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![Grace Weber poses for a portrait.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/GraceWeber_1.jpg?h=02f0ad61&itok=q9ilWUof)
Grace Weber, a physics major from Oshkosh, has used important microscopy research and a study abroad experience in Amsterdam to fuel her career plans for life after Lawrence. She is pursuing medical physics.
![Portrait of Garth Bond standing in front of Main Hall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Garth%20Bond.jpg?h=f88722f2&itok=XJwo_-1w)
Meet Garth Bond, a soccer-loving English professor whose research and teaching are heavy on classic English literature—from Shakespeare and others of the Renaissance to 16th- and 17th-century British poets.
![Lawrence University leaders and students are joined by Trout Museum of Art, Boldt, and community leaders in breaking ground for a new building in the 300 block of E. College Avenue.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Groundbreaking_shovels.jpg?h=0b65f930&itok=jXiiKM0f)
A groundbreaking held March 7 for a new building in the 300 block of E. College Avenue marks a pivotal moment in a partnership that will support innovative academic spaces for Lawrence and a new home for the Trout Museum of Art.
![Novelist Michael Smith talks with Lawrence students during a songwriting class.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Songwriting_3.jpg?h=b75901c5&itok=qiGOzSIG)
Lawrence University students in a songwriting class are writing music to be considered for an upcoming film adaptation of a Michael Farris Smith novel. The author met with the students in Harper Hall.
![Leila Ramagopal Pertl leads students in song during a music class at Edison Elementary School in Appleton.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-03/Leila%20Edison_3.jpg?h=c93ed73f&itok=pSbdijDw)
Leila Ramagopal Pertl, instructor of music education at Lawrence University and pioneer of a Lab School partnership with an Appleton elementary school, is a recipient of the Fox Cities Chamber’s 2024 Excellence in Education Shining Star Award.
![Sarah Gamalinda poses for a photo on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Sarah%20Gamalinda%20by%20Aaron.jpg?h=94ee3015&itok=53MxX8N9)
Meet Sarah Gamalinda, who joined the Lawrence University faculty in 2022 as an assistant professor of French and francophone studies. She will be the faculty lead for Lawrence's 10-week Senegal study abroad program in spring 2025.
![Jeff Clark and Kat McClain look on as Sydney Closson works through the wiring of a spectrometer.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Clark4.jpg?h=d4713b53&itok=kYXBMHP6)
Lawrence University geosciences professor Jeff Clark and two students are building handheld spectrometers for use in research and hands-on instruction. It's funded by a $10,000 grant from the Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium.
![Aerial photo of Lawrence campus with Fox River in background.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-04/CampusDrone_2021%281%29.jpg?h=cac7eea8&itok=uG9r0Pc5)
Ann Ellsworth (music), Julie Rana (mathematics), and Andrew Sage (statistics) have been awarded tenure at Lawrence University. All three will be promoted to associate professor at the start of the 2024-25 academic year.
![Annika Schmidt poses with her cello outside of the Music-Drama Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/AnnikaCello_2.jpg?h=63c8d61d&itok=t5LlxB72)
Lawrence University junior Annika Schmidt excels in her academic pursuits: cello and linguistics. She was recently named the co-winner of the annual Concerto Competition for the Lawrence Symphony Orchestra.
![Tim Albright poses with his trombone on the sidewalk of Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Tim_Albright_2.jpg?h=18d37b8a&itok=u2SLwYd3)
Meet Tim Albright, trombone professor at Lawrence University. He directs the Trombone Ensemble, coaches chamber music and jazz small group ensembles, and continues to perform at a high level. And he knitted that awesome scarf.
![David Smith poses with his cello in the atrium that connects Steitz Hall of Science and Youngchild Hall of Science.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/DavidSmith.jpg?h=b99ec22b&itok=6JHHz7as)
Lawrence University sophomore David Smith sought a college path that would allow him to study math and physics at a high level while remaining immersed in music. He found just that at Lawrence.
![Acacia Ackles poses for a portrait on Main Hall Green.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/AcaciaAckles.jpg?h=735cf856&itok=5gNNVoU0)
Meet Acacia Ackles, assistant professor of computer science, who has been developing new courses and collaborating across disciplines since arriving on campus in 2022.
![Jonathan Bass poses for a portrait with a piano in the Music-Drama Center.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2023-05/BassJonathan2.jpg?h=9d621242&itok=-3YU2TwL)
Seven Lawrence University students or recent graduates have advanced to the semifinalist round for a prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student Award. Grantees will be announced in the spring.
![Estelí Gomez models the necklace she'll be wearing to the 2024 Grammy Awards.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2024-02/Esteli%20grammy%20photo%20web.jpg?h=f3e0028b&itok=WxJY_VTN)
Lawrence University voice professor Estelí Gomez and her vocal ensemble, Roomful of Teeth, won a Grammy Award on Feb. 4 in the Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance category for the album Rough Magic.