards for Interdisciplinary Innovation Presented at BioInspired Symposium

More than 100 undergraduate and graduate researchers, postdoctoral scholars and faculty presented updates on their research the annual event.
Diane Stirling Nov. 17, 2025
11 Awards for Interdisciplinary Innovation Presented at BioInspired Symposium

Art Museum Announces Hannah Payne as 2025-26 Palitz Art Scholar

The graduate student will research Etruscan vessels in the museum's collection and develop educational programming for the University community.
Taylor Westerlund Nov. 12, 2025
Art Museum Announces Hannah Payne as 2025-26 Palitz Art Scholar

VPA Announces Bryan Buckley Film Production Award Winners

The six recipients have been honored for demonstrating outstanding vision, creative innovation and technical excellence.
Erica Blust Nov. 10, 2025
VPA Announces Bryan Buckley Film Production Award Winners

Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 Spikes Breast Cancer Without Missing a Beat

The alumna balanced motherhood, teaching English and coaching volleyball while undergoing aggressive cancer treatment.
Martin Walls Oct. 9, 2025
Cheryl Meany ’02, G’06 Spikes Breast Cancer Without Missing a Beat

Whitman School Launches New Master’s Degree in Real Estate

The new degree builds on Whitman's undergraduate real estate program and prepares graduates for diverse industry careers.
Caroline K. Reff Oct. 8, 2025
Whitman School Launches New Master’s Degree in Real Estate

Dynamic Sustainability Lab Collaborates With Thomson Reuters to Build Expertise and Opportunity

The relationship began as a study of forced labor in global supply chains by Maxwell graduate student Heather Panton.
Jessica Youngman Oct. 3, 2025
Dynamic Sustainability Lab Collaborates With Thomson Reuters to Build Expertise and Opportunity
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