Lectures and special events from the Williams College campus in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
In the 21st century, tech companies are working to build data centers in outer space, while others have figured out how to store backups of digital files in synthetic DNA. Brian Michael Murphy, Associate Professor of American Studies, examines how Americans became so obsessed with preserving data, and how the data complex is expanding and changing today.
Every time you inhale, you are sampling a complex mixture of gas and particulate matter, the most abundant of which are volatile organic compounds, which play an important role in shaping atmospheric chemistry and global climate. Anthony Carrasquillo, Associate Professor of Chemistry discuss the lifecycle of VOCs, from their initial emission to their transformation into secondary organic aerosol (SOA).
Painter and printmaker Myrna Báez (1931–2018) is best known for her atmospheric vistas Puerto Rico's countryside and its rapid urbanization. Mari Rodriguez Binnie, Associate Professor of Art, examines how her work negotiated the geopolitical and cultural relationship between Latin America and the United States during the Cold War.
Instructors teaching courses during Williams College Winter Study 2026 offered students, community members and each other a peek into their classrooms during six-minute “Glimpse Talks.”
Loretta J. Ross, activist & cofounder of the National Center for Human Rights Education & the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, she is an associate professor at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, and is the founder of LoRossta Consulting, with which she runs “Calling In” training sessions online and for organizations around the country.
