NEWS Author: John Syme If you toss a jar of Vicks VapoRub in your drugstore shopping basket this cold and flu season, you can thank a Davidson innovator and entrepreneur. Vicks VapoRub was invented by Lunsford Richardson, Davidson College class of 1875. He first...

  NEWS Davidson College Congratulates Dean of Faculty Philip Jefferson on Nomination to Federal Reserve Davidson College President Carol Quillen today offered the college’s congratulations to Philip Jefferson, vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty,...

  NEWS   Important Information About Spring Semester We hope the holiday break afforded you some time to rest and to enjoy being with your families. We want to provide an update regarding the start of the Spring semester. We need and appreciate your help in returning...

  NEWS AUTHOR - Danielle Strickland   Adam Gerstenmier ’05 was one of seven finalists for a competitive fellowship during his time at Davidson. After he didn’t get the job, long-time staff member Ruth Pittard told him, “You were the favorite candidate going into the...

  NEWS   AUTHOR - Jen McGivney An invention that began as a middle school science fair project now holds a patent—as well as the potential to improve millions of lives.   The idea belongs to James B. Duke Scholar Talar Terzian ’23. When she was in middle school,...