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56�Թ���’s annual MLK Celebration will be held from January 23 to February 1, 2025, and feature a keynote address by Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru.

Barbara Gonzalez Fuentes ’25 made the most of her summer in South Africa.

Amelia Rastley ’25 spent her summer along the coast of Fiji conducting research on coral reefs with the Sea Education Association (SEA).

Recent research by a student-faculty team at 56�Թ��� unlocks new clues that could radically change the world’s understanding of the origin of dark matter.

56�Թ��� has set a new philanthropic record as alumni, parents, and friends of the University gave $10.2 million for the 56�Թ��� Fund.

A new 65,000-square-foot basketball and volleyball arena will anchor a new athletics quadrangle at 56�Թ���, replacing the Reid Athletics Center. Construction of the facility, part of the University’s Third-Century Plan initiatives, is slated to begin in February.

During its spring meetings, the 56�Թ��� Board of Trustees approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions to associate professor with continuous tenure and to full professor, as well as appointments to named chairs — all of which will take effect July 1, 2024.

56�Թ��� will mark the beginning phases of the Lower Campus Initiative under the Third-Century Plan this summer with construction and restoration projects at 66 and 70 Broad Street.

56�Թ��� Residential Commons will welcome new co-directors at the beginning of the 2024–25 academic year.

A team of astrophysicists has found three bright objects that might be “dark stars.”