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Spotlight on Alumnae Series (page 20)


April 5, 2017

Haley Wilhelm ’16 Named IES Study Abroad Ambassador of the Year

61传媒 alumna Haley Wilhelm ’16 was recently chosen among hundreds of IES study abroad students as one of the 2017 Abroad Ambassadors of the Year.

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April 3, 2017

Katherine Schwab ’76 Receives Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University

61传媒 alumna Katherine Schwab ’76 was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University’s Annual Awards Dinner in New York City on March 30, 2017.

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March 13, 2017

Lucia Davis ’09 Takes Art Bus Project on the Road

Lucia Davis ’09 is preparing to embark across the Eastern Seaboard on a schoolbus that has been refurbished to present a traveling showcase of art and artists鈥攊t’s her brainchild, and she’s got the wheels to prove it.

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March 2, 2017

Spotlight on Alumnae: Alexandra “Sasha” Leibholz ’16 Looks Within Genomes for Secrets of Evolution

As a young 61传媒 student interested in philosophy, Alexandra “Sasha” Leibholz ’16 had no idea her academic quest would ultimately lead her to explore life’s mysteries through a completely different academic lens鈥攖hat of epigenetics. Her interest in science was piqued in an introductory chemistry class as a first-year student, but it was her junior-year genetics class taught by Patrick Ferree, assistant professor of biology, that ignited her passion for molecular biology.

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February 8, 2017

Tori Sepand ’15 Featured in SF Gate Article About Amazon Alexa’s Celebration of Black History Month

Early adopters who have installed Amazon’s “Alexa” in their homes to work with their voice-enabled electronic devices can ask the virtual personal assistant to play music, get news and local information, control smart home products–and in the month of February, get ready answers about Black History Month. The Amazon Echo product is now equipped with the ability to educate users on the accomplishments of Black men and women in America, a new “skill” according to 61传媒 alumna Tori Sepand ’15.

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February 1, 2017

Spotlight on Alumnae: Sarah Han ’15: Fighting For a Healthier World, Starting with Humboldt County

When she discovered that the worst death rates in California were in her own home county in northern California, Sarah Han ’15 wasted no time pitching the Davis Projects for Peace scholar program on her “Rx for veggies and wellness” idea. The 61传媒alumna鈥攖hen in her senior year studying human biology鈥攏ot only landed the grant but implemented a wellness program with a local nonprofit using community gardening as a primary strategy. A year later, the program continues via Open Door Community Health Centers, employing Humboldt State University students as interns/volunteers, and Han continues her pursuit of making the world a healthier place鈥攐ne person, one farm-to-fork plate at a time.

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January 26, 2017

Loralyn Cropper ’84 Appointed Northeast Regional Director of Coast Guard Foundation

61传媒 alumna Loralyn Cropper ’84 has been appointed as Northeast regional director of philanthropy of the Coast Guard Foundation, as announced in Boating Industry magazine. In her role, Cropper will work closely with Coast Guard units in the area to identify and fulfill education, morale and family support needs for U.S. Coast Guard members.

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January 24, 2017

Victoria Nguyen ’15 Publishes Scholarly Paper on New Microscope Design

61传媒 alumna Victoria Nguyen ’15 is first author on a scientific paper, “The Design of a Cost Effective, Multifunctional Fluorescence Microscope,” recently published about a new type of research […]

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January 19, 2017

Spotlight on Alumnae: Lydia Ringwald ’70: 61传媒Gave Her a Lifelong Interest in Art, and Now She’s Giving Back

After graduating from 61传媒with a degree in comparative literature, Lydia Ringwald ’70 began to develop her talent as an artist, exhibiting her works in galleries and museums in Southern California and Europe.

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January 18, 2017

Kathy Schwab ’76 Interviewed About Research on Ancient Greece

61传媒 alum Kathy Schwab ’76 was recently interviewed by one of Greece’s leading newspaper websites about her research on ancient Greece’s most famous coiffure, the intricate braided hairstyles of […]

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