Archive for January, 2022

January Term Reflections

Gustavus alumni who also serve as faculty and staff at the College reflect on their own January Term experiences.

January Term Course Explores Why Museums Matter

Taught by biology instructor Katie Peterson ’10, students in the January Term course “Museums Matter” are exploring a diverse array of museums.

Astrobotany Course Explores Plants at the Extremes

Students in the January Term course Astrobotany explore the possibility of growing plants on Mars and in space. Astrobotany, the study of plants in space, dares to ask if the fields and forests of Earth could one day thrive on other worlds. In this January Term course taught by biology instructor Reina Nielsen ’16, students […]

MLK Memorial Lecture Addresses History of Racism in Medicine

Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to welcome Dr. Carolyn Roberts virtually as the 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Speaker. Her talk, Historical Roots of Racism in Science and Medicine, will take place Monday, January 17 at 10 a.m. CST as a livestream webinar. As Rev. Dr. King said, “Of all the forms of inequality, […]

Gustavus Lauded for Highly Successful Voter Action Plan

Through the work of many civic-minded Gusties, student voter turnout is the highest in recent College history.