2018
![Chase Reardon, finance major](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2019/Chase-Reardon-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
As a finance major, Chase landed internships with the Commonwealth Financial Network and the Costar Group.
![Robert Najlis in front of my painting: Cascading Lines of Sympathetic Vibrations, Home in a Home](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2019/NajlisRobert_CascadingLines-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
To study Chinese painting and calligraphy at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou.
![Jennifer Osafo '20 - Admissions Corsair Rep](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2019/Jennifer-Osafo-20-1-850X450.jpg?text=fallback320)
Sharing her enthusiasm for UMassD with prospective students
![Abigail Mangsen](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/charlton/programs/Abigail-Mangsen-1-850X478.jpg?text=fallback320)
Abigail, a marketing major at the Charlton College of Business, serves as an agency communications intern at NASA’s Langley Research Center.
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Brittany, a financial services representative at Ernst & Young in Boston, talks about how honing her leadership skills as an MBA student at the Charlton College of Business equipped her with the knowledge and skills to succeed in business.
![Rendering - planned residential and dining facilities project, from Ring Road.](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/rendering-residential-dining-1-850X478.jpg?text=fallback320)
UMass Dartmouth has new momentum to take it into the future.
![Jeff Duchemin '89](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/jeff-duchemin-1-800X1200.jpg?text=fallback320)
Jeff Duchemin ’89 approaches the future with discipline, teamwork, and tough choices.
![Michelle White '90 - alumna - lifelong learne](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/michelle-white-1-850X1135.jpg?text=fallback320)
Persistence and a love of learning drive Michelle White.
![Robert Leduc '78 - alumnus](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/robert-leduc-2018-1-850X596.jpg?text=fallback320)
Robert Leduc is innovating at Pratt & Whitney.
![Richard Stein, left, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Vanni Bucci published a method to predict the success of probiotics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/rstein-vbucci-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
Vanni Bucci researches probiotics for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.
CONNECT4WIND agreement to develop programs centered on offshore wind energy
![Students working in Cranberry Health Research lab](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/CranberryLab_150311_003-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Cranberry Health Research Center ready to take research to the next level
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Recognized for excellence in teaching and support of New Bedford revitalization
![Christopher Rogers - CVPA - STYLEWEEK Northeast - thumbmail image](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/college-of-visual-and-performing-arts/news/crogers-thumbnail-1-280X180.jpg?text=fallback320)
Preparing students for success in a hyper-connected, visual society
![Maryellen Brisbois, Helder Rocha Pereira, students in Bridging the Atlantic projec](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/brisbois-group-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
Program provides opportunities for student nurses to improve health outcomes in the U.S. and Portugal.
![UMass Law student Carly LaCrosse, bottom left, with friends at University of Limerick School of Law](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/limerick-group-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
UMass Law's exchange program with University of Limerick School of Law
![Chancellor Johnson & President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa sign exchange agreements.](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2018/portuguese-agreements-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Exchange agreements with several Portuguese universities
![Prof. Stokesbury demonstrates the new SMAST East digitizing lab to students.](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/171117-stokesbury-smast-digitizing-room-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
For sea scallop research using his underwater, high-resolution drop-camera array
![Walter Stroup with middle and high school teachers - STEM Education & Teacher Development](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2016/walter-stroup-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
Will prepare students to improve STEM education throughout the region, state, and nation
![Map of Atlantic offshore wind energy leases - Nicolas Rapp](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/offshore-wind-nicolasrapp-1-850X1657.jpg?text=fallback320)
The Public Policy Center is responding to the need for analysis of the emerging offshore wind industry.
![Dr. Lance Fiondella, right, and student - College of Engineering senior design capstone project in May of this year.](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/fiondella-and-student-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Prestigious CAREER Award recognizes academic role models in research and education.
![Jacob Moreira '19 - Corsairs Soccer - Corsair Rep](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/jacob-moreira-soccer-1-850X417.jpg?text=fallback320)
Dual major for career versatility
![Kirsten Harnden - Admissions Corsair Rep](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Kirsten-Harnden-1-850X1062.jpg?text=fallback320)
The three-sport athlete is a bioengineering major and holds a job on campus.
