{"id":4144,"date":"2026-04-22T09:38:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T14:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/?page_id=4144"},"modified":"2026-10-28T15:13:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T20:13:04","slug":"home-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/","title":{"rendered":"Home (new)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__hero panel panel-hero site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"hero\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper imageoverlay site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<figure  class=\"site-section__bg-img site-panel__hero-bg-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"image of a research poster session\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/garcia_Olaf_HCFW24_CURI_028-1600x1067.jpg\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/garcia_Olaf_HCFW24_CURI_028-1152x768.jpg 1152w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/garcia_Olaf_HCFW24_CURI_028-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/garcia_Olaf_HCFW24_CURI_028-2304x1536.jpg 2304w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content site-panel__hero-content--grey-dark\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-content-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-panel__hero-title\" id=\"this-is-curi\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">This is CURI<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__hero-desc\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-name=\"content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-autop\n\t\t\t\t\t     data-livetext\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDiscover the way we support research at St. Olaf, through Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry (<strong>CURI<\/strong>)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"btn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tResearch Projects\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__micronavbutton panel panel-micronavbutton site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"micronavbutton\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t    <div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--top-padding-none site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none micronavbutton\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters\"\n\t     data-depth=\"0\"\n\t     data-name=\"buttons\"\n\t     data-livetext\n\t>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-cranberry\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/about\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">About CURI<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-teal\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/guidelines\/\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Information For Faculty<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn u-bc-purple\"\n\t\t\t\t   \thref=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/#team\"\n\t\t\t\t   \ttarget=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-label\">Reach Out<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"site-panel__micronavbtn-btn-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\n\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--top-padding-minimal site-section__inner--bottom-padding-none\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f6c167; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #53585a; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; border-radius: 10px;\">RESEARCH &amp; FELLOWSHIPS<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #242421; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #242421; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0.8;\">Learn all about the range of the mentored, independent, and collaborative full- and part-time research opportunities during the summer and academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/research-programs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">CURI program info<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #f6c167; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #53585a; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; border-radius: 10px;\">TRAVEL SUPPORT<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #242421; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #242421; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0.8;\">At CURI we aim to provide as many St. Olaf students as possible with the experience of presenting their research and artistry to an external audience. Discover how we can help you get places to share your discoveries!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/student-travel\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel info<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1Kz32LIB9row9yDrPBmV50tOW8hc0Xahn3mgjeiIG2AI\/preview\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply now for Travel Support<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__wysiwyg panel panel-wysiwyg site-section__bg--white\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"wysiwyg\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper site-section__inner--bottom-padding-minimal site-section__bg--white\">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-section__content \">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__wrapper \"\n\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t data-name=\"columns\"\n\t\t\t data-livetext>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>CURI APPLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/research-programs\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Application closed. Open in January; due in February.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Year<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Fall projects closed. Apply through Oracle in May or September.<\/p>\n<p>Spring projects closed. Apply through Oracle in December or February.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Steen fellowship<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Application Closed. Opens in January, due early-February via Google Form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnus THe Good<\/a><\/td>\n<td><strong>Applications due October 30.<\/strong> Due late-March (submitted jointly by student &amp; faculty); offers extended early April.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdxTR5YqmQyxay1Gj8_BYEvixRKhgC_HYjnwyV1sIj3y3OVwA\/viewform\" rel=\"noopener\">Capstone<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Due December 16 via Google Form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/\" rel=\"noopener\">RaND<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Application opens January. Due early-February via Google Form<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__wysiwyg-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t-content \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-depth=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-autop=\"true\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t data-name=\"column_content\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; background-color: #e4a01b; padding: 20px; border-radius: 15px; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #242421; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0.8;\">The St. Olaf <strong>Collaborative Undergraduate Research and Inquiry<\/strong> (CURI) program provides opportunities for St. Olaf students from all academic disciplines to gain an in-depth understanding of a particular subject through working closely with a St. Olaf faculty member in a research framework.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #242421; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0.8;\">We aim to promote and facilitate undergraduate research in all its forms by supporting students and faculty with various research opportunities during both the summer and the academic year, and by providing funding for students to present the results of their research at conferences or in other appropriate venues. P<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #242421; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0.8;\">resident Susan Rundell Singer writes about CURI&#8217;s role in the college&#8217;s strategic plan in the message below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" href=\"https:\/\/app.cerkl.com\/org\/story.php?oid=2701&amp;id=23176313#\">Read about expanding undergraduate research \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid__col -->\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div> <!