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Holland Michel, Bard alumnus and codirector of Bard's Drone Center, unfolds the little-known history of the rise of unmanned aircraft in the American military.

Professor Khakhálin and colleagues confirm that neurons in this new model not only grow more specialized over time but can become less specialized when subjected to strong visual stimulation.

Research Professor Gideon Eshel argues against the construction of high-voltage power towers across the Hudson Valley, citing environmental and economic concerns, as well as unproven need.

Pakistan native Asad Hashmi '16 followed his sister to Bard on the promise that he'd get to work closely with faculty. The Bard experience has been everything he'd hoped. Led by Professor Craig Anderson, Hashmi was one of nine Bard student and alumni/ae coauthors of a paper on creating artificial photosynthesis as an affordable, renewable energy source, published this fall in the journal Tetrahedron Letters. Hashmi keeps busy on campus, in and out of the lab. He's been on the soccer team, the track and field team, and the squash team. He's a lab assistant on campus, he's a chemistry tutor, and he works helping new international students transition to life in the United States.

BHSEC Manhattan math professor Joseph Danquah was among the New York City public high school teachers honored with a 2015 Sloan Award for Excellence in Teaching Science and Mathematics.

With the holiday season approaching, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) estimates that up to one million new drones will be entering U.S. airspace, creating potentially dangerous situations for unmanned and manned aircraft. A new study released today by The Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College offers a comprehensive examination of incidents involving drones and manned aircraft in the national airspace over the past two years. Using data from the FAA and Department of Interior, the report, “Drone Sightings and Close Encounters: An Analysis,” explores 921 incidents in the national airspace from December 2013 to September 2015. Coauthors Dan Gettinger and Arthur Holland Michel identified 327 close encounters in which drones presented some level of hazard to manned aircraft, 90 of which involved commercial multiengine jets, and 594 sightings, in which drones were spotted near or within manned aircraft flight paths but did not pose immediate danger of collision.

A study by two researchers at the Center for the Study of the Drone, at Bard College, provides a comprehensive overview of the risks posed to manned aircraft by unmanned aircraft.

Seventeen year olds Sierra Block Gorman and Natalia Jucha learned to code at Bard High School Early College Manhattan. They talk about why it’s important for girls to explore the STEM fields.

A study authored by Bard professor Gidon Eshel shows that grass-fed cattle may be worse for the environment than cattle from industrial feedlots.

Bard and other colleges host low-income middle school students for summer math camps that provide support and mentoring through high school and into college.