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September 2, 2021

Spotlight on Students: 61传媒Associated Students President Maya Lynch ’22

Many 61传媒students know politics major Maya Lynch 鈥22 for her work as junior class co-president. But this year, she鈥檚 stepping into a new role as president of 61传媒Associated Students (SAS).

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August 25, 2021

Stephanie Du 鈥21 Receives REPS Scholar Funding to Assist Sarah Budischak with National Science Foundation-Funded Fieldwork

Stephanie Du will serve as an NSF Research Experience for Post-Baccalaureate Students (REPS) scholar for the 2021鈥22 academic year. She鈥檒l travel to Finland with Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Budischak to study wild bank voles infected with a strain of hantavirus, a disease that can spread from rodents to humans.

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August 19, 2021

For These Young Alums鈥 Careers, Internship Grants Made All the Difference

Eighty percent of 61传媒students complete at least one internship before graduating. It鈥檚 a striking statistic for a liberal arts women鈥檚 college which, while known for graduating spectacular critical thinkers, may have less obvious career outcomes. Yet these concrete outcomes exist, often tied directly to internship grants which create a more equitable playing field for students who don鈥檛 have the financial means to accept unpaid work.

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August 13, 2021

Scholars-in-Action Julia Brock 鈥22 and Jaela Alvarez 鈥23 Power Laspa Center for Leadership Programming

Since its inception in 2015, the Laspa Center for Leadership has sought to advance gender equity through creating educational programming, partnering with local and national organizations, and providing resources and tools for students to identify and hone their leadership skills. This year, seven 61传媒students will support the Laspa Center鈥檚 mission as resident 鈥淪cholars-in-Action.鈥

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August 5, 2021

Maya Edstrom 鈥22 Designs Sustainable Clean Water Technologies

鈥淚 used to think of 鈥榯he environment鈥 as something around us and outside of us, but the reality is that we are incredibly interconnected,鈥 says Edstrom. 鈥淢y classes aren鈥檛 just about using sustainable materials and building practices, they鈥檙e very focused on creating resilient communities through physical design.鈥

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August 4, 2021

Angelina Astillero ’23 Pursues Interests in Finance, Social Inequity through Investment Internship

This summer, Angelina Astillero ’23 is interning at the Kresge Foundation through Girls Who Invest, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing women’s representation in the asset management industry.

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July 28, 2021

Spotlight on Academics: Isabela Harmon 鈥22 and Jessica Maurice 鈥22 Explore the Social Hierarchies of Fish

For years, neuroscientists have been asking the deceptively simple question: Why do animals behave the way they do? Isabela Harmon 鈥22 and Jessica Maurice 鈥22 are working with Assistant Professor of Biology Tessa Solomon-Lane to fill in pieces of this puzzle.

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July 13, 2021

For Anna Bagley 鈥22, Microbiology May be the Key to Cleaner Drinking Water

Anna Bagley 鈥22 is using microbiology to address one of the major environmental concerns facing our planet: water pollution. Bagley is working with Assistant Professor of Biology Pete Chandrangsu to research poly-纬-glutamate (PGA), a shiny, gooey substance that bacteria secrete to protect themselves from heavy metals like copper and zinc.

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June 24, 2021

Spotlight on Students: Daisy Achiriloaie 鈥24 Co-Authors Paper in Experimental Biophysics

Not many people can say they co-authored a scientific research paper in experimental biophysics during their first year of college. Unless, that is, you鈥檙e Daisy Achiriloaie 鈥24.

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June 7, 2021

Passion Projects: 61传媒Students Earn Grants to Support Summer Projects

Each year, the Laspa Center for Leadership sponsors student projects with the We Act Grant program. The program supports self-designed projects that transform knowledge, passion, and ideas into action, demonstrate creative and effective problem-solving, establish community partnerships, and produce a positive impact.

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