Feature stories

Hannah Smith
Hannah Smith ’18: Psychology and math major

After taking a psychology course as a freshman, she decided that psychology paired well with mathematics.

Zachary Grant - PhD in Engineering & Applied Science - College of Engineering
Zachary Grant '13, PhD '18: Engineering and Applied Science

Recipient of SIAM Student Paper Prize will begin Householder Fellowship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Jen Fugate
Professor Jennifer Fugate consults with Malcolm Gladwell on his latest book.

Gladwell reached out to Fugate because of her research and her expertise in not only emotion and facial perception, but also because of her expertise in FACS, a tool for measuring facial expressions.
Charlens Beneche
Charlens Beneche '18: Leader and awardee

The Lamar McClinton Leadership award represents the legacy that leadership can create.
Celina Andrade - Class of 2018
Celina Andrade '18: sights set on law school

Ultimate career goal is to work in the Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor.

Rachel Bellantoni, Charlton College of Business, student ambassador
Rachael Buchanan '18: Dreams of bringing healthcare to developing nations

After gaining clinical experience, Rachael Buchanan '18 is focusing on the healthcare side of lab medicine.
Jarell Samuel
Jarell Samuel '18: Medical technologist at Massachusetts General Hospital

Jarell Samuel '18 majored in MLS to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a scientist.
Elisabeth Buck
English Professor Elisabeth Buck publishes her first book

Professor Buck's book covers the process of academic writing and publication, as well as the push from more open access and multimodality.

Maolin Guo
Dr. Maolin Guo: enabling protein imaging in live cells

Dr. Guo is engineering a tool to study protein in cells in order to identify disease-causing genetic mutations.
Shakhnoza Kayumova
Dr. Shakhnoza Kayumova: teaching the language of science

A $778,770 grant from the National Science Foundation supports Dr. Kayumova's research into the best ways to teach English-language learners the language of science.
Robert Drew
Dr. Robert Drew: Research in clownfish genetics

Dr. Robert Drew utilizes newly developed genomic technologies to investigate the genes of clownfish.
Abigail Reid
Persistence paid off for math and psychology major

Abigail Reid 18’ didn’t let health complications stop her from completing her double major in psychology and math, as well as starting a career as a technical analyst immediately after graduation.