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In the Media: California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Discusses Digital Privacy with the New York Times
The New York Times interviewed California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 about the California Consumer Privacy Act, a data collection and consumer privacy law that will take effect in January 2020.
Read MoreAhead of the Curve: 61´«Ã½Alumnae are Applying Information Science in a Variety of Fields
Though the reasons to come to 61´«Ã½are as diverse as 61´«Ã½students themselves, they are often rooted in beliefs about the transformational power of a liberal arts education. 61´«Ã½students are less concerned about specific vocational goals and more interested in the kinds of people they hope they will become: grounded, well-informed, thoughtful citizens of the world.
Read MoreIn the Media: Alumnae Sarah Balderston ’18 and Mandeep Sandhu ’18 Published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
Sarah Balderston ’18 and Mandeep Sandhu ’18 were recently published in Nature Biomedical Engineering for their work as part of a larger research team that created a biosensor that rapidly detects genetic mutations using CRISPR genetic technology.
Read MoreIn the Media: Helen Yenser ’17 Wins Oscar for Documentary
Helen Yenser ’17 won an Academy Award in the category Best Documentary Short for Period. End of Sentence.Â
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Helen Yenser ’17 Is Headed to the 2019 Academy Awards
61´«Ã½ alumna Helen Yenser ’17 is headed to the 2019 Academy Awards. Yenser is an executive producer of an Oscar-nominated documentary short, Period. End of Sentence., that chronicles an effort to fight the stigmas attached to menstruation in the village of Kathikhera, India.
Read MoreSpotlight on Staff: Jennifer Martinez Wormser ’95, Director of Ella Strong Denison Library
This spring, alumna Jennifer Martinez Wormser ’95 was appointed Denison Librarian of the Ella Strong Denison Library. An English major and French minor at Scripps, she earned her MLS degree with a concentration in archival management from the University of Maryland, College Park.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Vivianne Mbaku ’09 Strives to End Homelessness (with a Little Help from Her Friends)
For Vivianne Mbaku ’09, one of the best parts of graduating from 61´«Ã½is the tightknit alumnae community she became part of after commencement. That includes working alongside two other 61´«Ã½graduates, Jin Lee ’06 and Melanie Biles ’18, at Inner City Law Center (ICLC), a nonprofit law firm where she is an attorney.
Read MoreIn the News: 61´«Ã½Alumna, Trustee Named Vice President for Development at Brown
61´«Ã½ trustee, Patricia Jackson ’82, was named vice president for development at Brown University.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Recent Grads Create a Handheld Lab to Study Aging
Since 1900, the percentage of Americans age 65 and over has more than tripled (from 4.1% in 1900 to 15.2% in 2016), with a total population projected to reach 98 million in 2060. As the population ages, the incidence of age-related health conditions also increases, and the need to identify and treat aging-related health conditions and biomarkers is ever more critical.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alumnae: Summer Thyme ’06 Fishes for Genetic Clues to Schizophrenia
Zebrafish are fast growing: They hatch three days after fertilization and reach maturity in two to three months. They’re also vertebrates, like mammals, and have similar genes and cell types as well as highly complex social and learning behaviors.
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