Reed Magazine

12/20/2021

PUT IT TO THE TEST. Hot off the press! Latest issue of Reed Magazine is a smorgasbord of intellectual delights. Find out how colonies of plankton hold clues to the survival of species. Take a look at a new way of measuring the mass of blac holes. See how cells get their shape. Not to mention bacteria that eat plastic, inflammatory headlines, Spartan statues, and what the pandemic has taught us about teaching and learning.

Reed Magazine chronicles the people, ideas, discoveries, and inquiries that constitute Reed College. We cover new developments in science, technology, art, history, the humanities, and education. We profile the alumni, professors, and students who pursue these ideas—and who shape the world in whic...

12/17/2021

Powerful commentary by Reed College Prof. Derek Applewhite on the urgent need for the scientific community to listen to more Black voices.

A year since the murder of George Floyd, the scientific community still needs to listen to more Black voices.

12/15/2021

It's baa-ack! The Reed College Dev Bio Image contest has returned with a vengeance. Check out the astounding images captured by students in Prof. Kara Cerveny's class on developmental biology. This image shows the growth of blood vessels (yellow) in a 3-day-old zebrafish embryo. H/T to Jiahe Yue ’23 and Frank Zhuang ’23 for this microscopic wizardry.

After a two-year hiatus, Developmental Biology (BIO 351L) at Reed College is back — in person and imaging lots of zebrafish embryos. This year’s image contest featured 9 entries from 7 …

12/13/2021

We can’t heal the planet until we first learn how to take care of each other. Check out the amazing memoir by doctor, environmentalist, human-rights activist and Reed College grad Kinari Webb ’95.

The fate of the planet is inextricably linked to human health, writes Kinari Webb ’95.

12/09/2021

Stop and listen to this amazing poem by Prof. Samiya Bashir, read by her student Ben Read ’21. This will be the best two minutes of your day.

Ben Read lives in Portland, Oregon, where he works in research services at the Reed College Library and teaches at Catlin Gabel School. He received his BA

12/01/2021

Congrats to astrophysicist Mark Galassi ’87 for being named one of 10 Who Made a Difference in 2021 by the Santa Fe New Mexican. Reed Alumni Reed College

The Los Alamos National Laboratory astrophysicist's extracurricular system begins with chess and ventures into computer coding and culminates with a research internship.

11/30/2021

Just in time for , all gifts to Reed will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500—now through December 31. Make a gift today to support all the special people, places, and things that make Reed, Reed. Give now at reed.edu/givenow
Artwork by Mariza Ryce Aparicio-Tovar ’09

11/18/2021

Great op-ed by Reed College grads Marty Mulvihill and Arlene Blum in The New York Times about the growing challenge of plastic pollution and chemical toxicity—and how the two crises are linked.

As we confront climate change, focusing on a single metric, like greenhouse gas emissions, could leave other harmful practices unaddressed.

11/10/2021

Check out fascinating new book on the insane backstory of the conservation movement. Beloved Beasts by Reed grad Michelle Nijhuis, one of the top writers in science journalism today.

Science writer Michelle Nijhuis ’96 explores the fascinating history of the conservation movement.

11/08/2021

Wandering wombs. Murdering mothers. Calculating queens. The lives of women in the ancient Mediterranean were far more complex, and more fluid, than is often portrayed. Check out Ancient Mediterranean Studies 377, led by Prof. Ellen Millender at Reed College.

ANME 377 with Prof. Ellen Millender explores gender, sexuality, and power in ancient societies.

11/03/2021

Don't miss the amazing exhibition at the Cooley Gallery focused on the fractured terrain of the portrait. First Cooley show to be organized by student curators.

Students deconstruct portraiture at a new exhibition at the Cooley.

11/01/2021

Check out the new exhibit in the Hauser Library on Continued Resistance: A Legacy of Activism in the Asian American and Pacific Islander Diaspora. Delve into material that shows how AAPI communities have come together, spoken out against injustice, and found resilience in the face of adversity. Reed College Library Reed College https://blogs.reed.edu/library-news/continued-resistance/

10/21/2021

From the French Revolution to Vietnam, Beethoven to the Cold War, Prof. Ed Segel was the kind of historian who never stopped asking the Big Questions. Reed College and Reed Alumni are mourning the loss of this inspiring teacher.

