A rainy day couldn’t dampen the spirits that were enlivened by the 17th Annual Samba Fest. Crowds gathered to listen and dance to Brazilian and world music at Trinity College’s Austin Arts Center on April 26, 2025.
Alenka Doyle ’26 has received a Barry Goldwater Scholarship, one of the most prestigious awards for students interested in pursuing careers in the natural sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Doyle is a double-major in neuroscience and English and also is a coxswain for the men’s varsity rowing team.
The Scully Center, a major addition to the George M. Ferris Athletic Center, will serve as a dynamic hub for fitness, recreation, and wellness activities, providing students with the resources they need to thrive physically and mentally. It will be a cornerstone for fostering a vibrant and healthy campus community for years to come.
Political science major Hermonie Dixon ’25 represented Trinity at the inaugural MADE Leadership Series event at East Hartford’s Rentschler Field on April 9. Hosted by the Governor’s Workforce Council, the program featured a “Young Talent Panel” moderated by Governor Ned Lamont.
Sarah Bilston, professor of English and chair of the English Department, discusses her new book, The Lost Orchid: A Story of Victorian Plunder and Obsession (Harvard University Press, 2025).
The 19th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival spread its message about the transformative power of hip hop throughout the city of Hartford this year as it highlighted artists from around the world and formed new creative connections.
Maloney Family Distinguished Associate Professor of Economics Hasan Cömert talks about his new grant from the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) to pursue his research, “Exchange Rate Shocks, Economic Inequality, and Gender Disparities in Turkey: A History and Context Sensitive Analysis with Lessons for Comparative Studies.”
The Trinity community gathered recently for a discussion between alumna Liz Elting ’87 and Jess Lynch co-hosted by Trinity’s Career and Life Design Center and Entrepreneurship Center.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown visited Trinity recently as part of the Allan K. Smith Reading Series. He offered a workshop for students, presented a reading of his poetry, and took part in an engaging discussion with the Trinity community.
Susan Masino is the Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Applied Science at Trinity College. She is a neuroscientist, and her research into adenosine, the ketogenic diet, and their links to treating seizures as well as other disorders is well-known. Masino’s parallel work looks at brain health and natural areas, especially our current or future old-growth forests. This work might be lesser known but is critically important to climate stabilization and human health.
