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Bard alumnus Ben Rubenstein '04 MAT '06, a member of the mathematics faculty at BHSEC Manhattan, has received a 2013 Blackboard Teaching Award. Presented by Manhattan Media, the United Federation of Teachers, Columbia Teachers College, and the New School, the Blackboard Awards honor outstanding educators from all grade levels and education communities.

Environmental and Urban Studies faculty member Michael Specter discusses Lyme disease in the United States and the controversy over how to treat it.

Environmental and Urban Studies professor Michael Specter examines the battle over how to treat Lyme disease.

Biology faculty member Bruce Robertson's research on evolutionary traps contributed to a recent NPR feature by science journalist Robert Krulwich.

From July 1–3, Bard College and Ulster County BOCES will host the Mid-Hudson Math Teachers Circle Summer Intensive, a three-day session linking problem solving and enrichment activities to the new Middle School Mathematics Common Core Standards. The program takes place at Bard College and is free and open to all mid-level math teachers, mathematics professors, and mathematicians in the Mid-Hudson region.

Shweta Katti grew up in Mumbai's largest red light district and overcame all odds to get an education. Now she has received a full scholarship to come to Bard this fall.

The success of DARPA's defense research reveals how Congress can support sustainable technology development, writes Bard CEP and MBA student Brady McCartney.

Biology faculty member Bruce Robertson recently coauthored a paper on evolutionary traits that lead animals into danger when they encounter environments altered by human activity.