-- .site-grid, .site-grid__wrapper -->\n\t<\/div> <!-- site-section__content -->\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__imagetext panel panel-imagetext site-section__bg--light\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"imagetext\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner site-section__inner--no-padding\">\n\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"site-grid site-grid__no-gutters site-section__bg--gray site-panel__imgtxt-img-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<figure  class=\"c-image c-image--rect\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Student talking about her poster\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/DSCF2800-820x600.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1260px) 1260px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/DSCF2800-520x300.jpg 520w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/DSCF2800-820x600.jpg 820w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/files\/2026\/04\/DSCF2800-1120x900.jpg 1120w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"site-grid__col site-grid__col-safari-fix\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-panel__imgtxt-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"c-text\">\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"c-text__desc t-content\" data-depth=\"0\" data-name=\"content\" data-autop=\"true\" data-livetext>\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; color: #6e3a5d; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0.8; margin-bottom: -10px;\">GETTING YOU ACROSS THE EXTRA MILE<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 800; padding: 5px; text-transform: uppercase; font-variant-numeric: lining-nums; background-color: #b11556; color: #ffffff; font-size: 30px; border-radius: 10px; margin-top: -10px;\">CAPSTONE ASSISTANCE<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #242421; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calluna Sans; font-weight: 500; color: #242421; font-size: 20px; line-height: 0.8;\">Seniors (within a year of graduation) may apply for up to $250 of financial assistance to help bring their \u201ccapstone project\u201d to fruition. The student should be enrolled in a level III independent research, senior project II, directed undergraduate research, or similar course. Applications are typically due mid-December in order to fund spring semester capstone projects. Any student who intends to complete their capstone project in the fall semester should contact the CURI director (email curi@stolaf.edu).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn--xs\" style=\"width: 50%; margin-bottom: -15px; margin-top: 15px;\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdxTR5YqmQyxay1Gj8_BYEvixRKhgC_HYjnwyV1sIj3y3OVwA\/viewform?usp=header\" rel=\"noopener\">Application<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"site-section site-panel__query_loop_main_site panel panel-query_loop_main_site site-section__bg--normal\"\n\t\t\tdata-depth=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-js-panel=\"query-loop-main-site\"\n\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"site-section__inner l-wrapper \">\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"site-section__header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"site-section__title site-section__title--center site-section__title--sm\" id=\"news-on-research\" data-name=\"title\" data-livetext data-depth=\"0\" data-index=\"0\">NEWS ON RESEARCH<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n    <div class=\" query-loop\">\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"The Natural Lands encompass approximately 430 acres of restored forests, prairies, and wetlands adjacent to St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Photo by Fernando Sevilla.\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STO_Aerial_Campus-045-370x245.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STO_Aerial_Campus-045-540x340.jpg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STO_Aerial_Campus-045-370x245.jpg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/STO_Aerial_Campus-045-270x170.jpg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-blue\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/news\/student-view-my-summer-as-a-natural-lands-technician\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Student View: My summer as a Natural Lands technician<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-blue\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tStudent View: My summer as a Natural Lands technician\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_2776-370x245.jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_2776-540x340.jpeg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_2776-370x245.jpeg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_2776-270x170.jpeg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-teal\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/news\/a-summer-of-career-experience\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">A summer of career experience<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-teal\">Academics<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tA summer of career experience\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"nccla 5\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nccla-5-370x245.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nccla-5-540x340.jpg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nccla-5-370x245.jpg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/nccla-5-270x170.jpg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-teal\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/news\/from-northfield-to-the-north-central-council-of-latin-americanists\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">From Northfield to the North Central Council of Latin Americanists<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-teal\">Academics<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tFrom Northfield to the North Central Council of Latin Americanists\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"Screenshot\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1494-370x245.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1494-540x340.jpg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1494-370x245.jpg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/IMG_1494-270x170.jpg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-teal\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/news\/a-summer-spent-sampling-careers\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">A summer spent sampling careers<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-teal\">Academics<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tA summer spent sampling careers\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n        \n\t<\/header>\n\n<\/article>\n\n                    <article class=\"item-loop item-loop--post c-card  \">\n\n\t<figure  class=\"item__image c-card__image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" alt=\"A pothole holding water along a residential road.\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pothole-2500x1667-1-370x245.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 33vw, (min-width: 960px) 25vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pothole-2500x1667-1-540x340.jpg 540w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pothole-2500x1667-1-370x245.jpg 370w, \nhttps:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/curi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Pothole-2500x1667-1-270x170.jpg 270w\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\t<header class=\"item-loop__header c-card__header u-cc-teal\">\n\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/news\/experts-at-st-olaf-spring-potholes-are-born-in-winter\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" class=\"c-card__link\"><span class=\"u-visual-hide\">Experts at St. Olaf: Spring potholes are born in winter<\/span><\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-card__category u-cc-teal\">Academics<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h3 class=\"item-loop__title c-card__title\">\n\t\t\tExperts at St. Olaf: Spring potholes 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