What's Happening

2025

Four college students stand in front of a projector screen displaying a video game image resembling the classic computer "snake" game.

Contests

Twist of a snake

A coding competition pits competitors in a twist on the classic game of snake.

Date: October 29, 2025

2023

Contests

A 'Brite' idea wins $40,000

Jorden Anfinson ’24 and his teammates pitched their idea - an app that give professors real-time feedback during lectures - and won their competition.

Date: April 14, 2023

Spotlights

Photo of two Denison students Huy Phan and Linh Bui stand next to a dry-erase board filled with observations and notes.

Students embrace challenge of processing, analyzing election data

Summer research provides valuable insights into voters’ decision making. It’s difficult work, but the process offers long-term scholarly benefits.

Julia Smith ’28 standing in the lobby of an Amazon office.

Student taps ‘wonderful curiosity’ for Amazon data internship

Rising sophomore Julia Smith spent her summer in Washington, D.C. Working at Amazon and living in the nation’s capital provided an enriching experience.

Photo of Denison student Joe Teates ’28 standing at a lab table, looking at computer monitors.

Summer Scholar finds balance between research and fun

Using a type of AI known as reinforcement learning, a Denison student teaches a robot to problem-solve in real time.

Five tips to get the most out of your college experience

Three semesters in, Caroline Cavalier ’26 has added a major, traveled twice for academics, and tested a career path through an internship.

Son Tran presenting a poster board at a conference in Los Angeles

How an enterprising student and his professor combined to advance AI research

The impressive work of Son Tran ’24 shows what can be achieved through faculty mentorship.

Denison Magazine

Pedagogy perfected

Denison's Teaching Seminar introduces relevant teaching topics, stimulates discussion within the group, and builds community for new faculty members.

A student signs the Computer Science banner on a table lined with rubber ducks. There is a professor and a student sitting behind the table.

Major Day celebrates significant milestone on academic journey

The inaugural event celebrates sophomores who are declaring majors while offering first-year students a one-stop shop of options.

Video game design class embodies spirit of collaboration

The ‘perfect liberal arts course’ teaches game design skills and challenges students to navigate partnerships and constructive criticism.

Prof. Sarah Wolff heading to South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar

Professor Sarah Wolff is passionate about many things – math, mentoring, and marathons.

Career-ready skills gained through a campus job

Nicholas Reichert ‘22 has a campus job in IT where he is learning more about himself and gaining pragmatic skills that will stand him in good stead.

Score high on key performance indicators

A senior describes how his Red Frame experience helped him prepare for the working world.

Breathe easy

When COVID-19 struck, Caileigh Marshall ’19 became part of a national effort to produce the gold standard of respirators for healthcare practitioners.