Reed mourns the loss of Prof. Ed Segel, who taught history for 38 years.

10/15/2021

October morning on the Bouncy Bridge at Reed College.

10/14/2021

Check out this great read by John Sheehy on the Reed College students who launched their own wildcat music program in Reed's early years... and the dramatic finale that took place 30 years later! https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2021/foster-barlow-music.html

Howard Barlow ’15 was the heart and soul of Reed’s music program. The English Department didn’t approve.

10/12/2021

Congrats to playwright Kristina Satter ’04 for earning rave review in The New York Times for her Broadway production "Is This A Room." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/theater/is-this-a-room-review.html Reed College The Center for Life Beyond Reed - CLBR

Beneath the dry words of an F.B.I. interview, a new play unearths a world of interior terror.

09/16/2021

From the postulates of Euclid to the trials of Galileo, Prof. Tom Wieting was an inspiring guide to the domain of math, physics, history, and even religion. Mourning the lost of this great teacher to generations of Reed Alumni at Reed College

Reed mourns loss of Prof. Thomas Wieting, who taught math for more than 50 years.

09/14/2021

How does the immune system generate antibodies to COVID-19? This question, critical to vaccine design and to our understanding of the coronavirus, is the subject of a recent paper in Science bookended by two Reed College grads: Will Voss ’14 and Greg Ippolito ’89, both at UT-Austin. Congrats on this amazing research. Reed Alumni The Center for Life Beyond Reed - CLBR

Plasma immunoglobulin G responses to the SARS-CoV-2 spike contain shared, or “public,” antibodies against a site that is recurrently mutated in variants of concern.

09/09/2021

Nice to see Reed College on the Princeton Review's "Best Professors" list. Give a shout out to a Reed prof who made a difference to you!

09/08/2021

Reed College offers some of the most intense and intellectually stimulating undergrad courses of any college in the nation. Here's another in our series of Courses We'd Love To Take.

History 310 with Prof. Josh Howe explores the turbulent controversies surrounding the resource that defines half a continent.

09/02/2021

Delighted to see Reed College Prof. Derek Applewhite has just been elected as a fellow in the American Society for Cell Biology in recognition of his contributions to the field. Congratulations, Prof. Applewhite! https://www.newswise.com/articles/fourteen-scientists-were-elected-to-the-2021-cohort-of-ascb-fellows

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) is pleased to present its cohort of 14 new Fellows for 2021.

08/25/2021

They're here! New students are arriving on the campus of Reed College for the intellectual adventure of a lifetime. It's the biggest class in Reed's history—and one of the most diverse.

Incoming class is more than 500 strong, the biggest in the college’s history.

08/16/2021

In the face of unprecedented odds, donors gave the Annual Fund more than $5 million in the 20-21 fiscal year -- an all time record! Blown away by this awesome demonstration of generosity. https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2021/annual-fund-2021.html

Reedies give record-breaking $5.5M to the Annual Fund to help students through COVID-19.

08/11/2021

A giant has fallen. President Paul Bragdon helped Reed recover from financial crisis by staying true to its ideals.

With faith in Reed’s intellectual underpinnings, he stabilized the college’s finances and restored its place at the forefront of higher education.

07/22/2021

GUIDING LIGHT. Sometimes people forget how much care and attention goes into making Reed such a unique place. Here maintenance specialist Mike Gattuso uses a lift to fix one of the 250 lamp posts that make campus light up at night. Thanks for your hard work, Mike!

07/14/2021

07/12/2021

It's live! Black At Reed, our cover package this issue, focuses on the experiences of Black alumni and the long struggle to make Reed more inclusive and more just. H/T to guest editor Brandon Zero ’11 for a terrific set of stories. https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/index.html

Reed Magazine chronicles the people, ideas, discoveries, and inquiries that constitute Reed College. We cover new developments in science, technology, art, history, the humanities, and education. We profile the alumni, professors, and students who pursue these ideas—and who shape the world in whic...