Archive: Features

EOF: Powerlifting at 50

Judge. Education commissioner. Stalwart at the FDA. Join us in giving alumni from the Educational Opportunity Fund — now 50 years old! — a great round of applause.

Marathon Summer

Two aspiring doctors ran from one coast to the other in a mad dash to help fight cancer.

Snatched!

To tell the story of the notorious Lindbergh kidnapping, all you need are eight objects — and a walking encyclopedia named Mark Falzini ’91.

Destination Portugal

As the opioid crisis grips the U.S., Sandy Gibson in counselor education urges students to look to Portugal for answers.

Social Feed

Ice cream lattes, cheeseburger salad, and insanely easy weeknight dinners — all are part of the recipe that made alumna Joanna Saltz and her Delish.com brand a sizzling success.

The Great Compromiser [Book Excerpt]

Was Abraham Lincoln the Great Emancipator from day one? Hardly. Daniel Crofts dusts off proof Lincoln initially planned to grandfather-in slavery.

Space Cowboy

Mission possible: Alumnus Rick Addante’s gig with NASA is the latest step in fulfilling a childhood dream.

What Next

For the latest in medical problem-solving, we headed straight to a trio of alumni who’ve burst out in vital, yet very different, fields.

Finders Keepers

Our community is taking recreational genomics and running with it in a wide-ranging search for family and heritage — and that includes the pooch.