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Advanced Math/Science Research Update
by Dr. April Burch, Director of the AMSR program
January 15, 2013
Since our last update, Berkshire School hosted student researchers from Belmont Hill,  and all-boys prep school outside of Boston, for a 1-day mini-symposium on Student Biomedical Research. The goal was to foster collaboration, communication and community outreach with our students. AMSR students Liza Bernstein '13, Sissi Wang '13, Lars Robinson '13, Elsie Guevara '13, Ernest Yue '13, and Nate MacKenzie '14, gave short talks about their work in the new Bellas/Dixon Math and Science lecture hall. The talks were followed up by break-out sessions where Belmont Hill students described their research projects and students discussed commonalities between the projects and future goals.
The second semester of AMSR started with some terrific news. The AMSR program was awarded a grant from The Chinchester Dupont Foundation for the purchase of an EVOS fluorescence microscope. This piece of equipment will expand the types of experiments and analyses that can be done by AMSR students this and future years. The microscope should arrive shortly, and Dr. Burch has invited everyone to stop in for a look next time they are on campus.
One new, exciting project that is underway in the winter season of AMSR in the afternoons is being spearheaded by Elif Kesaf '14. Elif is from Turkey and seeks to identify novel viruses of non-pathogenic strains of Legionella bacterium from travertines in Pamukkale. In collaboration with Dr. Sunny Shin at the Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, she will be working to isolate viruses of this bacterium with the hope of identifying new agents to combat Legionnaires' disease caused by a pathogenic form of Legionella.
Look for more news from Dr. Burch in the next issue!
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Posted Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011
Eli Merritt '12, an artist known for his funky, large-scale sculptures, will open a show at a gallery in Ghent, NY on October 26, the first one-man show by a high school student.
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Posted Thursday, Sep 22, 2011
Sean Taillefer '12 created a large scale public exhibit as part of new program at Mass MoCA this summer called Teenspace.
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Posted Wednesday, Sep 21, 2011
Geier Library marks Banned Book Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment
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Posted Tuesday, Sep 20, 2011
With JSTOR, students at Berkshire have access to an online database of more than 1000 academic journals, containing millions of peer-reviewed articles, images, reviews and primary sources.
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Posted Wednesday, Sep 14, 2011
The 20 members of the Advanced Math/Science Research class visited their laboratories in Albany and at Williams and Amherst this week to begin work with their mentors. Eight students will submit work to INTEL.
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Posted Thursday, Sep 1, 2011
Over the course of the summer, some areas on campus have been transformed. Click here to view photos and renderings of Rovensky, Allen, Math/Science and solar.
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Posted Tuesday, Aug 30, 2011
Ten new faculty members join the ranks this year, bringing a wealth of experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to our community. Click here to learn more about them.
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Posted Tuesday, May 31, 2011
The Berkshire Scholar is a new publication that features select academic essays produced for English and History classes during the 2010-11 school year. Click here to read the inaugural issue.
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Posted Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thirty-two students who have pursued an Independent Study this year will present their work to the community tonight, Tuesday, May 17, from 7 - 8 PM.
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Posted Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Moritz Grosser '11 delves into the health care debate in his Advanced Constitutional Law independent study. After reviewing case briefings and summaries, he is honing his legal opinion paper.
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Posted Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Members of the Sustainability class recognize prefects Juna Lee and Breana Wilson for their efforts to mentor and lead the girls in MacMillan dorm in raising conservation consciousness.
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Posted Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Aviation Science students toured the tower and Radar Approach Control facilities at Bradley International Airport recently, as well as a private hangar.
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Posted Tuesday, Apr 26, 2011
Addie Bullock '14 wins Second Prize in the annual Edith Wharton Writing Contest for her short story "To Be Remembered."
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Posted Monday, Apr 25, 2011
The Spring issue of Berkshire's online literary and art magazine, the eDome, is published.
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Posted Thursday, Apr 21, 2011
Four teams of Digital Art students presented their concepts for redesigned boarding passes to a panel of faculty judges recently. Brand identity, logo, greater functionality and aesthetic value were also important criteria.
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Posted Monday, Apr 18, 2011
Art students Elsie Guevarra '13 and Uniyme Udoh '13 received National recognition for work in ceramics and photography, selected from over 185,000 submissions. Other students earned Regional recognition in this prestigious competition.
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Posted Friday, Apr 15, 2011
Andrew Walther '11 and Tim Kou '12 bring different perspectives to their Independent Studies in Micro and Macroeconomics with faculty advisor Jasper Turner.
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Posted Monday, Apr 11, 2011
Academic Awards for third marking period were announced recently. Click here to review the list of honorees.
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Posted Monday, Apr 4, 2011
The Berkshire community celebrates Poetry Month with daily poems and a recent reading by acclaimed poets Michael Cirelli and Lisa Starr.
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Posted Thursday, Mar 10, 2011
Building on knowledge from his Advanced Economics class, Jorge Bordas '11 formulates a business plan for a Spanish restaurant in New York City as part of his Independent Study.
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Posted Monday, Feb 28, 2011
Pro Vita Week is underway and the campus is abuzz with activity. Extensive coverage is planned. Click to read more about the program, including links to multimedia, blogs and web streaming.
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Posted Sunday, Feb 27, 2011
Twelve Advanced Journalism students spent the day at ESPN headquarters recently, gaining a keen appreciation of the demands in the the cross-media sports powerhouse.
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Posted Monday, Feb 21, 2011
Eight students traveled to Harvard University on Saturday to take part in the Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) teams competition.
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Posted Friday, Feb 18, 2011
Anne-Marie Dion '11 and Stephanie Quintin '11 are studying the depiction of women in French literature of the 19th century with foreign language chair Jean Erick Joassaint.
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Posted Sunday, Jan 30, 2011
Physics students research an energy source and present their work at the third annual Poster Fair, to be held Monday in the Great Room.
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Posted Tuesday, Jan 25, 2011
Poets Taalam Acey, Michael Cirelli and Lisa Starr will perform their work for the community on Tuesday, Feb. 1 as part of the CWCT Visiting Writers Program.
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Posted Monday, Jan 24, 2011
Academic Awards for the second marking period were announced Saturday. Click to view a complete list.
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Posted Thursday, Jan 20, 2011
The 2011 Pro Vita catalog is published. On Monday, students chose from nearly 90 different courses in a number of disciplines. The week-long program, Feb. 27 - Mar. 4, is eagerly anticipated.
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Posted Thursday, Jan 20, 2011
Eight members of Berkshire's Model United Nations club traveled to a two-day conference at Bard College at Simon's Rock. Three student delegates earned special recognition.
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Posted Monday, Jan 17, 2011
Jenny Quilty '11 of Massachusetts has been named one of just 300 semifinalists in the nation in the prestigious INTEL Science Talent Search for her research about cancer cell mutation.
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