Bryn Mawr E-News

Getting to know us: a new president takes a “pillar to post” tour of Bryn Mawr

Posted August 29, 2008

photo: President McAuliffe examines a blueprint During her first weeks in office, President Jane Dammen McAuliffe has been "enchanted by the stunning beauty" of the Bryn Mawr campus. She has also acquired a familiarity with furnaces, boilers, and ductwork that is unusual in a chief executive. As McAuliffe undertook a thorough walking tour ... Read more»

 

Soil science in wine country: probing the mystery of terroir

Posted August 14, 2008

photo:Christopher Oze For centuries wine makers have understood the importance of terroir—or the combination of soil, climate, and geography that gives the grapes of particular regions their distinct qualities—in making great wine. But there remains to this day a great deal of controversy as to just what terroir ... Read more»