Lessons of Cancer and Flame
In a New York Times essay, Dan O’Brien ’96 draws parallels between the health fallout of the 2001 terrorist attacks in New York City and of the Palisades fire in Los Angeles.
Stories
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Landscape of Empty Coal Wagons
Alexandra Fuller ’99 recently opened Abandon, an art installation that explores the relationship between coal mining and the landscape in the American West.
STEM Growth
As cofounder of Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAfG), Courtenay Carr Heuer ’99 has spent more than a decade building hands-on, out-of-school STEM programs for girls and underserved youth in California’s Bay Area.
Lean into Boredom
Author and Awkward Family Photos creator Mike Bender ’97 wrote on Oprah Daily about the importance of boredom in sparking creativity, and ways to cultivate “small acts of unplugged rebellion.”
Neurology Awards
Elizabeth Engle ’80 and Renée Shellhaas ’97 each won prestigious awards from the Child Neurology Society this past fall.
More Renewable Energy
Middlebury met another milestone on its way to 100 percent renewable energy with the recent unveiling of a new solar array in Vermont.
Away with the Circus
The Middlebury Museum of Art celebrates the Vermont-based theater group Bread and Puppet with an exhibit of photographs by Garrett MacLean ’99.
Sit. Stay. Watch!
This weekend, filmmaker Andy Mitchell ’96 is hoping to break a Guinness World Record for most dogs to attend a film screening.
New Leader at Whitney Museum
This week, Kim Conaty ’99 began her term as the new chief curator of the Whitney Museum of American Art.