An honors thesis probing a mystery at the McMullen Museum of Art, written by Lauren Zajac '11 as a senior–with advising by Burns Library Conservator Barbara Adams Hebard and Integrated Sciences Clean Room and Nanofabrication Facility Research Associate Greg McMahon–has become the subject of conference posters and presentations, and is now featured by Japan Electron Optics Laboratory's JEOLUSA.com.

London McWilliams '11, a double major in psychology and film studies, says that her different academic pursuits are actually good complements. “As a filmmaker, it’s important to understand the psychological impacts images have on your audience."