Professor of Physics Robert Jacobel recently teamed up with photographer Stuart Klipper to lead a discussion on both the scientific function and beauty of the glaciers of Antarctica as part of an event sponsored by the Science Museum of Minnesota and the Saint Paul Art Crawl.

St. Olaf Associate Professor of History Timothy Howe recently spoke at an international conference at Purdue University, where he discussed how history can guide modern scholars and politicians to interpret terrorism and insurgency today.

While St. Olaf seniors — and identical twins — Kari and Esti Zimmerman interned with different companies this summer, they both came away from the experience having reached the same conclusion: a career in the corporate world could very well be in their future.

The Smithsonian's Field Book Project blog recently featured an entry by St. Olaf Professor of Biology and Environmental Studies Charles Umbanhowar Jr., who outlined his research into explorer Joseph N. Nicollet's expedition notebooks.

"They faced rapids, bears, and boredom," Star Tribune columnist Gail Rosenblum writes about Ann Raiho '11 and Natalie Warren '11, who recently became the first women to canoe the 2,250 miles from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay.

On October 14 St. Olaf College will host King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway during their official state visit to the United States. While on campus, Their Majesties will engage in a private tour of Tomson Hall, visit a Norwegian language class, and attend a Sammenkomst (gathering) in their honor that will be streamed live.

The estate of Ann and Leon Hegge '38 is continuing the couple's long record of giving to the college with an estate gift of $2.8 million that will endow two annual awards: the Hegge Memorial Fund for general scholarships and, for students majoring in music, the Hegge Music Scholarship Fund.

Sudip Bhandari '14 set out this summer to educate youth in his native Nepal about the lessons of World War II — not an easy task in a country where many high school textbooks leave out any reference to the Holocaust or figures such as Anne Frank.

"The great sportswriter Budd Schulberg once remarked, 'As much as I love boxing, I hate it. And as much as I hate it, I love it,'" writes Gordon Marino, professor of philosophy and curator the Kierkegaard Library, in a piece in the Wall Street Journal that responds to a recent statement by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

This summer Andi Gomoll '13 began researching the pressures and conflicting expectations that society places on emerging adults. She'll continue her work this fall and present her findings at a conference in October.

The Career Connections Program housed in St. Olaf's Center for Experiential Learning provides powerful resources for students looking to gain experience in the business world. "Successful interns are first in line for full-time job offers," says Kirsten Cahoon '98, senior associate director of the Career Connections Program.

Professor of Philosophy Charles Taliaferro and recent St. Olaf graduate Tess Cotter '11 co-authored a chapter for the upcoming book The Rolling Stones and Philosophy: It's Just a Thought Away.

Anders Nienstaedt '12 and James Wilson '12 had a unique opportunity to work on their art for 40 hours a week this summer. They partnered with Wendell Arneson, professor of art and art history, to create sculptures for his retrospective show this fall.

Retired New York firefighter Brenda Berkman '73 is recalling her experiences on September 11, 2001, in interviews with media outlets including CNN, the BBC, and daily newspapers around the world.

 Music faculty members Jun Qian, clarinet, and Kent McWilliams, piano, teamed up this summer to perform in Asia and at this year's International Clarinet Conference in Los Angeles .

"Yep, little St. Olaf, with its bucolic corn-belt setting, has the best food in the country," Beth Hawkins writes in a MinnPost story exploring how campus menu items like red wine-braised beef with Parmesan risotto landed St. Olaf at the top of Newsweek's "Best College Food" rankings.

Associate Professor of Art John Saurer and Anthony Clune '03 are among the artists who contributed to a St. Lawrence University exhibit commemorating the events of September 11, 2001. Jane Becker Nelson '04 is the show's curator.

Kathy Ruby, dean of student financial aid at St. Olaf, recently appeared on TPT's Almanac program alongside money expert Nathan Dungan '87, and Jenna Ross from the Star Tribune. The trio discussed the rising costs of higher education and what families can do to help pay for it.

The St. Olaf College community will observe the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks with worship services focused on reflection and healing.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Doug Beussman '92 and Jason Eckmann '12 are using a high-tech tool to determine whether cotton fibers at a crime scene can be matched to those found in a suspect's clothing. It's a little-studied area of forensic science that could play a key role in cracking a case.

A feature story in the Star Tribune highlights St. Olaf Artist in Residence Gary Gisselman's current production of Oklahoma! at the Bloomington Civic Theatre — a homecoming of sorts for the director, who got his start there 47 years ago.

St. Olaf's new mobile site provides smart phone users with up-to-date information on campus news, Ole athletics, streaming media, and more — all accessible at your fingertips, wherever you are.