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Let the (March) Madness Begin: Tourney Tips From Our Resident Bracketologist
Expert bracketologist Prof. Tim Chartier and student Ellis Sriram share data-driven insights for boosting your NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket. Get data-driven tips on March Madness upsets, seed performance, and tournament trends to outsmart the competition.
Seeking Answers and Cures: Davidson College Receives New Carnegie Research Designation
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has included Davidson College in its new Research Colleges and Universities (RCU) category. The new category recognizes that important research doesn’t only occur in big institutions that award post-graduate degrees.
From Outdoors to Whiteboards: Kenan Wood ’25 Awarded Churchill Scholarship
Kenan Wood ’25 is the first Davidson College student to be awarded the prestigious Churchill Scholarship. The scholarship offers full funding for top American students in STEM fields to attend a master’s degree research program at Cambridge University’s Churchill College. Wood, a mathematics and computer science double major, is one of 16 students in the United States to receive the scholarship this year.
Congratulations to the 2024 Davidson College Retirees
Davidson College will honor retirees this week during a special end-of-year celebration. Here, we congratulate the faculty and staff who have contributed immeasurably to the college community.
Class of 2024 Models Resilience, Celebrates Graduation With Joy
Davidson College celebrated the Class of 2024 at its 187th commencement on Sunday, May 12. “Remember that hope is an action verb,” President Doug Hicks told graduates. “You are not just inheriting a world; you can and must shape that world.” Read more.
Davidson College Goldwater Scholars Apply Math, Immunology Research to Widespread Problems
Davidson College students Izzie Meyers ’25 and Kenan Wood ’25 have been awarded Goldwater scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic year. The award recognizes students for outstanding academic achievement in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.
'Bracketologists' Weigh in With March Madness Predictions
The men’s NCAA basketball tournament begins this week — March Madness is upon us. A Davidson College professor has advice for hoops fans hoping to create winning brackets. Read more.
Radical Empathy Through Virtual Reality: Tech Has Power to Transform the Patient Experience
Davidson College alums are helping medical professionals and others confront implicit bias through virtual reality technology. Learn more.
Heading from the West to the East Coast for College
Six students from the western United States share what it was like to move to the east coast for college and offer advice for prospective students considering the decision to attend an east coast school like Davidson College.
How Algorithms See Us—and How We Should Look At Them: Q&A with Wearn Lecturer Jon Kleinberg
Q&A with Jon Kleinberg, the Tisch University Professor in the Departments of Computer Science and Information Science at Cornell University. He will deliver the Wearn Lecture, “How Do Algorithms See The World?” on Thursday, September 14.
Magic Numbers: How to Tilt the Odds of Winning the Lottery, or Powerball Jackpot, in Your Favor
You’re hundreds of times more likely to get hit by lightning than to win the lottery, but Davidson College math professor Tim Chartier dares us to dream with some tips for creating your ticket. Learn more.
Live from the Laundry Room: Ed Isola ’15 and The 502s
Davidson College alum Ed Isola and his band, The 502s, started small but quickly built a following that led to invitations to play at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and other big-time venues. They return to Charlotte this week. Learn more.
A Space for Excitement and Innovation: Hack@Davidson
Niya Ma ’24 shares how she found her passion for computer science through hackathons, and how she worked with her peers to launch Hack@Davidson, a unique hackathon designed to welcome all levels of experience to the world of innovation.
NSF Grant Opens Doors to Extended Reality Research
Davidson College professor and collaborators receive nearly $5 million from the National Science Foundation to develop a system for extended reality (XR) research that involves human subjects. Read more.
Still Working on Your Bracket? We Have Last-Minute Tips From the Experts
It’s March Madness, time and Davidson College’s leading ‘bracketologist’ has some advice for fans looking to for an NCAA tournament bracket slam dunk. Learn more.
Davidson Named a Fulbright Top Producer—Again
Davidson College is once again a Top Producer for Fulbright’s U.S. Student Program. The college ranks third in the nation and highest in the southeast among four-year bachelor’s degree institutions.
Davidson Grad Steps Up to Help U.S. Olympic Committee Find Future Speed Skaters
A Davidson College alum sets the stage for the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee to use data science to identify promising young athletes. Learn more.
This Patented Invention of Talar Terzian ’23 Could Improve Millions of Lives
Women and girls around the world spend countless hours washing clothing. Now, a patented invention by a Davidson College student could become a tool for social equity and aid in the fight against climate change. Learn more.
Winners Selected from Strong Field of Venture Fund Competition Finalists
Davidson College’s 7th Venture Fund Competition, a signature program of the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, awarded prize money to two ventures: one streamlines management of master planning, the other helps college students improve their financial well-being.
Davidson Claims High Rank as Top Producer of Fulbrights
Davidson College ranked sixth in two of the last three years, strengthening its role as a top producer of Fulbright scholars. This year's baker's dozen joined last year's 13 Davidson students that have earned admission into the federal government’s flagship international educational exchange program. Their plans will now dispatch them around the globe as the pandemic recedes.