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The strength of community at Davidson College inspired one alum to capture the joy she felt as a part of that community in a work of art. That piece now graces the walls of the E.H. Little Library, thanks to alum Eliz Kirkland Sickles. Learn more.

The now-familiar black and white nutrition facts label found on food products in the U.S. was hailed as a triumph of public health and graphic design, according to The Washington Post. We have Davidson College alum Burkey Belser ‘69 to thank. Learn more.

Book bans as a form of censorship have a long and storied history. A Davidson College prof examines the motives behind book bans and their unintended effects. Read more.

In Chasing the Sun, artist and Davidson College Professor Joelle Dietrick combines the lost beauty of extinct plants with green architecture. Dietrick’s intertwining organic and geometric forms use beauty to pull viewers into an important conversation about plant conservation and sustainability efforts. Learn more.

Mišo Vukčević ’18 started creating his own video game as a project for a Davidson College digital narratives course. Today, he leads a team of three that produced Bleak Faith: Forsaken, an action role playing game that’s taken off since its release in March. Learn more.

A French documentary film crew weighs in on a mystery that has occupied the imaginations of amateur historians—some of them Davidson College alums—for centuries. Learn more.