CHRISTINA HERNANDEZ SHERWOOD
‘INNOVATION AT THE CROSSROADS’
Sherwood is a freelance writer based in the Philadelphia area who holds a master’s in journalism from Columbia University. She writes health and sciences stories for a variety of academic medical centers and universities, including Penn Medicine magazine, Columbia Medicine magazine, Weill Cornell Medicine’s Impact magazine, and The Physiologist Magazine.
HOWARD KORN
‘INNOVATION AT THE CROSSROADS’
Photographer Howard Korn, who works from Baltimore, shoots for a variety of clients across the globe, “capturing real people doing real things.” His clients in academia include Johns Hopkins Medicine, Kenyon College, University of Chicago, University of Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University.
ABOUT THIS ISSUE
On the Cover: Mitra Taheri in the Materials Characterization and Processing facility, Stieff Silver Building
Editor: Abby Lattes
Managing Editor: Lisa Ercolano
Consulting Editor: Sue De Pasquale
Art Direction and Design: Cut Once, Inc. (cutoncedesign.com)
Associate Dean for External Relations: Megan Howie
Director of Communications: Abby Lattes
Director of Constituent Engagement: Kim Sheehan Dolan A&S ’13, ’18 (MS)
Contributing Writers: Roberto Molar Candanosa, Elena Conway, Joan Cramer, Jack Darrell, Jonathan Deutschman, Julie Weingarden Dubin, Lisa Ercolano, Catherine Graham, Monica Leigh, Andrew Myers, Jaimie Patterson, Sarah Preis, Marc Shapiro, and Christina Hernandez Sherwood
Contributing Photographers and Illustrators: Will Kirk A&S ’99/Homewood Photo, Howard Korn, Monica Leigh A&S ’98, Richard Mia, James Steinberg, and Chris Vaccaro
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