![Jazmine Jiminez '20 - Admissions Corsair Rep](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Jazmine-Jimenez-20-1-850X450.jpg?text=fallback320)
Sharing the UMassD experience with prospective students
![Bioengineering major Kayla Loycano '19 working in lab](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/college-of-engineering/181113-loycano-kayla-portrait-lba-036-(1)-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Bioengineering major has excelled on the field and in the classroom
![Rachel Bellantoni, Charlton College of Business, student ambassador](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/charlton/spotlights/171026-student-ambassador-tjc-407-850X480-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Rachel, a marketing and management student at the Charlton College of Business, talks about how faculty mentorship and an internship in the defense industry led her to discover her passion and land her dream job.
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Michaella Lesieur used her mom as the source of her passion and inspiration.
![Bhen Alan and students](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/bhen-alan-7-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
Bhen, a CVPA student from the Philippines, discusses how his journey back home has influenced his artistic abilities and provided him with the opportunity to excel beyond his academic studies.
![Dell EMC panelists](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/181016-Dell-Tech-event-lba-108-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Dell EMC executives and a panel of young professionals recently visited UMassD to recruit students of color and discuss the importance of having men and women of diverse backgrounds in the tech field.
![Laodecia “Lala” Fevrier, panelist at Dell EMC recruitment event](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/181016-Dell-Tech-event-lba-070-1-850X564.jpg?text=fallback320)
Laodecia Fevrier '18, a marketing analyst at Dell EMC, returns to UMassD to serve a one of the Young Professional Panelist during Dell EMC’s "Changing the Face of Tech" recruiting event.
![Students at AA day parade](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/BH4S-2018-AA-parade-1-850X477.jpg?text=fallback320)
UMassD students from all disciplines recently visited Harlem, New York to attend the annual parade, which celebrates the historical and professional accomplishments of African Americans in the areas of politics, arts, and civil service.
![Laodecia “Lala” Fevrier](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Lala-Casual-Pic-1-850X684.jpg?text=fallback320)
Charlton College of Business alumnae Laodecia Fevrier talks about benefiting from leadership opportunities, building a personal brand, and her career goals.
![Andre Olivier - Class of 2018 - internship with the Newport Gulls](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/aolivier-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Math major plans a career as a sports statistician
![Emily Norwood](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Emily-Norwood-1-539X960.png?text=fallback320)
Emily Norwood is the recipient of a $10,000 scholarship for the upcoming academic year from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
![CVPA alum Marc Arbitelle](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/MarcArbitelle-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
Marc talks about his versatile experiences as a student pursuing art history at the CVPA.
![Mary Rose Isabelle](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/MR-CCB-Grad-1-850X637.jpg?text=fallback320)
Mary Rose shares how her coursework, coupled with an internship, helped launch her career.
![Artist Lisa Bryson (MFA '17) working in her studio](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/LBryson-InStudio-1-850X1154.jpg?text=fallback320)
As a recipient of the prestigious Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant, Bryson will complete a body of work consisting of six to eight representational paintings.
Part-time lecturer in the English Department, Professor Julie Bowman recently published a review of a collection of plays by Melissa Leilani Larson.
![Phillip Rutahweire outside UMass Law](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/PhillipRutahweire-1-850X1275.jpg?text=fallback320)
After relocating from Uganda when he was 13, Phillip Rutahweire, JD candidate '18, pursued U.S. citizenship while at UMass Law.
![Charlemya Erasme - Endeavor Scholar - 29 Who Shine](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2018/Charlemya-Erasme-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
The Endeavor Scholar was recently recognized as one of the state's "29 Who Shine"
![Robert Oleary](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Robert-Oleary-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Becoming a teacher is Robert's chance to give back.
![Stephanie Rodriguez-Ruiz at Rappaport Final Dinner](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/images/StephanieRodriguezRuiz-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Stephanie Rodriguez-Ruiz, JD candidate '19 interned with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a Rappaport Scholar.
![Hannah Smith](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Hannah-Smith-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
After taking a psychology course as a freshman, she decided that psychology paired well with mathematics.
![Alicia Blanchard - student speaker - UMass Law - Commencement 2018](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/alicia-blanchard-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Alicia Blanchard, JD candidate '18, plans to work in special education reform.
![Zachary Grant - PhD in Engineering & Applied Science - College of Engineering](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Zachary-Grant-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Recipient of SIAM Student Paper Prize will begin Householder Fellowship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory
![Genevieve Sarro, College of Nursing](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Genivieve-Sarro-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
After meeting midwives as a young child, Genevieve Sarro '18 plans to become a maternity nurse.
