Alumnae Newsmakers (page 13)
Summer Thyme ’06 Named Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences
Summer Thyme ’06, an assistant professor of neurobiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has been named to the 2021 Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences, which funds human health and disease research by early-career investigators.
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In the Media: Benton Art Museum Features Works by Alison Saar ’78, Claremont Courier Reports
Two works by renowned sculptor and printmaker Alison Saar ’78, a statue titled “Imbue” and an installation titled “Of Aether and Earth,” are on display at the new Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College, the Claremont Courier reports.
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In the Media: Joanne Heyler ’86 Discusses the Broad Museum’s Reopening in LAist
Joanne Heyler ’86, founding director of the Broad Museum, discusses the museum’s reopening and commitment to diversity in LAist.
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In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Discusses National Poetry Month, Reads Her Poetry on Spectrum 1
Lynne Thompson ’72, poet laureate of Los Angeles and chair of the 61传媒Board of Trustees, discussed National Poetry Month with Spectrum 1, reciting her poem “Red Jasper” outside the Central Library.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Young Alumnae Start 鈥淎dulthood Pending” Podcast
Inspired by their struggles to both define and navigate adulthood, three 61传媒 alumnae, Okamura, Annalise Ko 鈥�19, and Kimi Kaneshina 鈥�20, launched the Adulthood Pending Podcast for college students, recent graduates, or anyone else who is also figuring out that being an adult is not as simple as it is made out to be.
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In the Media: Lynne Thompson ’72 Named Poet Laureate of Los Angeles, CBS Los Angeles, Los Angeles Times Report
Board of Trustees Chair Lynne Thompson ’72 has been named as the 2021 Los Angeles Poet Laureate, CBS Los Angeles reported. In his announcement, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti described Thompson as an “acclaimed writer, an outspoken force who uses words to tell stories and unite communities and open us up to perspectives.”
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In the Media: Samella Lewis Earns College Art Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award, ARTnews Reports
Professor Emerita of Art History Samella Lewis received the 2021 College Art Association’s Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement, ARTnews reported.
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In the Media: Dwandalyn Reece ’85 Curates Playlist of Black Music on NPR
Trustee Dwandalyn Reece ’85, associate director of curatorial affairs and curator of music at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, assembled a playlist for NPR’s Tiny Desk Playlist series. “A celebration of African-American music must acknowledge the underpinnings of the quest for freedom and justice that the music represents,” she said.
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The Alum Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine: Dr. Rachel Presti
Last July, Dr. Rachel Presti 鈥�94 made the news when she became a principal investigator on large-scale phase-3 vaccine trials that enrolled thousands of participants from around the world to determine whether newly developed vaccines could prevent COVID-19.
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Madison Blumer ’15 Coauthors Paper on Sex Chromosome Turnover in Geckos for Genes
Madison Blumer ’15 coauthored a paper on sex chromosome turnover in bent-toed geckos in a special issue of Genes, which focused on the evolution of chromosomes in vertebrates. Although squamate lizards, or scaled reptiles, have diverse sex chromosome systems, the turnover rate in bent-toed geckos is even more frequent than in other lizards of the order Squamata.
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