By Marc Dancer  If you could observe the sun at exactly the same time each day, would it appear in the same place? Amazingly, the answer is no. The shape traced out by the sun over the course of the year is called an analemma. Two elements combine to produce this elegant figure-eight curve; [...]
Harvard University Professor Emeritus Richard Lewontin served as the keynote speaker for the 2012 Deerfield Science, Math, and Technology Symposium. Professor Lewontin was a pioneer in evolutionary biology and founded the field of molecular evolution. Having been an undergraduate at Harvard, Lewontin earned his PhD at Columbia University under Theodosius Dobzhansky, one of the fathers [...]
Writeup by Tee Johnson ’69:Â A set of low clouds delivered a light, slow drizzle from the start of the final race series today at 8:00 a.m. Thankfully, there was just a hint of an easterly breeze (2+ knots) and the temperature on-shore cooled to 70 degrees. The course was fast, the crews were psyched, and [...]
The tent is up and Deerfield Academy is ready to welcome you back to campus for Reunions 2012. The Alumni and Development Office has planned a wonderful weekend for you! View the weekend schedule and other helpful information.
Five members of the Deerfield Boys Varsity Crew will be competing at the Youth National Rowing Championships June 8-11 in Oakridge, TN. The crew, seniors Henry Bird, Brad Hakes, Brad Plunkett, and sophomores, Rich Caputo and Grant Louis, are hoping to improve on last year’s bronze medal performance. You can follow the crew at usrowing.org [...]
Congratulations to the Class of 2012! See a gallery of photos from Commencement.
Josh Hawkins, DA Class of 2009, and a native of Amherst, MA., was a standout midfielder on the Loyola Greyhounds who defeated the University of Maryland on Memorial Day to win the national championship. Josh was named to the all-tournament team and was also an Honorable Mention All-American selection for 2012. He scored a goal [...]
After Peter Krasznekewicz installed The Little White House Project on the Deerfield Campus and at the Emily Dickinson House in Amherst, many wood scraps remained. He proposed an art contest, with the criteria of incorporating the wood scraps and the poetry of Emily Dickinson. The contest was open to the entire Deerfield Community. The winning [...]
Watch him get clapped out of his final class today in the video below, or read more about his teaching career on page 16 of the latest Deerfield Magazine.Â
