Alumni

Winter 2025

Antarctic Adventurer—and More

Since 2006, Benjamin Urmston has deployed to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station 10 times through the National Science Foundation’s United States Antarctic program.

Winter 2025

Michael Bloomberg Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Biden honored Bloomberg for revolutionizing the financial information industry and for transforming the state of education, the environment, public health, and the arts in New York City as its mayor from January 2002 to December 2013.

Winter 2025

On a Mission to Cure Cancer

Adrian Johnston founded DUA, an early-stage startup that shows early promise for treating solid tumors like breast, lung, and stomach cancers, among others.

Winter 2025

Event Planning Made Easy

Nowadays uses artificial intelligence to automate event planning challenges in a clean, modern interface for easier decision-making.

Winter 2025

The Candy Man Can

As the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints, and fruity confections, Mars has pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, and every process is up for reinvention.

Spring 2024

A Better Measure for Infants

Fereshteh Aalamifar, Phd ’16, developed SoftSpot, an FDA-cleared mobile app for infant cranial measurements.

Spring 2024

World Changer

Quinton Smith, PhD ’17, recently recognized as one of Popular Science’s “Brilliant 10,” works at the intersection of engineering and stem cell biology.

Spring 2024

Clearing the Air

Jessica Jeffery, MS ’19, provides technical direction and regulatory guidance to GM manufacturing facilities across the country.