![Christina Hoang - BFA Illustration - College of Visual & Performing Arts](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Christina-Hoang-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Art that explores the duality of the mind and the body.
![Quinn Harris](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/quinn-harris-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Illustration major Quinn Harris '18 has a goal of publishing his first children's book.
![Alexander Kephart - Digital Media - College of Visual & Peforming Arts](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Alexander-Kephart-thumbnail-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Questioning the link between real-life violence and virtual violence.
![Erick Maldonado - CVPA - BFA Painting - Class of 2018](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/programs/Erick-Maldonado-2018-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Created a solo exhibition highlighting African-American student life on campus.
![Veronica Fernandes, UMassD student majors in nursing, earns a BS in Nursing](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/veronica-fernandes-(1)-1-850X769.jpg?text=fallback320)
Bridging the Atlantic Program with Portugal provides foundation in community nursing
![Jen Fugate](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Jennifer-Fugate-e1525374003461-1-850X486.jpg?text=fallback320)
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](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Charlens-Beneche-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
The Lamar McClinton Leadership award represents the legacy that leadership can create.
![Student environmentalist, Deepak Kumar](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Deepak-Kumar-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Pursued research in machine learning, computer vision, and transfer learning.
![Lisa Bryson, 2017, The Couple, oil on panel, 12” x 24](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Lisa-Bryson-The-Couple-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Awarded highly competitive Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant
![Portrait painting by Allen TenBusschen](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Allen-TenBusschen---painting-for-BP-Portrait-Award-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Allen TenBusschen, graduate student in Painting, selected as a semi-finalist for the BP Portrait Award 2018 exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London, UK
![Student environmental](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Marvey-Mathurin-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Gained real-world experience through two internships and his senior design project.
![Celina Andrade - Class of 2018](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/celina-andrade-1-850X400.jpg?text=fallback320)
Ultimate career goal is to work in the Department of Justice as a federal prosecutor.
![Colin Brown - Class of 2018 - Data Science](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/colin-brown-850X710.jpg?text=fallback320)
Opportunities for research have provided Colin Brown '18 with new perspectives on data science and his own career path.
![Rachel Bellantoni, Charlton College of Business, student ambassador](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/r-buchanan-1-850X564.jpg?text=fallback320)
After gaining clinical experience, Rachael Buchanan '18 is focusing on the healthcare side of lab medicine.
Combining hockey with a business major entrepreneurship and small business.
![Jarell Samuel](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/JarellSamuel-1-400X414.jpg?text=fallback320)
Jarell Samuel '18 majored in MLS to fulfill his lifelong dream of being a scientist.
![UMassD alum Marissa McCabe](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Marisa_McCabe-1-399X500-1-399X500.jpg?text=fallback320)
Alum Marisa McCabe talks about the top-notch education she received at UMass Dartmouth's College of Visual & Performing Arts.
![Tia Martineau](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/programs/Tia-Martineau-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Next step: PhD in physics/astrophysics
![Sheel Prajapati '18](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Sheel-P-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Sheel, who pursued her master's degree in coastal systems science at UMassD's School for Marine Science and Technology, outlines the keys to career success.
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As a bioengineer, Jacob aims to help better the lives of others, while challenging himself.
![Elisabeth Buck](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/20160907-elisabeth-buck-dac-022-1-683X1024.jpg?text=fallback320)
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](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/maolin-guo-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Dr. Guo is engineering a tool to study protein in cells in order to identify disease-causing genetic mutations.
![Charlton College of Business student ambassador Sarah Riecke](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/180126-ccb-ambassador-tjc-014-1-683X1024.jpg?text=fallback320)
Sarah, a management information systems major and student ambassador, is founder of the Big Data Club at UMassD.
![Nicole Hernandez '18](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Nicole-Hernandez-1-666X500-1-500X666.jpg?text=fallback320)
Coursework and leadership involvement transition into real-world business experiences for Nicole Hernandez.
![Shakhnoza Kayumova](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2018/ShakhnozaKayumova_0198-1-300X450.jpg?text=fallback320)
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.
![John Buck](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/john-buck-1-850X1275.jpg?text=fallback320)
Dr. John Buck has received a grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to execute a 5-year project on underwater sounds.
![Michael Goodman](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/michael-goodman-2017-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
The Public Policy Center completes research and public service in the areas of education, health, housing, and economic development.
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A team of management information systems and operations management students earn award in “Best Data Visualization” category at annual competition organized by the American Statistical Association.
