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    Convocation 2025 marked the beginning of the academic year and the College’s 150th anniversary

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    2025.09.02 Wellesley research on twins The Ghana Report

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    Researchers from Wellesley studied the facial preferences of pairs of twins. Although the twins shared similar (or the same) genes and identical backgrounds, they often had very different preferences.

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    Wellesley welcomes 578 new students

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    9.1.2025 Theran opinions on Taylor Swift Business Insider

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    What's unique about Taylor Swift isn't just the pace and volume at which she puts things out, but also how she holds things back. "It's almost like a cat-and-mouse game," says professor Sally Theran.

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    2025.08.25 Norem says certain phrases avoid discomfort Bolde

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    Psychology professor Julie Norem says people use the phrase "everything happens for a reason" to avoid uncomfortable conversations. A real friend would dive deeper into your feelings and experiences.

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  • Four people dressed in protective head coverings work with an apiary.
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    The Summer Science Research Program provides students the opportunity to work alongside faculty.

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    Liza Oliver, associate professor of art at Wellesley, and Julie Walsh, associate professor of philosophy, created a course to examine people’s relationships to animals as food