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Features - Winter 2013

Gettysburg genome
Genes we share with fungi may unlock the puzzle of cancer. Steve James ’80 and his students are searching for the key in common bread mold.


Bringing a great education within reach
Q & A with Director of Financial Aid Chris Gormley.

Hollywood comes to campus
A glimpse at the making of 1,000 to 1: The Cory Weissman Story.

Happy Cog
From MTV’s glitz to Harvard’s heft to the soul of footwear giant Zappos, ’92 grad Greg Hoy’s firm is at the forefront of Web design.


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Charles Emmons

Professor of Sociology

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Halloween itself is in disguise as Spider-Man, says professor

Coauthor of Science and Spirit (2012), Author of Guided by Spirit: A Journey into the Mind of the Medium (2003), At the Threshold: UFOs, Science and the New Age (1997), Chinese Ghosts and ESP: A Study of Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences (1982), and Hong Kong Prepares for 1997: Political Participation and Emigration in 1987 (1988).

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Mass media, popular culture, music, sociology of science, New Age spirituality

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