![Robert Drew](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/robert-drew-2017-1-850X1279.jpg?text=fallback320)
Dr. Robert Drew utilizes newly developed genomic technologies to investigate the genes of clownfish.
![Abigail Reid](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/abigial-1-493X754.jpeg?text=fallback320)
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.
![Eli Evans](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/evans-1-480X480.jpeg?text=fallback320)
As a writer, Dr. Eli Evans is pretty much willing to go wherever someone will have him.
![Suoqing Ji ’13, MS Physics, College of Engineering](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/programs/s-ji-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Awarded the Burke Prize Fellowship in Theoretical Physics & Astrophysics.
![Samantha Reid posing in the library](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/samantha-reid-1-850X567.jpg?text=fallback320)
Samantha Reid '18 advances toward her career goals through leadership on- and off-campus.
![Andrew Leo Stansbury headshot](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Stansbury_Andrew_Image-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Andrew will speak at the national conference later this month.
![Sigal Gottlieb](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Sigal-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Even after almost 20 years in academia, Professor Sigal Gottlieb continues to enjoy her years of teaching, especially interacting and mentoring her students.
![Rashelle Noncent](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/r-noncent-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
As her four-year journey at UMass Dartmouth comes to an end, crime and justice major Rashelle Noncent ’18 has proven that hard work pays off.
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From the dream of a college education to the reality of earning a degree
![Scott Tingle ’87 is a member of Expedition 54/55 to the International Space Station.](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/tingle-earth-space-station-1-788X598.jpg?text=fallback320)
UMassD alumnus Scott Tingle achieves his lifelong goal of becoming an astronaut.
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Exploring the links between food, culture, and identity
![Roz Crews is CVPA's artist in residence and director of the Center for Undisciplined Research](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/roz-crews-1-850X868.jpg?text=fallback320)
A blend of artistic research and social fields of study
![Chandra Orrill](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/orrill-1-850X564.jpg?text=fallback320)
A tool for building connections between complex ideas in fun, engaging ways
![Shared Voices - Matthew Najarian](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/mnajarian-1-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Shared Voices encourages meaningful conversations about political, social, and cultural issues
![Jade Figueroa, 2017 essay winner, This We Believe UMass Dartmouth](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2017/jade-figueroa-1-804X900.jpg?text=fallback320)
Jade Figueroa '21 believes in perseverance through resilience
![Joohyun Chung](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/chung-1-600X900.jpg?text=fallback320)
Improving patient care through informatics and electronic health records
![Vijaya Chalivendra](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/chalivendra-1-850X826.jpg?text=fallback320)
Using nanotubes to conduct electricity and allow early detection of failing structures
![Walaa Mogawer](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2018/mogawer-asphalt-1-598X900.jpg?text=fallback320)
Increasing the sustainability of asphalt pavements.
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Sustaining Atlantic herring populations through examining alternative fishery methods
![Robert Coyne](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/rcoyne-1-750X563.jpg?text=fallback320)
Appointed physics lecturer at University of Rhode Island
![Mariah Tarentino sitting in front of a fountain](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Mariah-Tarentino-1-480X600.jpg?text=fallback320)
Mariah Tarentino demonstrates how interspersing art and politics can help raise awareness.
![Robin Kish](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Robin-author-photo-1-730X947.jpeg?text=fallback320)
English professor is a freelance writer specializing in short fiction and essays, as well as travel narrative.
![Kathleen Elliott DNP, College of Nursing](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/kathleen-elliott-3-850X566.jpg?text=fallback320)
Doctoral project teaches the art of building trust with substance-use disorder patients.
![Physics grad student, Alec Yonika](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/Alec-Yonika-1-850X850.jpg?text=fallback320)
Izak Thuestad & Alec Yonika uncover new features, employ new techniques in researching black holes
![Joe Tavares headshot](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/features/2018/JoeTavares_Headshot-1.jpg?text=fallback320)
Now on the west coast working at an artist management and creative intelligence agency in California.
![Mary McBridge](https://pxl-umassdedu.terminalfour.net/fit-in/320x500/filters:quality(80)/prod01/production-cdn-pxl/media/umassdartmouth/news/2018/Mary-McBride-1-850X1020.jpg?text=fallback320)
Near the top of her cohort, Mary McBride, JD candidate '18, has successfully balanced courses, internships, and leadership positions.