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Central Faculty Lecture Series Features Anna Christensen

Central College’s Living in Community Faculty Lecture Series will feature Anna Christensen, lecturer in philosophy, on Tuesday, April 16.

Central Faculty Lecture Series Features Tuan Nguyen

Central College’s Living in Community Faculty Lecture Series will feature Tuan Nguyen, assistant professor of economics on Tuesday, March 26.

Central RED Society to Present Cancer Researcher Nyla Heerema

Nyla Heerema ’63 will discuss “Visions of Cancer” at the next Central RED event on Thursday, Feb. 21.

Central’s Top 10 Stories of 2018

Take a look back at 2018 with the year’s most popular stories.

NFL Analytics Coordinator Headlines Central College Sports Analytics Meeting

Weller Ross, football analytics coordinator for the Houston Texans, headlines the third annual Midwest Sports Analytics Meeting at Central College Saturday, Nov. 17.

Central students gathered to present their original research at the Palmer House in Chicago during the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago.

Central Psychology Outperforms the Competition at MPA Conference

Central College’s psychology program is ambitious — and it shows. This spring, an impressive cohort of 29 Central students presented their research at the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA) conference in Chicago.

Sara Shuger Fox, assistant professor of exercise science, and senior Andrea Arthofer, explore the United Arab Emirates together during a trip to present research in Abu Dhabi.

Only 7,000 Miles From Pella

Sara Shuger Fox, assistant professor of exercise science, and senior Andrea Arthofer explored the United Arab Emirates together while presenting research in Abu Dhabi.

It’s a Central trademark — graduate-level research opportunities for ambitious undergraduate students. Our 2016 researchers earned funding to study bats, bees, refugees, Central Teacher Academy and more with Central professors.

Summer Days at Central

What’s happening at Central during the academic off-season? We’ve got students as far as 5,000 miles away, but we’ll never let things get dull around the pond. Want to read what you’re missing?

Erich Thalacker, biology and biochemistry major, is one of 23 student researchers on campus this summer. He’s doing chemistry research to discover possibilities for biorenewable plastics.

Summer Research Crew

Twenty-three students turned full-time researchers this summer. They investigated bats, bees, polymers, criminal sentencing and more — and received research grants to do it!