<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/flight-of-the-samaras.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>02/22/2022</pubDate><title>Flight of the Samaras</title><description>On an expansive field near Brooks Tennis Center, students in an introductory biology class stare up at their professor, perched on a lift raised 31 feet against a clear blue sky. Reaching into a...Franklin &amp; Marshall College offers students a hands-on education that emphasizes close relationships with faculty. Students flourish in a supportive community that treats them as an individual, and their successes continue long after F&amp;M. The College is a national leader in launching students and alumni to opportunities where they make a difference in the community and the world.</description><author>Peter Durantine</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/749340878350939600-02-whirlygigs-5.0.88.1200.723.full.jpg" alt="Professor Ardia prepares to release another samara into the wind."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Biology</tag><tag>Research</tag></tags></item>