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![Gabrielle Claus mug](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-09/Gabrielle%20Claus_202109_0.jpg?h=5c42a45b&itok=B1uOnAIP)
Gabrielle Claus, a physics major, found supportive professors when she used independent study projects to help chart her own course.
![Clayton Agler, wearing a Lawrence baseball uniform, runs toward a base.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-06/Agler-Clayton-new-768x548.jpg?h=0bb481b0&itok=bIlx1wup)
Clayton Agler ’22 has found the perfect blend of academics and athletics, working as an EMT and shining on the baseball field.
![Professor Pickett showing her student the stars at night outside of Main Hall](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-07/faculty-Pickett_202104.jpeg?h=8fe3db9e&itok=DSRdGigU)
The beauty of the night sky, the stories it can tell, and the “light pollution” that is increasingly hindering our view will be the topic of Lawrence University’s May 27 Honors Convocation.
![Finn Witt, wearing a brown patterned cardigan, smiles at the camera.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-06/WittFinn-new2-768x818.jpg?h=a8f0c04d&itok=p3Z5m2ea)
Finn Witt ’21 interned with NASA’s Psyche Inspired program and helped spread the word about a particular asteroid.
![The front of Main Hall is seen after a recent snowfall.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/MainHall_202201%20%281%29.jpg?h=4362216e&itok=8OShpGPh)
![miniature headstone that says RIP river bug and the date](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-07/RIP-River-Bug_202104.jpeg?h=22fbdbdf&itok=DYXAyv5D)
Before Lawrentians get too down on these pesky visitors, let’s remember to celebrate what their presence means—a healthy river environment, or at least healthier than it once was.
![Alyssa Hakes, wearing a denim jacket, smiles at the camera.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-01/hakes.jpg?h=8bda7894&itok=dRdVGe7o)
Alyssa Hakes, associate professor of biology, involves her students in her research to understand how the spatial location of plants and plant traits might influence interactions with other organisms.
![student sifting soil in a lab](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-06/Enviro-research_202104.jpeg?h=6f3285a6&itok=lPdBkI0B)
Lawrence University has launched a new Environmental Science major, giving science-minded students with an interest in environmental research a more concentrated path.
![Daniel Toycen, wearing a navy blue vest, smiles at the camera.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-06/Toycen2Min-new-768x491.jpg?h=df203f64&itok=C8djzq9k)
Daniel Toycen ’21 is one of the many brave essential first responders tackling this pandemic head on.
![Allison Fleshman, wearing a blue hat and red scarf, smiles at the camera.](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2022-03/120420_MHGAllison_001-4K.jpg?h=e36f4407&itok=GE2aB3VF)
We caught up with Allison McCoy Fleshman, an associate professor of chemistry, to talk about interests in and out of the classroom.
![Student conducting research at the greenhouse](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-08/Research%20greenhouse_202106.jpeg?h=eec5a94e&itok=8F5pdGuE)
While much of the Lawrence University campus has been quiet since Fall Term ended, there has been a bustle of activity happening in and around academic research projects.
![Dr. Ben Weston ’05 (Photo courtesy of Medical College of Wisconsin)](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-04/BenWeston-mug-new-1536x1287.jpg?h=3a30e430&itok=GGRnf_Hc)
The Lawrence University alumnus is among the army of front-line health care workers who have been living the COVID-19 pandemic up close and personal on a daily basis
![Maggie McGlenn, wearing a polka-dot mask, uses a sewing machine to work on pink polka-dot fabric..](/sites/default/files/styles/medium_16_9/public/2021-06/Maggie2MinWith-new-768x509.jpg?h=16760d6c&itok=Bpo53DqV)
You can find Maggie McGlenn '22 bent over a sewing machine in the Theatre Department’s costume shop, crafting face masks for people across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic persists.