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In honor of Earth Month, student organizations and Trinity’s Office of Sustainability have held community events throughout April. The Green Campus club recently partnered with The Mill to host the fifth annual GreenFest, designed to promote sustainability on campus.

Hundreds gathered on the Main Quad midafternoon Monday, April 8, to view an eclipse with their own eyes protected, of course, by temporary eyewear.

In celebration of Women’s Herstory Month, Trinity recently welcomed three-time Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas to speak to the community. “Never limit yourself due to other people’s limits or expectations,” said Douglas, the first Black woman to win the Olympic individual all-around title in gymnastics.

Trinity College Associate Professor of Computer Science Ewa Syta has received a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar award for 2024-25 to conduct research in her native country of Poland.

A recent workshop introduced Trinity’s 3D printing technology to students in a computer science course that emphasizes design thinking. Located in the Raether Library and Information Technology Center, 3D printing services are available to the College community for both academic and personal use.

An art installation by Pablo Delano, Charles A. Dana Professor of Fine Arts, is among works by international artists to be included in the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia, opening to the public on April 20.

To explore just how intelligent the latest “artificial intelligence” chatbots really are, a Trinity faculty member challenged students in a new January Term course to craft essays using only synthetically generated text.

A new silver-topped staff donated to the Trinity College Chapel will usher in the annual Christmas Festival of Lessons and Carols this year. Alumnus Brendan W. Clark ’21 commissioned the ornate verge, which is similar to a mace in appearance and function, to commemorate the College’s Bicentennial and out of fondness for the Chapel.

A group of Trinity College students recently attended a Connecticut Forum discussion with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. “I was motivated to learn more about documentaries, knowing from Burns that they are no less creative than scripted films,” writes Vy Duong ’26, a double-major in political science and film studies.

This semester marks the first time that Trinity faculty members are teaching college classes at Hartford Correctional Center, the city’s jail. The new program adds to Trinity’s Prison Education Project (TPEP), which has made courses available to individuals incarcerated at York Correctional Institution for more than a decade.